Quisiera, con su permiso, señor Presidente, tomarme treinta segundos de discurso en calidad de ponente para expresar, al igual que mis colegas, mi asombro por el hecho de que el Consejo no esté presente. No obstante, tengo entendido, señor Presidente del Tribunal de Cuentas Europeo
I should like, with your permission Mr President, to take thirty seconds' speaking time as rapporteur to express my astonishment, as my fellow Members have done, at the fact that the Council is absent. However, I have understood, Mr President of the European Court of Auditors