The result was a sequence of innovative but unpopular financial measures.

But this is an unpopular measure with agents, who will need much convincing.

But they may not have a strong enough political will, the discipline or the mandate to carry out unpopular measures.

She managed to improve the financial and social situation by taking some unpopular measures, but always with respect for the parliamentary rules of the city.

"Strict and unpopular measures will have to be taken," he said.

But as one of his advisers said at a press conference, "It takes a popular government to impose unpopular measures."

Kempfer was criticized for her support of the unpopular measure.

People will be disappointed, and moreover we are bound to take unpopular measures.

This is all the more true in that the Member States themselves will still have to take a number of unpopular measures.

The decision today reflects the Government's frustration in trying to win approval for unpopular economic measures.