Translation of "Lange verhandlungen" in English

The negotiations were long and hard.

Long and exhausting negotiations culminated in publication in the Official Journal.

Detailed legal feasibility studies and long political negotiations would be necessary.

There were lengthy negotiations before this conflict erupted.

If these expectations are not managed, negotiations will be slow.

It also prevents lengthy discussions on contracts and bureaucratic procedures, both of which are seen as obstacles.

As usual, lengthy discussions were held before the document was finally published in the Official Journal.

Secondly – and everyone should realise this – the negotiations will be protracted.

This was a substantial achievement, the fruit of long and profitable negotiations.

Now a long and difficult process of negotiations will be opened in order to define all the conditions of this exit.

I therefore think that in this case, we must arm ourselves with patience and we must be prepared for long negotiations but, in these negotiations, we must act correctly and honourably and speak openly about all of the problems.

The opinions show that there is a clear distinction between those applicants whose progress until now creates the reasonable expectation that they will be able to assume the obligations of membership in the medium term, without excessively long negotiations or transitional periods, and, on the other hand, those for whom such an expectation is not yet justified.

A major problem, which required lengthy negotiations, was the situation with regard to employee participation.

The Council's adoption of this decision was preceded by lengthy negotiations, and preparations for its implementation are under way.

Like the rapporteur, Mrs Jensen, whom I congratulate, I believe that we should proceed and give our approval tomorrow, in order, moreover, to confirm that long, hard negotiations have taken place, lasting until just a short while ago, and that we must now proceed.

Long negotiations on the night of 30 November 2010 at the Conciliation Committee led to a breakthrough and a compromise after more than two years of negotiations.

I would like to highlight the fact that Ireland has a long-standing tradition of tripartite consultation on economic and social policy and that the successive pacts between the government and the social partners since the 1980s have been widely recognised as major factors in the success of the Irish economy.

The negotiations were long, but we are now at the point at which agreement can be reached.

We shall have to prepare ourselves for long and difficult negotiations, because if it actually happens in the next five, six, or seven years, the strength of the willingness and enthusiasm for accession of the people of Eastern Europe will sometimes be tested.

In 1994-1995 we held long and difficult negotiations to establish the grant for the Socrates programme.

Because we already have solid cooperation, we do not see a need for a transatlantic agreement that would involve long formal negotiations without changing much in substance.

We have all sat through long and involved negotiations with the Council and the Commission, and I am pleased that we have come to a satisfactory conclusion - at least in most respects.

The final major step forward is the inclusion of insurance contracts, which has been the subject of lengthy negotiations between the Member States - Commissioner Frattini referred to this - and the inclusion of contracts for the carriage of goods.

This coalition of sorts frequently struggled for survival, as decisions were often delayed by long periods of negotiations among the involved parties.