The Committee on Petitions warmly welcomes the Commission's White Paper, which covers a number of subject areas. While agreeing with the overall analysis contained in the document the Committee nevertheless considers that on a number of points it is open to criticism. Although it acknowledges that the document is filled with good intentions the committee is inclined to be sceptical in the light of past experience. Recalling the old Italian adage 'Fra il di
re e il fare c'è di mezzo un mare' ('easier said than done') which means that good intentions will be judged by results, since all too often such intentions are merely voiced without be
...[+++]ing put into practice.
Sans méconnaître les "bonnes intentions" dont ce document est largement rempli, elle rappelle, non sans un certain scepticisme qui dérive de l'expérience acquise, le vieux dicton italien que "Fra il dire e il fare c'è di mezzo un mare" ; ce qui veut dire qu'on jugera les bonnes intentions par les résultats car trop souvent les bons propos se limitent à leur énonciation sans se transférer dans les faits.
