Mi meraviglio perché abbiamo sempre considerato le regole esistenti come una fase intermedia verso la piena libertà, che, secondo la Commissione e il Consiglio, avremmo dovuto raggiungere nel 2009. ###>This is striking because the existing rules have all this time been considered an intermediate step towards complete freedom. In 2009, we were supposed to be moving towards complete freedom, according to both the Commission and the Council.