Translation of "Längerfristig gesehen" in English

Repayment of the external debt will indeed require that the current account moves into surplus in the longer run.

Do you think that, in the long run, Bono will enter politics?

In the long run, open source systems should be preferred over closed source ones.

In the long-term this is surely a good thing.

In the long runs, however, I am worrying.

Taking a longer view, however, I have to say that the south' s water supply is our concern too.

For the longer term, we agreed on a new fiscal compact for the eurozone.

In longer perspective, the national programmes may greatly enhance the speed at which the European Regulation is executed.

In the longer term perspective, however, the educational impacts of study abroad on staff members and students involved will be come increasingly important.

This process may be a vehicle for medium-term gains but may result in less flexible structures in the longer term.

And in the longer term, liquid biopsies may ultimately be used to catch signs of cancer early, before symptoms arise.

From a long-term perspective - we are talking about the Kaliningrad region in relation to the rest of the Russian Federation - the facilitated transit regime, as it is called, would depend on the future implementation of agreements on visa policies between the European Union and the Russian Federation.

The truth is that there is a cost-benefit analysis, not unlike the calculation which you may yourselves make when you consider if it is worthwhile taking out insurance or running the risk of damage, because in the long run it works out cheaper than paying for insurance.

We would also like to have, as Mr Tillich's report clearly points out, a commitment at the summit that when we are looking to the longer term - when we come to December and talk about Agenda 2000 - we should bring together all the elements of job creation into one section under the financial perspective.

In the longer term, however, we cannot neglect the need to promote democracy, the rule of law and human rights in the region, as well as to push ahead with internal reforms in Uzbekistan.

I would now like to focus on the longer term. Since aviation has acquired a global character and attractive services are on offer, businesses are increasingly forced to seek economies of scale.

We actually feel that obtaining this result was extremely important, albeit highly unsatisfactory in the long run.

In the longer term, the Commission will need to work on the strengthening of democratic institutions in Ethiopia and the promotion of open dialogue between the government and civil society.

However, this must be a temporary solution, since in the longer term we must adopt a common consolidated basis for taxation of companies that constitutes a global solution and eliminates the tax obstacles involved in cross-border compensation of losses and profits.

It should furthermore be noted that, in a longer term perspective, the EU has become a leading data provider.

The Panel needs to take account of decisions taken at the Nice Summit, possibly including, with the longer term in mind, the implications of enlargement.

With regard to the financing of Community policies, it is necessary to ensure that over the long term EU revenues are sufficient to finance commitments.

In the longer term, taking account of the concentration of reserves in the OPEC countries, apart from the changes in consumer behaviour and internal wrangling, it is technological developments which will pose the principal threat to OPEC, namely new production technologies in difficult areas, using unconventional oil, and the development of new substitute fuels and the associated technologies, for transport.

With regard to the financing of Community policies, it is necessary to ensure that over the long term EU revenues are sufficient to finance commitments.

The process is accepted as being one which should bring major benefits in the longer term although it is essential to ensure that the legitimate interests of all parties concerned are not prejudiced by it.

The longer term effects within the EU are intended to be positive, provided that costs can be contained and some rather minor benefits realised.