Arvoisa puhemies, haluaisin aivan ensimmäiseksi sanoa, että kannatan laajentumista ja haluan nähdä hakijavaltiot EU: n jäsenvaltioina. ###>Mr President, I should like to say first of all that I support the enlargement process, and I want to see the applicant countries as part of the EU; however, what I am about to say may seem to contradict that.