Translation of "Besonders hart treffen" in English

These countries will be worst hit.

Small and medium-sized enterprises especially can be affected by these problems.

What will the Commission do about these unlawful barriers which are hitting a small firm particularly hard?

Moreover, higher energy and food prices could hit low income earners especially hard.

Since these islands are dependent on tourism, and tourism is in decline, there is a growing threat of unemployment and the collapse of small and medium-sized business and this would hit the inhabitants of these far off islands particularly hard.

Given that the Republic of Moldova is already the poorest country in Europe, this decline will hit particularly hard and will exacerbate even further the difficulties the population is struggling with, especially the most vulnerable people in society.

It is, of course, no secret that there are many of us who are concerned that the Commission' s proposal might lead to renationalisation and thus to an undermining of the internal market, something which would hit small and medium-sized companies hardest and be to the disadvantage of consumers.

It is small and medium-sized enterprises that will be particularly hard hit by this initiative, for they lack the organisation and funding to cope with such mandatory storage.

But, while abolishing energy subsidies is absolutely essential to balance the budget and put the economy on a sound footing, these steps also risk hitting eastern Ukraine, which contains a substantial Russophone minority, particularly hard.

Indeed, the second risk posed by higher oil prices – a terms-of-trade and disposable income shock to all energy and commodity importers – will hit advanced economies especially hard, as they have barely emerged from recession and are still experiencing an anemic recovery.

The thematic envelope therefore needs more flexibility in order to allow for a more predictable long-term engagement in response to global public goods and challenges, and to react to the various shocks affecting the poorest population.

For industry which would be hit particularly hard by the tax, Denmark proposed two measures: the above mentioned NO X tax relief and a full exemption from the existing waste tax.

Some representatives of the Employers Group were concerned that the FTT might lead to the financial sector moving elsewhere, which would particularly affect the Member States that specialise in financial services.

I have also heard it said that the reforms will hit Spain particularly hard while leaving Danish industrial fishing unscathed.

Although the direct effects of the crisis for the moment therefore seem to be fairly limited, we must pay special attention to the possible indirect effects, which can be particularly serious for economies with greater imbalances.

And let me note, in this respect, that such repercussions would hit more seriously the weakest economies and thus the poorest countries of the world.

Such a deterioration would be particularly harmful for the less developed Member States several of which, benefiting from the implementation of sound economic policies, have engaged since the mid-1980s in a very promising catchingup process.

Moreover, the confiscatory measures would hurt more the richer parts of the population, i.e. the capitalists of tomorrow, and this might have a discouraging effect.

Loss of access to UK waters will particularly affect the Irish fishing industry which obtains a third of its catch there.

In consequence energy and staple foods (excl. rice) became more expensive which affects especially the poor people.

The arguments for their position are wide-ranging and reflect the negative social, environmental and economic impacts of compensation projects that frequently affect the disadvantaged particularly severely.

If the US in this situation now appears to want to retreat from its role as a global guarantor of order, then this would hit us Europeans particularly hard.

It will, however, hit especially those economies where the savings quota is really low or even non existent, certainly, for example, in the USA.

Africa is the continent that emits the least pollutants, but climate change threatens to hit it particularly hard.