adopt a position

This is a difficult issue on which to adopt a position.

But again, you have adopted a position on that one.

There are a number of countries which really had not adopted a position on this issue before.

The Commission has not yet adopted a position on this question.

So how can the Commission adopt a position since we have not yet received any response.

Once they have done so, we shall adopt a position on the matter.

We first have to look at the proposal and then adopt a position.

Clearly, therefore, we must also adopt a position on this issue at European level.

Then the Commission can adopt a position, and not the other way round.

We are also adopting a position on a standard for good agricultural practice.

That is exactly why we are aiming to adopt a position today.

The Council should have adopted a position on this proposal by the end of 1996.

- Adopting a position he most certainly doesn't believe in.

The report also adopts a position on the Commission's budget.

It's not that he adopts a position I disagree with.

Associations, organizations and a number of regions have already adopted a position.

You showed no hesitation in promptly adopting a position on the matter.

He had not yet adopted a position of unequivocal hostility.

In fact, I mentioned that we tried to adopt a position using a nuanced approach.

It is not easy for the Members of this House to adopt a position.

We believe that Parliament should adopt a position offering a better guarantee here.

As we understand it, in Parliament she adopted a position contrary to yours.

'That's why we haven't adopted a position of being wholly for or against it.

We believe that it is up to the government of each Member State to adopt a position on this issue.

We are now at the stage of the legislative procedure where Parliament has adopted a position on this issue.