Il voulait dire que la Commission faisait cela exprès, pour en quelque sorte donner le change aux parties concernées.
He implied that the Commission was doing this deliberately, pulling the wool over the eyes of those involved, as it were.
Non pour donner le change mais pour apporter la preuve tangible que, ce faisant, nous luttons pour une démocratie complète au sein de l'Union européenne.
Not as a pretext for boosting our prestige, but in order that we can demonstrate convincingly that we are fighting for full democracy in the European Union.
Les changements restent lents, homéopathiques et ne visent souvent qu’à donner le change à l’extérieur, mais il faut bien reconnaître que des problèmes très graves subsistent.
Change is slow, involving homeopathic remedies and often designed to bring about superficial improvements, and we cannot fail to recognise that there remain some very serious problems.
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