Institutions across Europe and in Member States who were responsible for dealing with such issues were absolutely paralysed and, quite frankly, if it had not been so serious, it would have been practically laughable.
Institutionen in ganz Europa und in den Mitgliedstaaten, die für solche Angelegenheiten verantwortlich waren, waren völlig gelähmt und ganz ehrlich, wenn es nicht so ernst gewesen wäre, wäre es geradezu lächerlich gewesen.