I held oce at an eventful time in which Europe, having emerged from the upheavals of 1989 and the end of the cold war, was striving for a common future.
Bhí mé in oig ag tráth a raibh go leor ag tarlú san Eoraip – díreach i ndiaidh mhórathruithe polaitiúla na bliana 1989 agus deireadh an chogaidh fhuair – tráth a raibh an Eoraip ar a dícheall chun todhchaí i gcomhar a bhaint amach.