approve

The opposite of rejecting an action is approving it.
L'inverse du rejet d'une action est son approbation.
Today, our European Parliament is approving a very important decision on strengthening minimum income throughout the European Union.
Aujourd'hui, notre Parlement européen approuve une décision très importante sur le renforcement du revenu minimum au sein de l'Union européenne.
After the Hungarian Parliament ratified it in the dark, the European Parliament is approving a text it has not read.
Après le parlement hongrois qui ratifie à l'aveuglette, le Parlement européen approuve un texte qu'il n'a pas lu.
We must draw express attention to that, or else people will think that all we are doing is approving the common position.
Nous devons absolument attirer l'attention sur ce fait, sans quoi les citoyens penseront que nous nous bornons à approuver la position commune.
It is easier to arrive at such a balance when one is approving a political resolution, since in that instance one is working solely with words.
Il est plus facile de parvenir à un tel équilibre lorsqu’on approuve une résolution politique puisque, dans ce cas de figure, on ne travaille qu’avec des mots.
The truth about this vote is that Europe is approving a provision on patenting in the field of biotechnology because the United States and Japan have similar legislation.
La vérité de ce vote est que l'Europe approuve une disposition sur le brevet dans le domaine des biotechnologies parce que les Etats-Unis et le Japon possèdent déjà une réglementation semblable.
At the International Journalists' Day on 3 May, the European Parliament is approving rules that will close off access to a large number of documents from the EU.
Le Parlement européen adoptera le 3 mai, c'est-à-dire la journée internationale des journalistes, des règles qui permettront d'occulter un grand nombre de documents émanant de l'UE.
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