– About 18 months ago the Council of the European Union nodded through a draft of the new Brussels regulation which essentially rubber-stamped old principles supposedly in order to apply them to modern conditions, but without thought, without real discussion and without consultation, I hope, whatever the result of the vote tomorrow, that both the Commission and Council will take note of the very extensive discussions and debate which we have had in this Parliament, which have taken account of the concerns both of business and consumers.
- (EN) Il y a près de 18 mois, le Conseil de l'Union européenne acceptait un avant-projet pour la nouvelle convention de Bruxelles qui recueillait principalement les vieux principes, soi-disant afin de les adapter aux conditions modernes, mais sans réflexion, sans discussion réelle et sans consultation. J'espère, quelle que soit l'issue du vote de demain, que la Commission et le Conseil prendront note des discussions et débats extrêmement approfondis que nous avons tenus au sein de ce Parlement et qui tenaient compte des préoccupations aussi bien des entreprises que des consommateurs.
