I should like to thank my fellow MEP, Mr Costa, for his efforts in this area and also his predecessor as Chairman of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism, Mr Caveri, who has also worked hard on this. ###>Effectivement, il a fallu beaucoup d’ énergie pour trouver un compromis et passer du système intérimaire mis en place lors de l’ adhésion de l’ Autriche � un système plus général.