– Mr President, first of all, I would like to apologise for not being present at the beginning of the debate, but I was only just arriving from Brussels by plane and you were – how shall I put it? – in advance of the schedule, which is very laudable, but which resulted in my being a little bit late.
– (EN) Monsieur le Président, tout d’abord, je voudrais m’excuser de ne pas avoir été présent au début du débat, mais je viens d’arriver de Bruxelles en avion et vous étiez - comment dire - en avance sur le programme, ce qui est louable, mais a provoqué mon léger retard.