Puisque la question sera discutée par le Conseil au mois de mars, il est bon que le Parlement se prononce maintenant sur la proposition, afin que la décision qui sera prise en mars traduise aussi, aux yeux des États membres, les points de vue du Parlement.
Because the issue is to be decided upon in March in the Council, Parliament has cause to adopt a position on the proposal now, so that the Member States have time also to take due account of Parliament’s points of view in the decision which has to be made in March.