Nous avons eu des discussions certes vives, qui tournaient parfois à la controverse, mais en tant que «correctif démocratique» de la Commission, vous avez fait de nombreuses suggestions constructives qui ont ensuite été intégrées aux réformes.
Our discussions may have been at times intensive and even heated, but in your role as a “democratic counterweight” to the Commission you have supplied a great deal of constructive input which has often been included in the reforms.