shamefaced

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I am taking part in the discussion a little shamefacedly, because the Commissioner has more or less told us that it is pointless to conduct this debate because there is nothing to argue about.
Monsieur le Président, chers collègues, c'est avec un peu d'embarras que je prends part à ce débat étant donné que Mme la commissaire nous a plus ou moins laissé entendre qu'il était inutile, parce qu'il il n'y avait rien à discuter.
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