– Signora Presidente, Presidente Barroso, onorevoli colleghi, consentitemi di esprimere alcune riflessioni personali sul programma di lavoro della Commissione. ###>It has been made very clear this afternoon that we are providing these countries, which were victims not only of the Second World War but also of the dictatorship that followed it, with a prospect that enables them to build democracy while strengthening this European Union of ours without impairing its ability to act.