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“conscience à bon compte” in English

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À ce propos, je vous signale qu'il existe une tendance inverse qui consiste à minimiser les chiffres pour se donner bonne conscience à bon compte.
In this connection, I should point out that there is in fact a reverse trend, a trend towards minimizing the figures for the sake of a clear conscience when the numbers add up.
Le rapporteur souligne à juste titre que, sans un financement permanent et suffisant, cette initiative deviendra très vite une coquille vide qui aura permis à la Commission de se donner bonne conscience à bon compte.
The rapporteur rightly points out that without adequate and continued funding this initiative will quickly become an empty shell, which will have helped the Commission to ease its conscience for the minimum outlay.

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