Amid a mix of applause and with some eurosceptic MEPs shouting "referendum", Portuguese PM José Sócrates took the floor and said he was honoured that his country was associated with such an event, which he said would reinforce subsidiarity and democracy.
Portugāles premjerministrs José Sócrates uzsvēra. ka viņš jūtas pagodināts, ka viņa valsts ir saistīta ar šādu nozīmīgu notikumu, kas veicinās demokrātiju un pārredzamību.