Translation of "Position schwächen" in English

Another panel would serve only to undermine OLAF' s powers.

This would weaken his moral position.

Can one really so weaken one's own position?

Sharing information can weaken your position, but so can withholding it.

We must not lose sight of our aims because that would weaken our credibility and our position, which has been challenged in recent years.

In other words, this is an international intervention which has no justification whatsoever, and we would weaken our position if we really carried this out within Europe.

And as regards labelling, any change in approach would, at present, seriously weaken our position.

Commissioner, there is one thing I cannot understand, namely why we are urging Member States to raise value added tax by three or four or more percentage points, when a transaction tax of 0.01 or 0.05 percentage points will supposedly ruin competition and weaken Europe's position.

On the other hand, we must be careful not to weaken our joint position by discussing the possibility of an even more ambitious negotiating position.

For instance, Amendment No 34 wants to go further in favour of generics and weaken the position of innovation.

If this trend continues, the EU’s waning influence will inevitably weaken its economic position and reduce its competitiveness.

Saudi Arabia can also be counted as a survivor, as it copes with deep strategic insecurity stemming from Iran’s efforts to undermine its position, social unrest in its neighbor and ally Bahrain, and the Muslim Brotherhood’s rise to power in Egypt.

Though Europe has notable competitive strengths in semiconductors, industrial biotechnology, mobile telephony, aeronautics, transportation, medical technologies, pharmaceuticals and environmental technologies, its technological position is weak or weakening in instrumentation, information technologies, biopharma and biotechnology.

ADR system should protect consumers and not weaken them by extending the practice to traders;

This would weaken the position of competing wholesale dealers and would make retailers - and thus indirectly farmers - dependent on the new joint venture.

Two main arguments are raised: detailed information on specific cases could in some instances weaken the consumer’s position when negotiating the amount of compensation; increased information about product liability cases could lead to a number of ungenuine claims.

Premier, I believe Ral used your fear of continuing aggression between the Federation and its enemies to undermine our position.

In June 1976, the Syrian Army, fearing that a Palestinian victory would weaken its own strategic position, received a request from the Lebanese Front to intervene on their behalf.

Nonetheless, I do not think I can support this compromise resolution because I believe its legal implications actually weaken ICI's position.

In particular, the risk for the Community of laying itself open to actions for damages would be liable to weaken its position and to lead it not to contemplate the possibility of exhausting all the ways in which disputes may be settled, including in particular the possible adoption of retaliatory measures by the opposing party and the subsequent search for a solution.

According to an official government statement, if the Serbs, aided by Russia and France, had been allowed to go on endangering the stability of the Austrian monarchy this would weaken the position of Germany.

Do maintain eye contact with your opponent when betting, but don't linger in your stare,as you will likely make yourself uncomfortable and weaken your position.