The report which we are talking about was, therefore, a prerequisite for, an
d a consequence of, this interinstitutional agreement, which, had it been followed – please confirm this to me, Mr President, ladies and gentlemen – by the European Constitution, we would, I believe, have had a parliamentary term characterised by this strong connection and this desire to take into account the three institutions (Commission, Council and Parliament)
around which Europe really revolves: the Europ ...[+++]ean Community.