It is a matter of extreme regret and in my own view a poor signal to the other Member States in the euro area and the new members of the EU that Germany should have exhibited an excessive budgetary deficit and been subject to excessive deficit procedures since 2002.
Tas ir ļoti bēdīgi un, manuprāt, slikts piemērs citām eiro zonas dalībvalstīm un jaunajām ES dalībvalstīm, ka Vācijā kopš 2002. gada ir ļoti augsts valsts budžeta deficīts un ka tā atrodas pārmērīga deficīta novēršanas procedūrā.