"hacer grandes esfuerzos" in English

All the EU Member States face having to make huge fiscal efforts and economies.

Rising to the Asian challenge places great demands on our businesses and workers.

In parallel, major efforts must be made to ensure that our energy is used more efficiently.

But the Council does not seem to be making much effort to find some form of dialogue.

They want to become part of the European family and are ready to make a great deal of effort to accomplish that.

We should also acknowledge that European producers have significantly contributed to the change by relocating their production to Asia in quite a number of cases.

We have therefore made great efforts again this year to improve the quality of the annual activity reports of Commission directorates-general.

It is to be regretted, though, that all of them need to make greater efforts in such important areas as financial management and financial control.

The fact is that we have, ever since 2003, been working very hard to stabilise Iraq, and we have spent to date EUR513million in doing so.

The Albanian political elite has to make greater efforts to combat corruption and pave the way for economic, political and legal development.

The fact is that we have, ever since 2003, been working very hard to stabilise Iraq, and we have spent to date EUR 513 million in doing so.

We must therefore work hard to achieve satisfactory levels of availability of children's services, beginning with services for children aged under three.

I would like to thank the Luxembourg Presidency, because this issue has not been easy; it has taken a lot of effort and has required the force of a united Europe.

The proposal affects small hauliers in particular and those companies which do not always have the possibility of introducing new equipment without high costs.

At a time when Europe is going through a difficult period where public opinion is concerned, we must make great efforts to be more effective in the fight against fraud.

However, we have to devote our considerable energies to matters that affect the security of our citizens, such as crime prevention, at European Union level.

It is a bitter pill to swallow for these countries, which have dreamed of Europe for half a century, to be told that accession must wait and that a good deal of effort is needed on their part.