The Taoiseach deserves to be given a lot of credit for ensuring that the European Council, comprised of a range of different European Governments supported his proposal to promote the Irish language to a far greater extent within Europe.
Daniel Marc COHN-BENDIT (Zaļie/ALE, Vācija) izteica neticību, ka Krievijas prezidents, "džudo cīkstonis ar eņģeļa seju" nesot saistīts nedz ar Annas Poļitkovskas slepkavību, nedz Mihaila Hodorkovska lietu.