Translation of "Politisch durchsetzbar" in English

We should therefore realize that a common taxation policy is not politically workable.

However, the Commission does not consider the policy to be feasible.

Do you think there's a political will to extend working life?

Recent discussions with Member States confirmed that this principle remains politically unachievable.

This would also require a constitutional amendment, which is politically unattainable in Peru at present.

Zbinden felt the elimination of all animal experiments could not be achieved politically and could not be ratified scientifically.

It therefore knows that, without bodies with universally recognised legitimacy and representativeness, there will be no political force to conclude Kyoto2, the Doha Round or the Millennium Development Goals, or to regulate the global economy, not to mention defend human rights.

Since it may well prove politically too difficult to implement a Community method for both evaluations and suspension, however worthwhile, would it not be better to make European substance the priority by launching infringement proceedings when necessary against Member States in breach of Schengen rules?

This did not prove to be politically acceptable, which is why we now have two figures, both of whom perform sterling work in their own way.

What I would counsel against - and here I should like to end my comments on the resolution introduced by Mrs Randzio-Plath - is the adoption of a resolution today which you know in advance is politically undeliverable by the Member States.

Under these circumstances, I have strong doubts at to the proposal' s political chances of introducing pan-European funds by means of legislation.

Several discussions in which I have participated have reinforced my view, in favour of the applicant countries, that the 25% rule for direct payments is politically unacceptable; in addition the applicant countries fear high losses and are demanding an accession rebate and a change in their quotas.

The establishment of a single central bank for the whole euro area ( possibly concentrating central bank business in one single place ) would not have been acceptable on political grounds .

But even if prices and wages were to fall by 30% over the next few years (which would most likely be socially and politically unsustainable), the real value of debt would increase sharply, worsening the insolvency of governments and private debtors.

Asking governments to cut pensions at a time of rising job insecurity is a political nonstarter, whereas continuously promising more benefits is financially suicidal.

The big bang approach gives workers a stake in liberalization and thus makes deregulation politically easier to pursue.

Satisfying these conditions would, of course, lead to fully-fledged political union, but the process could be gradual, starting with a banking union, a fiscal union, or a central bank with lender-of-last-resort status – a functionalist approach that might be more politically viable.

But a large reversal in the fortunes of rich and poor countries seems neither economically likely, nor politically feasible.

But this is politically impossible at present, because Germany is adamantly opposed to serving as the deep pocket for its profligate partners. Therefore, makeshift arrangements will have to be found.

Doing what has to be done to ensure sustainable water supplies - controlling pollution, encouraging conservation, regulating and charging where necessary - is politically tough.

The huge design challenge is to find the right level of mandatory policy convergence – one that works economically and is acceptable politically.

It should be modest, so that it is politically feasible; flexible, so that it helps stabilize user prices; and it should increase over time, to place the global economy on a more sustainable path.

A deterioration in the net balance for the new Member States as a result of accession is neither politically feasible not desirable.

Whilst the rapporteur understood that the Commission proposal aimed for the politically achievable, he would have liked it to go further in certain areas.

Reforms to make pension systems sustainable may well be politically difficult.

He claimed ETS to be the only realistic proposal for the moment since a proposal for kerosene taxation would be politically impossible.

This requires Ukraine to amend its constitution in order to provide special status to the breakaway regions – a change to the fundamental structure of the country, which, after the loss of some 10,000 lives, is unlikely to be politically feasible.

Some participants suggested collecting the information directly from the enterprises; however, this would not be politically feasible throughout the community - at least, not in those countries where deregulation had been accompanied by expectations of a simplification of administrative procedures.