Señora Presidenta, señora Comisaria, compañeros, lo primero que me gustaría hacer es felicitar al ponente, con el que guardamos una gran coincidencia en lo referente a este programa, y felicitarnos todos, porque, en época de crisis económica, es fundamental mantener un programa como éste, con claros efectos sociales positivos.
Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the first thing I would like to do is to congratulate the rapporteur, with whom we have very similar views as regards this programme, and secondly to congratulate everyone involved, because in such a time of economic crisis, it is fundamental to maintain a programme like this, with obvious positive social effects.