Translation of "Hinsichtlich der tatsache" in English

They performed excellently in the review, particularly for their absence of flicker.

They also had no resistance to the fact that I am a practitioner of Falun Gong.

Recently, in the last ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, which took place in December 2010, the Council of the ACP countries expressed their concern with the fact that the European Commission is not respecting its objections on matters relating to protecting its economies.

In this regard, it should be said that the European Arrest Warrant responds to a need, particularly in view of the fact that it is not only honest citizens who mostly take advantage of the freedom to move around the European Union, but also criminals, who do not by any means exercise their rights for tourism or business purposes, but for criminal activities, or to avoid being brought to justice in their own country or in the country in which they committed the crime.

In view of the fact that many of our fellow countrymen live in London, for example, warrants are sometimes issued in questionable cases of this kind.

I am reminded of a recent statement by a senior officer of the European Union, the Eurogroup Chair, to the effect that large countries in the Union, such as France and Germany, knew about Greece's problem - I mention this because you referred to Greece - and yet did nothing before now, because they gained massively from this situation.

Mr President, I too would like to congratulate Mr Tindermans on the excellent report he has produced, even though I too have certain reservations, especially regarding the fact that this version has been watered down and incorporates numerous changes introduced by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In particular, I am not happy that this version has become somewhat illusory in mingling a whole series of issues such as organized crime, prostitution, the economic crisis and racism.

It was for precisely this reason that the Commission presented its Green Paper on Urban Mobility in September 2007, and the consultation that followed the adoption of the Green Paper has demonstrated that there is broad agreement on the fact that the European Union has a role to play in this area.

Whilst we are told we must commit to an ambitious climate change agenda, the EU turns a blind eye to the fact that the Brazilian beef export industry is responsible for 80% of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.

The problem is, firstly, that I still stand by the allegations I have made as regards the fact that you cannot justify the expenditure on the new building and it has to be investigated.

Therefore, any legitimate expectations and any situation of legal uncertainty as to the fact that the measures in question had to be approved by the Commission in accordance with Article 88, if they constituted State aid, ceased to exist, at the very latest, on 2 February 2002, when the Commission's decisions to initiate the procedure laid down Article 88(2) of the Treaty with respect to the exemptions were published in the Official Journal.

Mr President, on the point made by my friend Mr Tannock, concerning the failure to have a proper debate on the proposed resolution on the Palestinian Authority's spending of EU funds, this is not a question of legality.

There are differences in the sense that the breast cancer problem is greater for women in the Northern European countries, at least it occurs more, and that in other countries - and I am looking at the accession countries here too - it occurs less but the chance of a cure also differs very widely across the European Union.

An approach that eschews absolute harmonisation, for example with a rate band with an upper and lower limit, would be a more realistic option both in terms of chances of progress in the Council, and also in terms of allowing a degree of tax competition between Member States.

I believe that there is broad consensus on the fact that, in combating terrorism, we require measures at European level, actions linked in a comprehensive European strategy, and balanced measures, which are primarily focused on prevention, on cooperation – also at international level – and on respect for people’s fundamental rights, including, obviously and above all, the right to privacy, which is a point raised by many Members in this House.

I agree with the remarks already made here about the fact that the last report was based on anonymous witness statements.

I share the concern mentioned by the rapporteur in her report relating to the fact that more than 62% of the cost of the agreement corresponds to development cooperation actions and has nothing to do with financial compensation for the agreed catches.

There is also concern regarding the fact that there is a total of 20 people in prison who refuse and are unwilling to fulfil their civic duties in any way.

Concerns have been expressed about the fact that the Commission's proposed regime on joint and several liability will lead to a significant reduction of protection in a number of Member States.

However the CHMP had concerns over the fact that current indication was too broad as use in secondary glomerulonephritis is controversial.

For the remaining loans at group level with a maturity of 2 years and above, based on the available information, the Commission reverted to the general benchmark awarding the highest grade of ‘Non-investment grade’ bonds to the group level, as explained in recitals (166) to (168).

With respect to the fact that the authorities had an ownership stake in NAC, the complainant refers to case law of the ECJ and submits that, contrary to that case law, the ‘investments’ were not made in the abstract but that social, regional and sectoral considerations came into play.

Second, for the reasons as explained in recital (222) of the provisional Regulation, to base the target profit on the profits achieved in the year 2008 is also not an appropriate option, mainly because a threat of injury case requires rather a prospective analysis.

None of them commented on this adjustment.

This has created a certain vacuum, less in the sense that operations as a whole are on the wane, but more in terms of the need for a transparent, coordinated and joint approach, as intended by the Helsinki conference and declaration, the last major political event.

In reference, lastly, to the cancellations of the services to the port of Mehamn, the Norwegian authorities provide a description of the events, indicating that the damages to the port were compensated by the company in the autumn of 2012 and that the port was not repaired despite Hurtigruten's request.

The Committee was perplexed by the Commission's self-granted power to modify projects selected for funding, as it risked exposing the European Commission to unnecessary pressures.