– Signora Presidente, il testo iniziale della direttiva Bolkestein rappresentava un’ opportunità per l’ Europa a 25 e anche un’ opportunità per l’ Europa a 15. ###>Now, looking at the latest amendments jointly submitted by the Group of the European People’ s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats and the Socialist Group, it seems a shame that the Services Directive was not adopted before the European Union ’ s last enlargement.