European Parliament
President.
A very good afternoon to you, ladies and gentlemen.
We welcome the Presidency-in-Office of the Council, represented by Mr Roche. I can assure you that Parliament will cooperate fully with you and I hope that in turn you will cooperate by replying to the questions of the honourable Members, who attach great importance to this opportunity to communicate with the Council.
The next item is Question Time (B5-0002/2004 ).
We will take a series of questions to the Council.

