I therefore appeal to all those who govern us, particularly to the French Government, which is currently guiding the work of the European Union, to ensure that the Intergovernmental Conference to be held at Nice in December confers a share of responsibility for this matter upon the European Union and involves Parliament in the implementation of this initiative through the codecision procedure.
Jeg retter derfor en appel til alle vores regeringer - og især til den franske regering, der leder arbejdet i Den Europæiske Union - om, at den regeringskonference, der afsluttes i december i Nice, skal give Den Europæiske Union en blandet kompetence inden for dette område, og at den skal knytte Parlamentet til denne kompetence i kraft af en procedure med fælles beslutningstagning.