Permítame tres comentarios adicionales: Desgraciadamente, cuando todos esperábamos centrarnos en el papel exterior de la Unión Europea estos años, la grave crisis económica y financiera absorbe nuestros esfuerzos.
Please allow me to make three additional comments. Unfortunately, when all of us were hoping we could focus on the European Union ’ s external role these years, the serious economic and financial crisis has been taking up all our efforts.