English-Dutch translation for "to take up"

I would like to take up that question: is there an invitation to tender?

Madam President, I am able, as it were, to take up where my esteemed fellow MEP, Mr Lagendijk left off.

The EU is to take up quite a few new tasks next year.

I hope that the Commission will take that up.

I will not summarize these just now because that would take up time from other people's questions.

This could take up to three months.

I do not want to take up any more time except to genuinely thank the President-in-Office for what I regard as a very positive answer.

We now have a plant with more than 60 rotors, taking up as much land as 1000 football pitches.

Another thing I particularly want to do is to take up Mr Prodi’ s idea.

Madam President, I would like to take up some points made by Mr Dell'Alba and also say something about Wednesday's sitting.

I would like to take up the issue of public participation, which Mrs Mann and Mrs Lucas have just mentioned.

But I am sure she would also agree that there is a significant minority who take a completely opposite view.

It is important that the Council and the Convention recognise that they have to take this political decision.

That is why we recognise that negotiations are likely to take 10 or 15 years.

It is right to take this approach, for to act differently would mean recognising border changes imposed by force.

However, we have to be realistic and we should take the improvements that are now on offer.

The one thing the European Union cannot do is take NO for an answer.

I hope you will take this point on board and reject any such procedure in future.

I can accept Amendment No 9 to the extent that I can take up the reference to the new framework regulation.

We will assess this proposal and I am sure we will take on board the sense of it.

It is intended to be for their benefit, and we hope they will take this on board with gratitude.

Nevertheless, I feel that it was a good decision for us to take on these responsibilities.

We can accept it, but we should not take halfway measures.

Anyway, in 1992, the Mujahideen took all Afghanistan.

What are the obstacles that make it more difficult to take up a job in another EU country?

All the same, we have to take it that this ban is not always obeyed.

Then I can take back No 1 and we could then vote jointly on No 11.

That is something we must consider when we take measures to combat the problems caused by noise.

further stage in the development can take place.

It is a global task, for which Europe must take its share of the responsibility.

We take note of what you say, which will be dealt with in the appropriate manner.

But you don't get to start on step three, until you take step one first: I can.

Are you prepared to take the necessary unpopular political decisions, Mr Barroso?

I have not received this document, but I take it that what you say is true.

to take in

Aung San Suu Kyi, who was awarded the European Parliament's Sakharov prize, has called on the EU take this action.

The Commission has taken note of your question, to which you will receive a reply.

It would take far too long to discuss each individual amendment in detail.

If not, the EU liberalisation of the motor car sector will take longer.

As a consequence of the decision you have taken, the vote should not take so long tomorrow.

It may take as long as ten years to resolve the argument completely.

to take the bull by the horns

We take the interinstitutional agreement extremely seriously.

It is men who are the perpetrators of violence against women and men have to take this seriously.

I welcome the fact that the Commission has taken an initiative to tackle this problem.

They take the thing you love the most, and then they use it against you.

We must therefore be seen to take strong measures to tackle the problem.

Can you feel that you just want to take these guys and wring their necks?

We need to have a policy to address these questions and to take them forward.

Health warnings will take up 40 % of the front of the packet and 50 % of the back.

Mr Varela Suanzes-Carpegna will take the floor as a replacement for the rapporteur, Mr Cunha, who has been called away to attend to other

I know France is part of the troika and will be taking up the presidency in July.

The European Union has certain values, which make it difficult for it to accept some countries taking on particular responsibilities.

I am also delighted to have this last opportunity to deal with Mr Liikanen in his present role, before the metamorphosis which will have taken him, the day after tomorrow to a new post.

It is because we take our relationship with Russia so seriously that these issues matter.

And some of the reason for that is that people take what happens to them extremely personally.

The Heads of State must take the situation seriously.

We will take it as a salutary warning, I think, for the rest of our conference this week.