they were binding
-attachaient
Past progressive they conjugation of bind.
Some States do not even wish to accept the indicative targets, so there is no way they would accept targets if they were binding.
Plusieurs États ne veulent déjà pas accepter les objectifs indicatifs, et il n'y aurait donc aucune chance qu'ils acceptent des objectifs contraignants.
Mr President, the report contains proposals which, if they were binding, might go some way towards reducing the difficulties that we are experiencing with family reunification.
Monsieur le Président, le rapport contient des propositions qui, si elles étaient contraignantes, pourraient réduire un peu les difficultés du regroupement familial.
Quality jobs, health care, housing and education are indeed basic rights, which, if they were binding upon employers and states, would be able to offer protection against social exclusion.
Un travail de qualité, des soins, le logement ou l'éducation sont effectivement des droits élémentaires qui, s'ils étaient contraignants pour les employeurs et les États, pourraient protéger de l'exclusion sociale.
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