Toutefois, cet amendement a été refusé car il aurait nui à la capture de requins par l'industrie communautaire.
However, the amendment was defeated as it would have interfered with the catching of sharks by EU industry.
Toute autre décision eût risqué d' avoir des conséquences néfastes pour l' UE. Cela aurait nui à l' image de l' UE.
Had a decision of a different kind been made, there would have been a risk of negative consequences for the EU which would have damaged the EU' s reputation.
Une telle option aurait nui selon moi à l'industrie du transport de marchandises par route, non seulement dans mon propre pays, mais aussi dans d'autres États membres.
Such a move, I believe, would have had a detrimental effect on the road haulage business, not only in my own country but in other Member States as well.
À l'heure où tant de questions se posent sur le fonctionnement, sur les orientations et sur l'avenir de l'Union, cela n'aurait nui ni à l'autorité de la Commission ni à la démocratie parlementaire.
At a time when so many questions are being asked about the operation, the direction and the future of the EU, this would have done the Commission's authority and parliamentary democracy no harm at all.
Je pense cependant que l’Union européenne devait tenir compte des besoins des victimes et ne pouvait pas reporter plus longtemps le vote de ces crédits et leur mise à disposition; agir différemment aurait nui à sa crédibilité.
I do believe, though, that the European Union had to consider the victims’ needs and could not have waited any longer to vote these funds once and for all and to make them available, for to do otherwise would have adversely affected its credibility.