Translation of "Plain speaking" in German

Dictatorships need plain speaking, my friends.

This is the kind of plain speaking I have craved.

The crisis has demonstrated that we need this plain speaking.

Harmonised in a plain-speaking design.

I therefore appreciate Commissioner Rehn's plain speaking: we must not create a waiting room for countries which aspire to membership, and enlargement has a future.

He was persuasive in his determination, the clarity of his arguments and his plain speaking, thereby underlining the fact that this political nomination and the establishment of the European Central Bank will put an end to the exertion of political influence on monetary policy by individual governments and mark the start of independence from political instructions.

We must be grateful to the rapporteur for his plain speaking and his clear demonstration of the irregularities that have occurred at all levels.

I think that it is fair to say, and I believe in plain speaking, that Parliament was quicker in deciding this than the Council.

What is called for is some plain speaking and an offer of cooperation that does not just mean reaching for our cheque book, but also includes developing the rule of law, democratic processes and independent media in Russia.

Piet Dankert was the very model of a Parliamentarian - resolute, straightforward, plain-speaking - who served the interests of his electorate, his party and of the European Parliament.

The report endorses what is being called our "double track strategy" towards Russia, a strategy that combines plain speaking on issues like Chechnya - to which I will return in a few moments - with a continuing effort to build an effective relationship based on shared values and cooperation.

As regards the disgraceful affair of the adulterated butter, known as the Flechard case, I would have preferred more plain speaking.

His plain speaking, moreover, prompted the offended Ukrainians to comment that it is apparently easier for a Turkish-Moroccan camel to negotiate the eye of the European Commission's needle than an Orthodox civilisation such as their own, which is regarded as alien.

Mr Chichester, as a fair and plain-speaking English MEP, you got directly to the point when you asked what added value the directive has.

Now, we expect some plain speaking to be directed to Russia on this fundamental issue of human rights for the civilian population of Chechnya.

He proposed that, at the discussion on the National Reform Programmes on 6 March, there should be plain speaking on the lines of "naming and shaming".

It is to be hoped that courageous steps can be made in the direction of plain speaking to public opinion.

I think plain speaking is vitally important if we want to gain popular acceptance for this vision.

If you please to tell me, Lady Dittisham, in plain speaking, if, when you were all assembled in the laboratory of Monsieur Blake, you observed Caroline Crale take the conium.