Por tanto, gracias a la señora Merkel, que ocupaba su asiento en 2007, y al señor Sarkozy, que acababa de ser elegido Presidente de la República de Francia, el Tratado de Lisboa, por el que se creó el alto cargo que usted ostenta, situó nuevamente a los ciudadanos en el corazón de la integración europea.
It is therefore thanks to Mrs Merkel, who was in your seat in 2007, and to Mr Sarkozy, who had just been elected President of the Republic of France, that citizens were once again placed at the heart of European integration with the Treaty of Lisbon, which created the high office that you hold.