German-English translations for gegebenheit

actual fact
condition
us
Certainly, enlargement could prove to be an opportunity for Europe, but the condition for this is that we have to adapt the decision-making process to this new order. Die Erweiterung kann sich zwar als Chance für Europa erweisen, aber die Voraussetzung dafür ist, daß wir die Entscheidungsprozesse an diese neue Gegebenheit anpassen. Environmental protection is a condition for sustainability. What other planets might have the right conditions for life? The union had a dispute over sick time and other conditions of employmentMy aunt couldnt walk up the stairs in her condition