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.
As instituições por toda a Europa e nos Estados-Membros que eram responsáveis pela resolução desses problemas ficaram totalmente paralisadas e, sinceramente, se não tivesse sido tão grave, até daria vontade de rir.