2. The participants welcomed the fact that the present meeting was held so shortly after the new European C
ommission had taken office and the new Secretary General of the Council of Europe had taken up his functions. They recorded their gratitude for the personal contribution of the President of the previous European Commission, Mr J. Santer, and Mr. H. van den Broek, the member of the European Commission responsible for relations with the Counci
l of Europe, to the good working relations between the European Commission and the Council
...[+++] of Europe and all participants expressed their recognition for the excellent contributions made by Mr. D. Tarschys, during his five-year term of office as Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
Commission européenne sortante, et M. H. van den Broek, membre de la Commission européenne chargé des relations avec le Conseil de l'Europe, ont apportée à l'établissement de bonnes relations de travail entre les deux institutions, et tous les participants ont exprimé leur reconnaissance pour les excellentes contributions de M. D. Tarschys pendant les cinq années de son mandat de Secrétaire Général du Conseil de l'Europe.