In retrospect we must say, first, that this has complicated proceedings, as we did not consider it right and appropriate that new proposals should be presented just a few days after agreement was reached on the budget and, second, that it would have been virtually impossible to reach agreement with the Council both on the food aid facility and on these elements of the economic stimulus package on completion of the 2009 budget.
Rétrospectivement, il faut bien avouer, d’un côté, que cela a compliqué les choses. En effet, il n’était à nos yeux ni correct ni approprié de présenter de nouvelles propositions quelques jours à peine après l’obtention d’un accord sur le budget.