As Ayrault was trying to reassure his skeptical colleagues, including many members of his own party, European Commissioner for Competition Joaquin Almunia was delivering a similar message to his fellow social democrats in Brussels.
Tandis que Jean-Marc Ayrault s’efforçait de rassurer ses collègues les plus sceptiques, parmi lesquels un certain nombre de membres de son propre parti, le commissaire européen à la concurrence, Joaquim Almunia, délivrait à Bruxelles un message similaire auprès de ses camarades sociaux-démocrates.