I imagine that we are all guilty as well as victims in relation to this problem, but what worries me most is the extent to which the European Parliament's position will have been strengthened following tomorrow's vote, because what we have ahead of us, jointly, is a difficult conciliation with the Council, since the latter does not appear to be prepared to give ground on those points which it considers fundamental, such as pre-allocation, co-financing and degressivity, or the programmes’ financial framework.
J’imagine que, pour ce qui concerne ce problème, nous sommes tous autant coupables que victimes, mais ce qui m’inquiète le plus, c’est le degré auquel la position du Parlement européen se trouvera renforcée à la suite du vote de demain, car ce qui nous attend tous, c’est une difficile procédure de conciliation avec le Conseil, ce dernier ne paraissant pas disposé à céder du terrain sur les points qu’il considère comme fondamentaux, tels que la préallocation, le cofinancement et la dégressivité, ou encore le cadre financier des programmes.