Mr President, in the period before the Treaty of Lisbon was enacted, we were faced with a situation in which the citizens of the EU were becoming markedly less interested in its affairs and activities.
Herr Präsident! In der Zeit vor dem Inkrafttreten des Vertrages von Lissabon sahen wir uns einer Situation gegenüber, in der das Interesse der Bürgerinnen und Bürger der EU an den Angelegenheiten und Aktivitäten der EU spürbar zurückging.