Translation of "An vorderster stelle stehen" in English

I believe that this issue should be placed in the front line of the debate.

These are subjects which should be at the forefront of political action by the European Union.

Bettertraining— initial and continuous — is essential in this connection.

Of course, subsidiarity and transparency rules must also always be at the forefront.

The Commission, subject to certain criteria, plans also to exclude public compensation to hospitals and social housing undertakings, but MEPs warn that extensive state aid may lead to distortions of competition in these areas.

At the forefront of this week are, of course, your relaxation and desires,

At the forefront are wind energy and solar energy.

TriodosBank wants to be at the forefront of these developments.

At the forefront of the nullity reasons are lack of novelty and lack of inventive step.

Alongside comprehensive research into the causes, health protection must be at the forefront of European chemicals legislation.

Softening agents in toys are the most prominent, but there are also other substances at issue.

It needs to be at the forefront of our priorities, and it merits a collective response which ensures that those who find themselves in a situation of social vulnerability have a modicum of dignity.

It represents less than 1% of the Community's gross domestic income, and I want to point out that such a low level of expenditure is utterly incompatible with the political ambitions so often claimed for the European Union. It is also incompatible with the ambitions which should be priorities in the current climate of rising unemployment and socio-economic recession.

This Parliament had expressed the view that Euro-Mediterranean policy should be the top priority of the European Union's external policy.

Once Algeria is ready to enter a new phase in the reinforcement of its bilateral dialogue with its European partners, this preparatory work will be the basis for finalisation of a joint European neighbourhood policy action plan, in which issues such as human rights, democratisation, political and institutional reform will feature prominently.

I must reiterate that we must keep poverty eradication at the forefront of our development assistance.

Reconciling family and professional life must stop being pie in the sky and mere empty words; it must be at the forefront of the Lisbon process.

On this basis, the top priority areas for the EU clearly appear to be the southern Mediterranean rim and central and eastern Europe, as they combine all three of the abovementioned elements.

This will be the top priority in many areas of our work – agriculture, fisheries, customs, financial services and the Single Market to name but a few.

It is primarily addressed to Member States, since they will be in the forefront of deciding how to implement measures to meet the agreed greenhouse gas emission target for 20303.

And third, Europe must be at the forefront on innovation to ensure that we create a European Research Area.

After the three major conferences at international level in Doha, Monterrey and Johannesburg, the aim was to show that trade and development figure prominently on the EU's agenda and that the Union is prepared to consider further how it can help the developing countries to benefit from international economic relations.