During my term of oce from January 1992 to the 1994 European election Parliament advanced quite a long way towards the goal of becoming a Europe-wide democratic representative body adopting laws and the budget on an equal footing with the Council and hence controlling the destiny of some 500 million people.
I rith ma théarma oige ó Eanáir 1992 go dtí na toghcháin Eorpacha sa bhliain 1994, chuaigh Parlaimint na hEorpa cuid mhaith den bhóthar i dtreo na sprice a bheith ina comhlacht ionadaíoch daonlathach san Eoraip ina nglactar dlíthe agus an buiséad ar comhchéim leis an gComhairle agus ar an tslí sin a bheith ag rialú a bhfuil i ndán do isteach agus amach le 500 milliún duine.