I had been concerned, in the run-up to the meeting in Bremen, that the necessary agreement required to determine baselines for objective monitoring of progress in implementing the Sintra strategy would prove difficult to reach. While my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Gallagher, who attended the meeting, confirmed that agreement was difficult, I am happy that through his efforts, and with the support of like-minded countries, credible baselines were established for the measurement of progress toward completing the strategy.