Je voudrais profiter de l’occasion pour remercier le commissaire Almunia pour la clarté de son rapport et de sa position. Je tenais à le faire, car, il y a un an, au cours de la révision du pacte de stabilité et de croissance, j’avais plutôt eu tendance à trouver la Commission trop conciliante.
I should like to take this opportunity to express my thanks to Commissioner Almunia for the clarity of his report and of his stance, and I make a point of saying this because a year ago, during the review of the Stability and Growth Pact, I was rather inclined to think of the Commission as too compliant.