Señor Presidente, Señorías, quiero empezar expresando mi agradecimiento a mis colegas, y en este caso fundamentalmente a la ponente, señora Trautmann, porque realmente ha hecho un esfuerzo extraordinario.
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to begin by expressing my thanks to my fellow Members, and in this case, mainly to the rapporteur, Mrs Trautmann, because she has really done an extraordinary job.