Since then, we have had the Single European Act, which took the European Parliament from being a baby to infanthood, Maastricht which took us through puberty, the Nice and the Amsterdam Treaties, which took us into adulthood, and now the Lisbon Treaty, which I believe takes this Parliament into the full rights of an adult Parliament, comparable to any other democratic institution in the European Union.
De atunci, avem Actul Unic European, care a făcut ca Parlamentul European să treacă de la stadiul de bebeluş la stadiul de copil, Tratatul de la Maastricht care ne-a dus prin pubertate, tratatele de la Nisa şi Amsterdam, care ne-au făcut adulţi, şi acum, Tratatul de la Lisabona, despre care consider că oferă acestui Parlament drepturile depline ale unui Parlament adult, comparabil cu orice instituţie democratică din Uniunea Europeană.