Translation of "Reformbereitschaft" in English

The more vulnerable countries must leave no doubts about their willingness to reform.

Conversely, many Germans feel that the Greeks are showing insufficient willingness to reform.

And it would also reduce the incentive for our partner countries in Europe to implement reforms.

Things will have to change under the next government, both in terms of communication and the will to reform.

Increasingly the willingness to reform is more than just paying lip-service.

Both institutions praise the new government’s readiness to follow their advice.

There is a need for this House, that is for the voice of the people, to express a greater willingness to reform!

Of course, that lack of reform varies from one Member State to another.

Willingness to reform cannot be imposed from outside and the expectation for reform must come from within societies.

Notwithstanding, it seems that the increasing duration of the low interest rate level has appreciably reduced the willingness to make reforms.

Asking too much of Germany is just as negative for Europe as the lack of readiness to reform amongst our partners.

It is vital for the railways also to show that they are willing to reform and to make the appropriate reforms.

It is, of course, extremely important that the forthcoming elections - for which the Union is providing funding and observers - should clear the way to greater stability, with at least basic levels of democracy, plurality and readiness to reform.

Not all of the new Commissioners seem to us to have the necessary credibility to satisfy this desire for reform.

I would like to emphasise what he said about being prepared to introduce reform and about the agreement in many areas.

This report, the theme of which was that we need a stronger political will as regards implementation, more courage as regards long-term reforms, a more serious approach and less excuses, also states that we need a greater willingness for reform combined with more honesty towards the public.

If, however, we were to impose conditions on enlargement within the Union which a candidate country could do nothing about implementing, there would be a danger that we would be harming the willingness of countries interested in membership of the Union to undertake reforms.

The EU has an important role to play in promoting the rule of law and respect for human rights, but its habit of flouting its own rules does nothing to encourage reform among the worst regimes.

Although I agree in principle with my President, the term has a positive connotation as well, involving innovation and readiness for reforms.

Today our starting point is more difficult because the global economy has gone in the opposite direction and even the European Union, despite its readiness to reform and the reforms which it has already implemented, is experiencing an economic downturn.

This is also the time to take an inventory of the state of our armies and consolidate the will for reform, which I noted recently in Berlin as regards the German army.

We welcome the increased assistance in the agricultural sector, particularly in the life of what we have been told that there is now some recognition that reform has to take place.

This is a really serious reversal, given that exactly a year ago the release of Aung San Suu Kyi raised hopes that the regime was ready to carry out reforms.

The problem is that, if you set a date, there is a danger that the enthusiasm for reform in these countries will wane.

One day, Bulgaria and Romania may well lead from the front in the European Union, just as they also demonstrated that economically, they are capable of much more and much greater willingness to reform than us in Western Europe.

Particular thanks are due to Bulgaria, and especially its people, for their efforts over recent years and the willingness to undertake reforms.

Particularly by guaranteeing highly indebted countries’ sovereign bonds, the ECB has actually weakened the willingness to reform, particularly in the larger European Union countries, whose decrepit economic structures are an obstacle to potential growth, and where more room must be given to private initiative.

For the future it will also be important for euro area to further strengthen governance to maximise policy synergies, which are stronger in a monetary union, and enhance political ownership of reforms.