A quote from EU Commissioner and Vice-President Margot Wallström on her blog, 15 September 2005
 

I do not hate the USA! [...] But I will not hesitate to criticise the administration if they deserve it and I think that the victims of Katrina AND the US Government are best helped by making sure that the relief-system works better. And since most of you who enter this blog seem like intelligent, well-informed people you can make your own judgement about what role the colour of the skin still plays in the USA [...]