Lorsque j'ai examiné, au printemps de l'an 2002, la question de la possibilité d'avoir un texte unique, j'ai regardé les travaux antérieurs, les recherches qui avaient été faites, et on butait sur des obstacles qui paraissaient insurmontables.
When, in spring 2002, I looked into the possibility of Europe having a single text, I studied the previous work, the research that had been carried out in this area, and discovered that those involved had encountered obstacles that appeared to be insurmountable.