This is why I believe that we as individuals, the regions, the Member States and the EU as a whole, must have higher expectations of ourselves; not of the Community, the State or the EU, but rather each part should have higher expectations of itself. This is because what matters is not just stressing what we have achieved, but instead focusing, above all, on what we intend to do, which is a good deal more.
C’est la raison pour laquelle je crois que nous devons, en tant qu’individus, régions, États membres, et en tant qu’Union européenne dans son ensemble, attendre mieux de nous-mêmes; non pas attendre davantage de la Communauté, de l’État ou de l’Union européenne, mais attendre, chacun, davantage de soi-même.