Señor Presidente, Presidenta en ejercicio del Consejo, Comisaria, colegas, yo quiero empezar por felicitar a la Comisaria y a la delegación parlamentaria, con nuestro colega Leinen a la cabeza, por el trabajo que han hecho en Cancún, reunión a la que, desgraciadamente, yo finalmente no pude asistir.
Mr President, Mrs Schauvliege, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to begin by congratulating the Commission and the parliamentary delegation, led by our fellow Member Mr Leinen, on the work that they did in Cancún, a meeting that I was unfortunately unable to attend in the end.