. Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, since the Lisbon Council in 2000, the European Union’s economy has been negatively affected by various events which have led to much less growth than we had expected and, at the moment, we are still very far from achieving the objectives set in Lisbon.
. – Arvoisa puhemies, hyvät kollegat, vuonna 2000 kokoontuneen Lissabonin Eurooppa-neuvoston jälkeen useat tapahtumat ovat vaikuttaneet kielteisesti Euroopan unionin talouteen, ja niiden takia kasvu on ollut paljon odotettua vähäisempää.