I then said that the Council, without denying the incontrovertible political impact of the Committee of the Regions, was at the time unable to give a detailed response to questions concerning the role of the regional units in the Union 's structures.
Jeg sagde dengang, at Rådet, uden at underkende Regionsudvalgets ubestridelige politiske indflydelse, ikke kan svare detaljeret på spørgsmål om de regionale enheders rolle i Unionens struktur.