As Ayrault was trying to reassure his skeptical colleagues, including many members of his own party, European Commissioner for Competition Joaquin Almunia was delivering a similar message to his fellow social democrats in Brussels.
Mentre Ayrault tentava di rassicurare i colleghi alquanto scettici (tra cui diversi membri del suo stesso partito), il Commissario europeo per la Competizione, Joaquin Almunia, lanciava un messaggio simile ai suoi compagni social democratici a Bruxelles.