Othmar Karas (PPE-DE). – (DE) Mr President, th
e Austrian People’s Party delegation voted ‘yes’ to the first
part of paragraph 69, on the grounds that we see this as a process with an open outcome, whilst rejecting the second
part on the grounds that it contradicts the first. In the final vote, though, despite the majority support for the second
part, we voted in favour, taking the view that this report does not pass judgment on the ultimate objective, but rather on the progress of negotiations to date, and that it constitutes a critical and objective disc
...[+++]ussion of the European Union’s shared laws and resolutions rather than a final vote and statement.