Translation of "Weitgehend übereinstimmung" in English

There is a broad consensus that agriculture plays a beneficial role.

Foreign exchange exposure is hedged to a large extent in line with the strategic asset allocation.

Following Amsterdam, there was extensive agreement that the Intergovernmental Conference was no longer a suitable instrument of change.

Once again there is widespread agreement to the need to use innovative means to meet environmental goals.

It is widely accepted that Europe does not lag behind the US in terms of scientific excellence.

I think there is a large measure of consensus and policy agreement within the European Union about how to control supply.

I believe that with this, all procedural aspects will have been discussed extensively, as there is a far-reaching level of agreement.

Although broad consensus exists about the opportunities such a multilateral framework for dialogue between the fifteen Member States and the countries not yet members of the Union provides for debating horizontal questions of common interest, it will be for the European Council to decide on the make-up and mandate of this conference.

Furthermore , it is widely recognised that price transparency is beneficial to market integrity .

However, both at national and European levels, there is broad consensus as to the need to continue developing all possible energy sources (with the exception, in some Member States, of nuclear energy).

However, both at national and European levels, there is broad consensus as to the need to continue developing all possible energy sources (with the exception, in some Member States, of nuclear energy).

It is widely accepted that an extensive revision of the legislative corpus cannot take place unless full implementation is achieved, comparable analytical data is available, to allow for proper assessment of the causes and circumstances of accidents permitting to identify ineffective provisions in the Directives, and all instruments supporting the application of the provisions of the Directives, have been put in place.

There is broad agreement that developments in digital electronics and software are creating the technological potential for a new approach to the delivery and consumption of information services.

There was broad agreement on the fact that in future, after 2006, it would be necessary to look in greater depth at the arrangements for implementing the Structural Funds.

There is close agreement on the GDP growth rates and components of final use as well as on the contributions of domestic demand and the external sector.

In the Mediterranean, the available scientific data are less complete but there is a large consensus that many important stocks are being over-fished.

As a consequence, there is a widespread consensus that both procedures have their specific merits and contributions to the fundamental objectives of the pharmaceutical system and for this reason should be kept in parallel, even if improved in individual aspects.

There was a high level of agreement that the programme outputs (i.e. IT systems and outputs of the joint actions) had a positive impact on the functioning of national customs processes.

It is widely accepted that, overall, this rule results in taxation where consumption occurs.

There is a broad consensus that technologies to manage digital rights (DRM) help to establish the right incentives for all stakeholders, including a secure environment for ensuring remuneration of right-holders, payment for online content, prevention of illegal copying, and preservation of consumers rights and privacy.