By the time it had reached the conciliation stage all positions were clear, and the Council clearly gave us to understand that it was unable to alter the figures, which it had approved within the framework of a common position.
Avant la conciliation, les positions étaient tranchées, le Conseil ayant clairement fait comprendre qu'il n'avait pas la possibilité de changer les chiffres qu'il avait approuvés dans la position commune.