Mr President, very briefly, I wish to start by congratulating Mrs Miguélez Ramos on her magnificent report, which we all acknowledge to be extremely well thought out and sensible and which, as a matter of fact, follows on from a previous piece of work undertaken by Mrs Langenhagen, who was rapporteur when this fisheries protocol was first drawn up and who has also made some suggestions that represent a step in the right direction and which are in line with the Communication that the Commission is now presenting to us.
Hr. formand, ganske kort vil jeg gerne begynde med at takke Rosa Miguélez for den fremragende betænkning, hun har udarbejdet, som vi alle finder velovervejet og ræsonnabel, og som i øvrigt følger op på et arbejde af Brigitte Langenhagen, der var ordfører, da denne protokol blev udformet, og som også har foreslået nogle punkter, der går i den rigtige retning og er i tråd med Kommissionens meddelelse.