Translation of "Das wort zu ergreifen" in English

I would like to ask Mr Verhofstadt, President of the Group, to take the floor.

I have no wish to deny the floor to anyone, but I would point out that as Mr Verheugen is unable to be present through illness, the Council will be represented today by Mr Volmer.

No-one has expressed a wish to take the floor.

That is what has prompted me to speak today.

I would like to ask the rapporteur to take the floor on this matter.

I ask the rapporteur to take the floor.

I therefore call on the Commissioner, Mr Kinnock, to speak.

Under what rule was Mr Schulz allowed to give a speech?

I therefore invite Commissioner Marín to take the floor.

It is therefore a little difficult to begin to speak now.

Mr President, I should like to ask the Commission to take the floor first.

I therefore invite you to take the floor, your Holiness.

The president then called on Mr Kinnock to address the Committee.

No members wished to speak in the general discussion.

They may be asked to take the floor.

Nor in the light of our present commitments, is it accept able to advocate a more flexible trade policy.

I hear Mr Taylor trying to get in.

Under what Rule of Procedure are you asking for the floor?

She harbors a passive attitude and does not actively engage in life.

The only thing that this type of reasoning shows is that you can use statistics to prove anything you want them to.

The industry, however, has been thrown into confusion by the recent decisions of the Commission.

Olivier loved to speak.