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Nous avions prévenu que la décision prise à Helsinki ne contribuerait pas à la démocratisation, mais qu' au contraire, elle enhardirait le régime.
We warned that the decision taken in Helsinki would help not to democratise but to embolden the regime.
À l'époque nous avions prévenu, à la lumière du Conseil européen de Séville, du danger de faire dépendre la coopération au développement de la répression de l'immigration de la part des autorités des pays où elle se manifeste.
At the time of the Seville European Council, we warned of the danger of making cooperation for development conditional upon the control of immigration on the part of the countries in which it is generated.
Nous vous avions prévenu dès le départ : en politique comme en diplomatie, on n'obtient pas ce que l'on mérite, on n'obtient que ce qu'on a négocié.
Didn't we share that golden rule with you at the start of the process to warn you what it would look like?
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