de façon déplorable

Certes, il faut faire quelque chose pour améliorer les transports ferroviaires, qui fonctionnent de façon déplorable.
The railways, which, sad to say, work poorly, must of course be improved.
A ce stade, je voudrais rappeler un point qui a déjà été souligné à maintes reprises et sur lequel la Commission a également attiré l'attention à juste titre : loin d'augmenter, la compétitivité européenne diminue de façon déplorable.
I would remind you here of a point that has often been made, and is rightly referred to time and again by the Commission: Europe's competitiveness is, unfortunately, declining rather than increasing.
Je pense que les autorités ont abordé ce problème de façon déplorable.
I think the authorities have dreadfully approached this issue.
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