opposer

Je regrette que certains membres du Conseil aient opposé une telle résistance à une concurrence accrue.
I am sorry that we had such resistance to more competition from certain members of the Council.
Malheureusement, il n'y a guère que l'Italie et la Commission qui aient opposé leur veto aux propositions nordiques portant sur des règles de navigation plus claires dans cette partie de l'UE aussi.
Unfortunately, it was only Italy and the Commission that opposed the Nordic proposals concerning clearer shipping rules in this part of the EU too.
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