Traduction de «Il lui vient du bien lorsqu'il n'a plus de dents » (Français → Anglais) :

But what has impressed me the most about this extraordinary man is his grace, his composure, his sensitivity and the way he occupied the chair as Speaker of the Senate with such distinction.

It is likewise important to re-emphasise that it amounts to a virtual cultural revolution, and at least represents a good start, when the Bureau itself decides, as it has now done, to put the appropriations for certain new posts into the budgetary reserve and not simply to rubber-stamp an administrative proposal here and there but to engage in a more detailed substantive discussion of what lies behind the budget.

Yes, of course there have to be negotiations with Russia, but I am firmly convinced that now – yet again – is the time for us to display the necessary attitude; yes, of course we can laugh when Schalke 04 is bought by Gazprom, when Chelsea is bought by Roman Abramovich; all these things we can find amusing, just as we think it is terrific that Mr Putin is with us everywhere and turns up to watch Federal League matches every Saturday; the only problem is that the price we are paying is the price that the people of Russia have paid and the price that the people of Chechnya have paid, namely the price that you pay for doing no more than ...[+++]cohabiting with one of the most dangerously oppressive systems, smiling sweetly at it and otherwise looking the other way.

He is highly regarded in this House, but he recently escaped, and he was not able to say goodbye to us any more than we were able to say goodbye to him.

It is highly ambiguous. Having been decided at European level, it has since been used to convince the national parliaments that they no longer have any real decision-making power when the time comes to set their annual contribution to the Union. Furthermore, it is probably detrimental to the European budget itself, as it limits opportunities to adjust it annually as required.

We hope that European consumers will soon be able to buy goods with a single currency throughout the Union; consumers are always being told that the single market was realised for their benefit and that they should make the most of it by shopping abroad; in the near future these consumers - in the context of the information society - will be able to order goods in a large "universal shopping centre", without leaving home; how can we explain to these consumers that, when the good purchased does not correspond to their legitimate expectations or turns out to be defective, their rights will depend entirely on the country in which the sel ...[+++]ler is located?", Mrs Bonino added.