Translate the following English sentence to French:
"It goes without saying that permanently high rates of growth are the sine qua non for improving the employment situation and strengthening the competitiveness of Europe in the global economy."
Il serait superflu de rappeler que des performances de ce genre, constituent d' une part la condition pour l' amélioration de la situation en matière d' emploi, et d'autre part consolident la position concurrentielle de l' Europe au sein l' économie mondiale.