"tejemanejes" in English

I find the goings-on in this sensitive area scarcely credible.

if they find out about the dodgy dealings he's involved in, they'll throw him out

I need only mention the most recent goings on in the European Statistical Office, EUROSTAT.

if they find out about the underhand dealings he's involved in, they'll throw him out

no shady business or underhand dealings, everything's to be above board

I would like us to guard against this kind of legal jiggery-pokery and nonsense for three reasons.

In order to understand the seriousness of the situation, let us recall what this wheeler-dealing with food has served up for us.

it's anybody's guess what he's mixed up in!

his underhand scheming ways

by devious means

We must serve the interests of future generations, and not think only of contemporary political wheeling and dealing, elections and referendums.

In other words, the Council’s wheeling and dealingwith authorities that infringe legislation, and vice versa, continues without any democratic scrutiny.

When we express criticism of such goings-on, that has nothing – nothing whatever – to do with anti-Americanism; on the contrary, it is our duty to do so.

Nonetheless, besides these almost minor points - what I was almost going to call 'the small print' - I seriously wonder about the philosophy behind these programmes.

Nonetheless, besides these almost minor points - what I was almost going to call 'the small print ' - I seriously wonder about the philosophy behind these programmes.

The fact that Parliament and the Council have reached an agreement in the course of the first reading entails, in this case, losses for both Parliament and the industry.

I would therefore express the wish that the Conference of Presidents' meetings be made public in future, so that we can avoid the underhand scheming that we are witnessing at the moment.