Je was op zoek naar: he sank to the bottom and stayed there (Deens - Engels)

et "race to the bottom" hjælper ingen.
a "race to the bottom" will help no one.

realiteterne tvinger os til harmonisering af lovgivningen for at undgå et race to the bottom.
the reality of the situation is compelling us to bring about substantive harmonisation of legislation in order to prevent a" race to the bottom".

i sådanne tilfælde dukker skræmmebilledet altid op om et race to the bottom, det vil sige en forringelse af kvaliteten.
in these cases, as always, the scaremongers talk of a race to the bottom or, in other words, a decline in quality.

tværtimod, hvis vi da har brug for en mai, skal det være en, som gør en ende på det race to the bottom i konkurrencen om de laveste sociale og økologiske standarder.
on the contrary, if we want an mai at all, it should be one that halts the'race to the bottom ' in competing for the lowest social and environmental standards.

eØsu fremhæver sociale standarders vigtige rolle for sikring af en høj kvalitet af patientpleje og patientsikkerhed og afviser klart alle forsøg på at lempe disse standarder (intet "race to the bottom").
the eesc underscores the key role of social standards in ensuring a high quality of patient care and patient safety, and is unequivocally opposed to any attempt to undermine these (no race to the bottom).

3.13.2 de demografiske forandringer, der resulterer i færre unge på arbejdsmarkedet, må ikke resultere i, at kvalifikations- og lønniveauet falder (race to the bottom).
3.13.2 demographic change, which is leading to a shortage of new staff, must not lead to the level of skills and wages being lowered (race to the bottom).

når det gælder skattekonkurrence, skal det desuden slås fast, at man i virkeligheden ikke ser det race to the bottom, nemlig det kapløb efter lave skatter, som mange ofte frygter, fordi de er bange for, at staten kommer til at mangle de nødvendige ressourcer.
moreover, in connection with tax competition, it should be reiterated that in reality there is no sign of any'race to the bottom ', that fall in tax revenue that many often dread, fearing that there might be a shortfall in the resources needed by the state.

1.7 eØsu fremhæver den vigtige rolle som sociale standarder spiller for sikring af en høj kvalitet, hvad angår patientpleje og patientsikkerhed og afviser klart alle forsøg på at lempe disse standarder (intet "race to the bottom").
1.7 the eesc underscores the key role of social standards in ensuring a high quality of patient care and patient safety, and is unequivocally opposed to any attempt to undermine these (no race to the bottom).

3.13.2 nødvendigheden af at gennemføre besparelser i sundhedsvæsenet og de demografiske forandringer, der resulterer i færre unge på arbejdsmarkedet, må ikke resultere i, at kvalifikations- og lønniveauet falder (race to the bottom).
3.13.2 the need to cut costs in healthcare, together with demographic change, which is generating a shortage of new staff, must not lead to a lowering of the level of skills and wages (race to the bottom).