toucher

Nous touchions au but.
We were this close.
Monsieur le Président, il aura fallu bien des années pour en arriver au débat de ce soir sur le rapport Rothley et il est vraiment à espérer que nous touchions bientôt au but.
Mr President, after so many years we have come as far as this evening's debate on the Rothley report, in the sincere hope that we are approaching the beginning of the end.
Il est possible que nous touchions là à un sujet de clivage entre la droite et la gauche de cet hémicycle.
It is possible that this is a subject that divides right from left in this Parliament.
Les pensions ne sont-elles pas un bien de consommation ? Monsieur Fatuzzo, a-t-il ajouté, je voudrais que fassiez en sorte que nous touchions nos pensions, vite et à temps."
Or maybe pensioners are not consumer goods? I would like you, Mr Fatuzzo," he added, "to ensure that we receive our pensions quickly and on time".
Car si cet accord, adopté par le sommet, est valable, de quel droit le Conseil vient-il nous dire « pour que nous touchions pas aux fonds structurels, vous accepterez une diminution de 550 millions des dépenses agricoles » ?
Because, if this agreement, which was a summit agreement, is in force, then why did the Council tell us that to prevent the structural funds being affected we must accept a reduction in agricultural expenditure of around ECU 550 million'?
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