Translation of "Für die freundliche aufnahme" in English

The president thanked the Committee's Greek members and their organizations for the warm welcome.

Thanks a lot for your kind words

Thank you for your warm welcome to this Convention.

In this way our strengthened and enlarged European Union will at last be able to affirm its power and identity in the world.

I would like, Mr President, to express our gratitude to Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene, to President von Weizsäcker and Lord Simon for the high quality of their contributions, and to thank you too, in this place, for your welcome and for your careful consideration of their report, particularly within your Committee on Constitutional Affairs, run and chaired by Mr Napolitano.

Before I make this presentation, may I thank you for the reception you gave the President of Ireland, Mrs Mary McAleese, during her visit last November.

It goes even more clearly beyond its competence on the question of transferring entire departments of its Luxembourg secretariat to Brussels.

On 30 October of this year the EC-Turkey Association Council adopted a resolution covering political dialogue and institutional cooperation which among other things will permit regular meetings of justice and home affairs ministers to be held following the entry into force of the customs union.

Messrs ROHDE (VDEh), FOLI (CSM), CAÜBO et SIMON (CEM), GULVIN (BSC), and GIRARDI (Italian Welding Institute) for the welcome they gave to our approach.

Pierre and Siham, true passionate of the traditional restoration, will share their love for the good taste and for the warm and friendly reception.

I also thank this Primatial Archdiocese of Mexico City and its Archbishop, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, for their cordial welcome and generous cooperation.

It is a special privilege for me to join you today. I am very grateful to the Government and people of Lebanon – in particular President Lahoud and Prime Minister Hariri – for the warm welcome I have received.

And finally, we thank the Artistic Director of the National Theatre of Northern Greece, Nikitas Tsakiroglou, Amalia Kondoyanni, and the entire Theatre staff for the welcome they have offered and for the crucial contribution they have given to the organization of the events in Greece over the past two years, and to our own staff for their deep commitment and enthusiasm.

We would very much like to thank out trainers and friends Simone and Bernd Edelmann from the HSV Bauschlott and everyone from the HSV Wilferdingen who were involved for the friendly welcome in their club.

These days that I have spent in the United States have been blessed with many memorable experiences of American hospitality, and I wish to express my deep appreciation to all of you for your kind welcome.

Our next item was to hold a news conference thanking Norway and its people for welcoming us.

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, once again I thank you for your welcome and I assure you of my sentiments of good will.

I express my gratitude for the kind welcome given to its members, and my deep appreciation for the prayers of the Brazilian people, particularly their prayers for the success of the Bishops’ meeting in Aparecida.

I wish to express my gratitude to the Bishop of Leiria-Fatima and to his collaborators for the welcome I was given as Papal Legate.

From these lines we would like to thank HÄNDLE, the host of this reunion, for its hospitality.

I should also like to express my thanks here to the staff of the CineStar cinema for their friendly welcome and their readiness to explain everything to me.

Fred-Markus Bohne, Managing Partner of Panattoni Europe, one of Germany's leading developers of logistics properties, pointed out: "Our thanks particularly go to the City of Alsdorf and the business development of the Business Park Alsdorf for their warm welcome and their professional support.

Henry, boss of the Blues Garage, invited us as support for the next couple of years – the RDs are very happy about this acceptance – thanks for the kind reception and for the booking at the Plaza Hotel.

We would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank MINOVA AG Switzerland for their friendly reception and the outstanding organization work for the trade fair.

As your husband I would like to thank all those present for receiving my dear wife and understanding the deep bond of love that binds us forever.

I would again like to express to my dear Brother Bishops, and in particular to those of São Paulo and of Aparecida, my profound gratitude for the welcome I received.