Señor Presidente, quería empezar agradeciendo a la señora Thyssen, en nombre de los diputados socialistas de la Comisión de Empleo y Asuntos Sociales, que nos permita hablar de lo social en este debate.
Mr President, I would like to begin by thanking Ms Thyssen, on behalf of the Members from the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament who are on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, for enabling us to discuss social issues in this debate.