Translation of "non-dangerous thing " (English → French) :

Europe is in danger of appearing to lack legitimacy amongst the workers, because they are seeing two very dangerous things simultaneously, Commissioner.

He said, ‘That is a very dangerous thing to do. You heard what they said on the radio’.

Worse still, it is a very dangerous thing to do because when people realise that voting in general elections can change nothing – because the power has been given away – what are they left with?

In deciding whether to issue an export licence the authorities would have regard to a stated set of criteria, which includes such things as compliance with the international commitments of the Member States; respect for human rights in the country of final destination; the domestic situation in the country of final destination; the behaviour of the buyer country with regard to the international community, especially its attitude to terrorism; and any danger that the goods may be diverted within the buyer country or that any undesirable re-export may take place.

A hasty decision now could lead to difficulties, disillusion and resentmentBut the important thing is to avoid confusion between the Community's plans for further integration and our neighbours' hopes and expectations. We must avoid any misunderstandings arising from disenchantment as the people of Eastern Europe face the difficulties of economic reform, the problems of adjusting to democracy and the dangers of social disintegration.

But if things reach the stage where politics no longer inspires confidence, or where its credibility is undermined by its powerlessness in the face of problems such as unemployment and crime, that is dangerous for the cohesion of our societies.