I am not just pleased that he has come here, but also that there have been two issues fundamental to this Parliament on which he has helped us positively and demonstrated his political sensitivity. I am referring to the Statute of MEPs, on which the Portuguese Presidency has continued the work started by the Finnish Presidency, and the Statute of the political parties.
Et non seulement il est venu, mais il nous a aidés de manière positive et il a fait preuve de sensibilité politique sur deux points essentiels pour le Parlement : le statut des députés, domaine dans lequel la présidence portugaise a continué le travail entamé par la présidence finlandaise, et le statut des partis politiques.