Mr President, first of all I would like to extend sincere congratulations to the rapporteur, Mr Galeote Quecedo, for his very important and also interesting report that has come at a very opportune moment. ###>Monsieur le Président, je souhaite tout d' abord féliciter chaleureusement M. Galeote, rapporteur, pour son très important et intéressant rapport, qui arrive à un moment très opportun.