Mr Barroso, we are prepared to be pleasantly surprised, but I am obliged to say that we were given many more pledges by Mr Prodi when he took office than we have so far been given by yourself, and he, for his part, delivered the goods.
Monsieur Barroso, nous ne demandons pas mieux que d’être agréablement surpris, mais je suis obligé de dire que, lorsque M. Prodi a pris ses fonctions, il nous a fait beaucoup plus de promesses que vous-même jusqu’à présent et, en ce qui le concerne, il les a tenues.