poisoned chalice

The token gesture that has been made to the trades unions in Germany because their influence is decreasing, is a poisoned chalice.
La perche que l'on tend aux syndicats en Allemagne, parce que leur influence décline, est empoisonnée.
We will therefore have to give our verdict on the raw text, that is to say on Mrs de Palacio’s ‘legacy’ text – the poisoned chalice she bestowed on the European Commission.
Nous aurons donc à nous prononcer sur le texte brut, c’est-à-dire sur le texte testamentaire de Mme Loyola de Palacio, son cadeau empoisonné à la Commission européenne.
James Galbraith confirmed in his book Welcome to the Poisoned Chalice: The Destruction of Greece and the Future of Europe published in 2016 that he had supported George Papandreou, Prime Minister of the Greek Government who introduced the first memorandum in May 2010.
James Galbraith, comme il le confirme dans un livre publié en 2016, avait apporté son soutien à Georges Papandréou, le Premier ministre du gouvernement qui avait introduit le premier mémorandum en mai 2010.
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