Translation of "Coûts additionnels à long terme " (French → English) :

(28a) In order to better evaluate the total cost of a product, service or work being tendered, including their long term operational cost, the total cost over the useful life-cycle of the product, service or work being tendered should be taken into account wherever appropriate during the procurement, by using a cost effectiveness approach such as life-cycle costing when pursuing procurement based on the most economically advantageous tender award criterion.

BNetzA proposes to use the Long-Run Average Incremental Cost+ (LRAIC+) method of calculation, whereas the Commission recommends the Bottom Up Long-Run Average Incremental Cost (pure BU-LRIC) approach.

25. Calls on the Commission and Council to ensure that policy guidance for fiscal consolidation and structural reforms is consistent with the EU 2020 strategy for growth and jobs; considers that, in defining and implementing the Annual Sustainable Growth Guidelines, the Union must take into account developments in micro-financial legislation, in particular prudential regulation, and long-term investment stimulating sustainable competitiveness, growth and job creation; considers that an impact assessment should also be conducted on the possible long-term costs of non-action by the Member States to implement EU 2020 strategy targets and ...[+++]structural reforms;

In a letter sent to the Italian telecoms regulator (AGCOM), the European Commission agrees with AGCOM`s general approach to base wholesale prices for access to Telecom Italia`s network on a costing model which mimics costs incurred by an efficient operator managing a newly built copper network in a competitive market - i.e. Bottom Up Long Run Incremental Costs, BU-LRIC.

Throughout the discussions the ACP countries have made the case for a gradual price cut, an end to dumping and for additional long-term funding to help them deal with what is a drastic reform.

Even though, in the long run, the kinds of things you talked about clearly would have a better long-term cost benefit, how do you get around dealing with the short-term problem to put some resources into the long-term problem?