translate English to French: The Court has for years not been able to give the so-called Statement of Assurance (DAS) while the Parliament – with one exception which lead to the resignation of the Commission in 1999 – in the end has given positive verdicts – also based on the fact that we have seen improvements, which is politically the most relevant question.
- NDR] alors que le Parlement acceptait toujours de voter la décharge budgétaire - avec l'exception de 1999 qui conduisit à la démission de la Commission Santer. Le Parlement constatait des améliorations, ce qui, d'un point de vue politique, est la question primordiale.