Between the two of you, you have saved the European Union from the resounding ridicule that would have resulted if we had not managed to find this billion, after having promised it so often in so many places around the world.
Em conjunto, salvaram a União Europeia do retumbante ridículo que teria significado não chegar a conseguir esses mil milhões, depois de o terem prometido tantas vezes em tantos lugares do mundo.