As you know, ladies and gentlemen, at the time of its meeting on 22 July this year, the Council listened to a report by the President, Mr Santer, on Agenda 2000, as well as to the Commission's opinion on countries which could be candidates for admission.
Onorevoli parlamentari, come sapete, in occasione della riunione del 22 luglio scorso, il Consiglio ha ascoltato un discorso del Presidente, Jacques Santer, suli'«Agenda 2000», nonché il parere della Commissione sui paesi candidati all'adesione.