Translation of "Ich bin hoch erfreut" in English

I am very happy, therefore, that we have indeed been able to take that step.

All right, I'd be delighted.

My dear Fanny, I am delighted.

I am delighted to come across your work.

And I am very pleased with the extra ECU 99 m for the Leonardo programme.

I am absolutely delighted that there is going to be a special job summit in November.

I am delighted that the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and the European Conservatives and Reformists have joined us now that a compromise has been reached and hence, I am delighted that Mr Klinz and Mr Kamall have co-signed with me the amendment that replaces the initial report.

I am delighted that this will be the case and I am confident that at the end the presidency we will see a Europe which is more confident, a Europe which is more dynamic, a Europe which is more relevant and a Europe which once again has the full support of our people.

I am delighted that the President-in-Office has made a commitment to making the foreign security policy more effective.

The new government in the Netherlands has indeed made reducing the contribution to the European Union a priority, and I am both delighted about and grateful for this.

This is why I am overjoyed that the European Commission has reacted emphatically to information concerning the Hungarian media law and has taken real action.

I am delighted that the European Parliament has adopted the Járóka report by an overwhelming majority.

I want to express how delighted I am about the solution reached, whereby the action being taken against Mr Van Buitenen has been stopped. This means it is now possible for him to be taken on in another position.

I am delighted, Commissioner, that, despite opposition initially from within the Commission, this Parliament insisted that we maintain a separate initiative on democracy and human rights, so that our funding for human rights is visible, is prominent and continues even in countries with regimes that wish to resist human rights.

Next, I am delighted that East Jerusalem is being considered as the capital of the future Palestinian State, or the Jerusalem of the two States.

I am delighted that the European Parliament has clearly adopted the report on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.

I am therefore pleased about the summit in Prague on 5 April with President Obama, as pointed out by the amendment tabled by my group.

I am delighted that the European Parliament, the Commission and the Presidency very much share the same view on the most important issues for the strategic dialogue between the EU and the US.

I am delighted that some European regions, including some regions of Portugal, have left the Cohesion Fund through their own efforts.

I am delighted that the same Parliament which, only a short time ago, let itself be taken in by anti-US rhetoric, is now sending a responsible message by declaring its will to work together to resolve problems around the world and to receive President Bush the next time he visits the Community institutions.

That would be an outstanding and unexpected success for Parliament and the Presidency, and as the rapporteur from a new Member State, Romania, I am delighted to have played my small part.

Incidentally, I am delighted to note, Mrs Guy-Quint, that you are a specialist in this field who can be relied upon to debate the recast Financial Regulation in Parliament with competence and no doubt with passion too.

I am therefore very pleased that President-in-Office, Mr Haarder - we did not expect anything else - in particular underlines the sovereignty of Lithuania.

I am delighted that the report takes up measures in favour of this category of products and at the same time advocates a simplification of the import system in force, in order to prevent the irregularities we are witnessing as a result of the existence of three different formulae that operators may employ, as they wish, thus promoting fraudulent practices about which the sector has on occasions complained to the European Commission.

These, then, are the main themes of the Africa strategy. I am delighted to see that Parliament finds its concerns reflected in our three basic concepts and in the specific proposals.

I am also very pleased that, after a number of informal consultations with the Council and the Commission, we have reached an agreement at first reading.

Moreover, I am delighted that, following his somewhat qualified rhetoric during the election campaign, Mr van den Berg has simply continued on the old-fashioned Socialist path.

Finally, on the Services Directive, I am delighted Mr Schulz is here, because I note from a press release he issued today that the Services Directive is an enormous success for the Socialist Group.

Mr President, President-in-Office, Commissioner, I am extremely pleased both with the tone of this debate today and with the level of consensus that is emerging among the key groups in the House, a consensus which my Group subscribes to.