This was physically exhausting, but it enabled me to go to the informal summit in Noordwijk with a European Parliament position that was favourably received by the Heads of State and Government and that provided a way out of the impasse that was blocking the negotiations.
Cé go raibh tuirse agus traochadh ag baint leis na cuairteanna sin, chuir siad ar mo chumas dul chuig an gcruinniú mullaigh neamhfhoirmiúil in Noordwijk agus seasamh ó Pharlaimint na hEorpa a chur i láthair, seasamh ar ghlac na Ceannairí Stáit agus Rialtais go fabhrach leis agus a chruthaigh bealach amach as an tsáinn a bhí ag cur bac ar an gcaibidlíocht.