Translation of "Unpopular decision" in German

Look, Mike, I know this is an unpopular decision.

The fact that an unpopular decision is made, the experts have no doubt.

I realized fast, that in order to keep this whole place going, I had to make one unpopular decision after another.

I would seriously warn against doing this, however, and I am happy that the European Union and the Council of Europe have decided differently – knowing full well how unpopular their decision is.

After highly significant protests and expressions of concern and dismay at his very unpopular decision, the constituent members appear to be more determined than ever to put maximum effort into what they believe is a very important issue.

Another way to accept an unpopular decision is to present it as "painful and necessary", gaining public acceptance, at the time for future application.

Are you prepared to take the necessary unpopular political decisions, Mr Barroso?

The Courage ... to make unpopular decisions.

For this reason they also permit making unpopular decisions.

This is why people also need to have the courage to make "unpopular decisions."

Is it difficult for me to make "unpopular" decisions?

However, unpopular decisions have created strains between local political decisionmakers and the citizens.

Furthermore, a good licence management must have sufficient power of assertion in order to be able to implement unpopular decisions as well.

Politicians have to take a long-term view and, if necessary, make unpopular decisions.

To implement the set tasks in December 2015-year, several unpopular decisions were made:

Very often, the willingness to take consistent, and sometimes unpopular, decisions is equally important.

She will definitely also be able to take unpopular decisions, should that be necessary.

Member State governments must not seize the pretext of the electoral cycle in order to put off taking important but unpopular decisions.

Tony Blair forgot to appoint a Minister for Women, then called Harriet Harman back in and gave her the job of Secretary of State for Social Security as well and finally sacked her because she had to carry out unpopular decisions.

I think there are two answers: as usual we want to share responsibility for unpopular decisions with the European Union, or we want to use the opportunity, perhaps under the pretext of reforms, simply to transfer more power to Brussels.

It has given me the courage to make decisions - even difficult, unpleasant, unpopular decisions.

We necessarily face some unpopular decisions, but by making these decisions today, we will adapt much more quickly to the new reality.

Mr Søndergaard and Mrs Lichtenberger, the crisis in Campania initially began and then developed so dramatically because of the inability of a regional council and a left-wing Naples city council, together with aldermen from the Greens, to take decisions - including unpopular and brave decisions - to create an environmentally friendly waste collection and disposal system.

We know that reforms of the pension systems have been introduced too hesitantly in various Member States, because they shrink from politically unpopular decisions.

That may lead the Commission to take a few unpopular decisions, but it has reached the conclusion that progress will be too slow if we do not display a sense of urgency.

This is a sign that calls for decisive action, especially as the governments of EU Member States are often keen to take the credit for positive initiatives (including those backed by the Commission), while they blame ‘Brussels bureaucrats’ for negative, unpopular or unsuccessful decisions.

Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, Europe can certainly contribute, but it is the, sometimes unpopular, decisions taken in the areas affected which will be a true measure of the commitment to attempting to ensure that such catastrophic events are not repeated.

Moreover, the delusion that the European Council can somehow call growth and productivity into being has provided a diversion to national politicians who are unwilling to push for unpopular decisions back home.

Leadership needs time to take and implement unpopular decisions as well as popular ones.

Democratic governments are hampered by lobby groups, special interests, public opinion, party politics, and so forth, while Asian autocrats can make unpopular but necessary decisions.