European Parliament
President.
– Thank you, Mr Varela. I have obviously taken careful note of your protests in response to the announcement that this debate will be interrupted. I must also reassure you: the time that you took to express your legitimate protests was not included in your speaking time, so no problem there. Moreover, since Commissioner Bolkestein has not yet arrived, I have the pleasure of giving the floor to Commissioner Fischler so that he can respond to your comments straight away.

