This was sometimes expressed in a rather emotional way, I might even say in an understandably emotional way, on the part of individuals linked with that country. As the Portuguese Presidency, that is the Portuguese Prime Minister, acted as a channel for the position that 14 countries of the European Union expressed as regards their bilateral relations with Austria, I would like to be very clear about the following point: we do not have any criticism to make about how Austria has behaved at international level, and in particular about how Austria has fulfilled its duties and obligations within the European Union.
La présidence portugaise, le Premier ministre portugais, ayant expliqué la position exprimée par les 14 pays de l'Union européenne dans leurs rapports bilatéraux avec l'Autriche, je voudrais qu'il soit bien clair que nous ne faisons aucune lecture négative du comportement de l'Autriche sur le plan international et, en particulier, du respect par l'Autriche de ses devoirs et de ses obligations dans le cadre de l'Union européenne.
