• BRUSSELS (AP) - Asylum applications in the European Union continued to rise in the first half of 2023 following a major hike last year, pressuring limited hosting capacities and moving the issue up the political agenda in many nations. (kfor.com)
  • Consequently, FEPS and Plataforma CIPÓ hosted the meeting: "Brazil-European Union: Parliamentarians' exchange on how to strengthen cooperation on the climate and sustainable development agendas," at FEPS' headquarters in Brussels on 17 July 2023. (feps-europe.eu)
  • I had planned to start my secondment right after the Istanbul regional workshop at the beginning of the New Year in 2023, but due to the late opening of the financing, I could only start from February 12th. (lu.se)
  • For example, the European Union's legislation aimed at prohibiting the imports of products associated with deforestation, which will come into force in 2024, will require robust adaptations by business sectors in commodity producing countries, including Brazil. (feps-europe.eu)
  • The European External Action Service (EEAS) is the European Union's diplomatic service. (europa.eu)
  • Last month Austrian presidential hopeful Norbert Hofer narrowly missed out on becoming the European Union's first far-right head of state. (express.co.uk)
  • 00:05:08 In that regard we welcome the European Council's statement of solidarity today, committing to contributing the European Union's share of funding to the ACT Accelerator. (bvsalud.org)
  • My research is on the European Union's normative power in planetary politics, examining the symbioses between planetary society, economy, ecology, conflict, and polity. (lu.se)
  • I have 30 years of research experience on the European Union's relations with Britain, Denmark, and Sweden. (lu.se)
  • The Commission has the right to propose new laws (the right of initiative), the Council of the European Union represents the elected member-state governments, the Parliament is elected by European citizens, and the Court of Justice is meant to uphold the rule of law and human rights. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 1693 William Penn, a Quaker from London who founded Pennsylvania in North America, argued that to prevent ongoing wars in Europe a "European dyet, or parliament" was needed. (wikipedia.org)
  • The financial package now heads to the European Parliament for approval. (scrippsnews.com)
  • The event brought together progressive Brazilian parliamentarians and members of the European Parliament. (feps-europe.eu)
  • The earlier decision to suspend any contacts with top Belarusian officials was also confirmed.Last week, the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for immediate sanctions against the Belarusian leadership. (rt.com)
  • A year later, Prilepin's party merged with the nationalist A Just Russia party that has seats in the parliament. (pressherald.com)
  • The voters will decide if they want several parties involved in a government, and in recent weeks the polls have been moving more in favour of the 2 largest parties.We have had a Parliament for the last 5 years where neither major party had a majority. (johnredwoodsdiary.com)
  • In Mar., 1990, the Lithuanian parliament declared independence from the Soviet Union. (infoplease.com)
  • Sajudis, a non-Communist coalition, won control of the Lithuanian parliament, and Vytautas Landsbergis became Lithuania's president. (infoplease.com)
  • Parliament speaker Arturas Paulauskas became acting president. (infoplease.com)
  • The election was called after opposition parties in parliament blocked the AK Party's nominee for the post of president, causing political deadlock. (bbc.co.uk)
  • The deadlock in parliament emerged when the AKP tried to nominate Abdullah Gul, a former foreign minister, for the post of president - traditionally a secular figurehead for the republic. (bbc.co.uk)
  • Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products and repealing Directive 2001/37/EC (OJ L 127/1, 29. (who.int)
  • Prilepin became a supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2014 after Putin illegally annexed the Crimean peninsula. (pressherald.com)
  • Understandably, Russian President Vladimir Putin asked himself: To what end, and for what beneficent purpose, was this doubling in size of an alliance that was formed to contain us, and, if necessary, fight a war against Mother Russia? (buchanan.org)
  • I hesitate to even call this news because it was so pre-determined, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has won the Russian presidential election over the weekend. (wmfe.org)
  • Brussels, 15 September 1997 (RFE/RL) -- There's an anecdote circulating in Brussels about a visit to Moscow by officials of the European Commission soon after the collapse of the Soviet Union. (rferl.org)
  • The Soviet Union considered the Plan as an attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of the participating states and refused the plan. (bis.org)
  • In April 1948, the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between Finland and the Soviet Union was signed and it set up the framework for the Finnish relations to the Soviet Union and sometimes even beyond that for about 40 years. (bis.org)
  • The Soviet Union responded with an oil embargo and troop actions in which civilians were killed. (infoplease.com)
  • A referendum on independence passed in Feb., 1991, and Lithuania's independence was recognized by the Soviet Union on Sept. 6, 1991. (infoplease.com)
  • Western recognition of Estonia's legal independence was a key source of strength for the republic in its struggle with the Soviet Union. (countrystudies.us)
  • During 1990-91 Estonia undertook a vigorous lobbying campaign on behalf of international support for its bid for independence from the Soviet Union. (countrystudies.us)
  • He has been reporting on Europe and the former Soviet Union for the past two decades. (wmfe.org)
  • On March 8th, we decided to go to Karlovy Vary, a famous spa city with mineral waters, which was especially famous in the Soviet Union, where only communist party bosses and their families could afford it. (lu.se)
  • Chinese President Xi Jinping is eyeing to secure a third term in office. (ndtv.com)
  • As Chinese President Xi Jinping is eyeing to secure a third term in office, his political opponents are challenging this bid of the President at a time when his much-criticized strict "Zero-COVID" policies have brought the entire nation to the brink of economic collapse. (ndtv.com)
  • And it's true that Putin really admires Chinese President Xi Jinping. (wmfe.org)
  • Among them will be Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky - all expected on the first day. (smh.com.au)
  • President Biden reiterated travel warnings to U.S. citizens on Monday after the release of five American prisoners from Iran. (yahoo.com)
  • Joe Biden recently singled out European nationalists when slamming Trump's foreign policy. (wunc.org)
  • Krastev, the political scientist, says Orban is already casting Biden as part of the liberal elite he's vilified for years. (wunc.org)
  • The tough sanctions that former president Trump slapped on Iran are still in place and President Biden has a few options to use them to bring Iran back to the nuclear deal. (wunc.org)
  • I mean, Putin has sort of a reverse narrative from what people hear in the U.S. or in Europe. (wmfe.org)
  • Could Putin run again and go beyond the six-year term? (wmfe.org)
  • His advisors patiently explained the basics about the Brussels-based body, which is now the European Union. (rferl.org)
  • After years of ignorance and indifference, Moscow is waking up to the importance of Brussels. (rferl.org)
  • In July, Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin visited Brussels and met European Commission President Jacques Santer. (rferl.org)
  • We realize that European integration is a fact and will continue to deepen,' explains one Russian diplomat here in Brussels. (rferl.org)
  • The Ukrainian (top) and European Union flags fly on poles in Kyiv on Thursday ahead of an EU summit in Brussels considering Ukraine's candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc. (ksmu.org)
  • Le Pen - who has vowed to visit the UK to campaign for a vote to Leave in this month's EU referendum and wants France to quit Brussels and the Euro - is also ahead of popular former President Nicolas Sarkozy. (express.co.uk)
  • of the Neuroscience Panel at the European Research Council in Brussels in 2007-2010. (lu.se)
  • President Trump. (ucsb.edu)
  • Not long ago, President Trump pointed to Harley-Davidson Inc. as an example of what was going to go right for manufacturing in America. (latimes.com)
  • Citing tariffs tied to escalating tension between Trump and the European Union, the motorcycle maker will further retrench its U.S. operations. (latimes.com)
  • A year after Trump pulled the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership in January 2017, Harley announced it would close its factory in Kansas City and consolidate production in York, Pa. (latimes.com)
  • Trump hosted Chief Executive Matt Levatich and other Harley executives and union leaders for a White House listening session in February 2017 and hailed the motorcycle maker as "a true American icon" and "one of the greats. (latimes.com)
  • These doubts became firmly established, when Donald Trump was elected President and promptly withdrew from TPP, three days after he had taken office in January 2017. (theglobalist.com)
  • This brings us to the election of President Donald Trump in November 2016 on an openly anti-globalization platform. (theglobalist.com)
  • Europe's populists have few friends within the European Union, but they have found a natural ally in President Trump, who shares their disdain for immigration, the independent media and dissent. (wunc.org)
  • He calls Trump a friend and predicts the president will be reelected. (wunc.org)
  • JOANNA KAKISSIS, BYLINE: Viktor Orban was the only European Union leader who endorsed Donald Trump back in 2016. (wunc.org)
  • U.S. President Barack Obama commended the transition, acclaiming the 'new beginning' for Yemen. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • So did President Obama. (thoughtcatalog.com)
  • From my perspective here in the UK, President Obama is doing a much better job than George W Bush particularly with his approach to foreign policy and healthcare, so why is he being bashed so much on AB? (answerbag.com)
  • 1 . Obama is trying to turn America into a European Union style country. (answerbag.com)
  • F rom my perspective here in the deep south, President Obama has driven the United States to the brink of bankruptcy. (answerbag.com)
  • For example, today's headlines quote President Obama 'Whitehouse predicts huge deficits. (answerbag.com)
  • In February, he won a case of beer from President Obama when Canada's ice hockey team beat the U.S. team to win the gold medal in the Winter Olympics with a score of 3-2. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • The arrival of the Obama Administration brought an eight-year pause to the downward shift in the globalization trend. (theglobalist.com)
  • While Barack Obama was President, the biggest blow to globalization occurred in Europe via the public's reaction in late 2015 and thereafter to the flood of refugees fleeing conflicts in the Middle East. (theglobalist.com)
  • Center-right Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades won a second five-year term in 2018. (heritage.org)
  • The results of President Trump's tax cuts can be seen in our Nation's business environment, as American companies start investing once again," the White House said in a post that the president's @POTUS account retweeted to 23.5 million followers. (latimes.com)
  • European diplomats say Aleksandr Lukashenko and about 160 officials will be denied entry to the EU, and any bank accounts they may have in Europe will be frozen.The sanctions will apply to all officials connected with repressions against opposition activists following the December 19 presidential elections in Belarus. (rt.com)
  • If Lukashenko releases those detained, the Europeans may lift their sanctions. (rt.com)
  • It's - his narrative is that Russia is actually not doing all that bad, especially considering all the sanctions that the U.S. and Europe have imposed after the annexation of Crimea. (wmfe.org)
  • We have reached a deal on the recovery package and the European budget for 2021-2027. (scrippsnews.com)
  • Established by the U.N. General Assembly in 1991, the U.N. Register requests that countries produce official reports of their arms imports and exports each year. (ipsnews.net)
  • After 1991 Estonia worked to maintain that relationship and integrate with European political institutions as a further safeguard against potential threats from Russia. (countrystudies.us)
  • 2005). Prevalence of mental disorders in AjzenI(1991).Thetheoryofplannedbehav- agnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental the Zurich Cohort Study: a twenty year ior. (who.int)
  • Besides losing the important financial benefits of the Plan, Finland also could not join the Organization for European Economic Cooperation ( OEEC ). (bis.org)
  • This context, which is also marked by growing tensions between the United States and China, reinforces the strategic value of strengthening cooperation among partners from different regions, such as Brazil and the European Union (EU), who aim to develop more effective responses to global challenges while also advancing common interests. (feps-europe.eu)
  • As both actors seek to accelerate the transition to more sustainable economies, including to fulfill commitments such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement, it becomes ever more important to elevate the cooperation between Brazil and Europe on issues related to climate, environment and sustainability more broadly. (feps-europe.eu)
  • The event marked the launch of our policy brief ' Lula's new government ', produced in collaboration with Plataforma CIPÓ , on perspectives for cooperation between Brazil and Europe and was followed by a standing dinner. (feps-europe.eu)
  • Cooperation with the European Union included significant economic aid as well as talks on a free-trade agreement. (countrystudies.us)
  • After Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania had joined both the EU and NATO, the need to promote a Central and Eastern European identity and cooperation is superseded by the wish to be associated with other regional identities, such as Baltic, Nordic or Western European. (lu.se)
  • Today I held a meeting on Ukraine's integration with the European Union and NATO. (president.gov.ua)
  • If Russia and Ukraine reached a ceasefire and a truce, would the EU and NATO nations of Europe not swiftly stand down themselves, rather than keep the Ukrainian resistance fighting? (buchanan.org)
  • Climate change and environmental degradation are an existential threat to Europe and the world. (europa.eu)
  • At this point countries in crisis account for about a third of the euro area's G.D.P., so the common European currency itself is under existential threat. (theeconomiccollapseblog.com)
  • Last year, he was sanctioned by the European Union for his support of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. (pressherald.com)
  • The deputy chair of Russia's Security Council, former President Dmitry Medvedev blamed "Nazi extremists" in a telegram he sent to Prilepin. (pressherald.com)
  • The 67th edition of the musical festival was held in the 'City of Pop' on behalf of Ukraine, last year's winner, which was unable to host this year because of Russia's invasion. (yahoo.com)
  • European Union leaders approved Ukraine's candidacy to join the 27-nation bloc . (ksmu.org)
  • The EU's legal foundations are the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, currently unanimously agreed on by the governments of 27 member states. (wikipedia.org)
  • Wikisource has original text related to this article: Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Democratic ideals of integration for international and European nations are as old as the modern nation state. (wikipedia.org)
  • The French diplomat, Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, who worked negotiating the Treaty of Utrecht at the end of the War of Spanish Succession proposed, through "Perpetual Union", "an everlasting peace in Europe", a project taken up by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Immanuel Kant after him. (wikipedia.org)
  • World War I devastated Europe's society and economy, and the Versailles Treaty failed to establish a workable international system in the League of Nations, any European integration, and imposed punishing terms of reparation payments for the losing countries. (wikipedia.org)
  • Also, the Council of Europe, formed by the Treaty of London 1949, adopted a European Convention on Human Rights, overseen by a new transnational court in Strasbourg in 1950. (wikipedia.org)
  • The treaty has provisions for changing it, for adaption, at least six years after entry into force. (ipsnews.net)
  • Van Rompuy was elected as the first full-time president of the European Council last year under the Lisbon Treaty. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • The increase of asylum seekers and other migrants is an increasingly divisive issue in many European nations, pitting those who say that more should be turned away at borders against those who feel the continent should continue to welcome those fleeing persecution. (kfor.com)
  • Mr President, I don't hide from you that I consider the European Borders and Coast Guard one of my key proposals, an essential element of a comprehensive migration policy. (europa.eu)
  • While Germany welcomed over one million people in 2015 and received the refugees initially with very open arms, if not outright enthusiasm, other European democracies acted more soberly and decided to start closing their borders. (theglobalist.com)
  • According to former diplomat and author Roger Garside, the Chinese president Xi's opponents are also taking advantage of the country's internal troubles to undermine him. (ndtv.com)
  • The EU is preparing to make a final decision and ban the Belarusian president and the country's top officials from entering its member states. (rt.com)
  • Valdas Adamkus, an emigrant from the United States, was elected president in 1998, but lost in a runoff in 2002 to Liberal Democratic party candidate Rolandas Paksas. (infoplease.com)
  • This latest move is in keeping with Harley's past decisions to open plants outside of North America," President Robert Martinez Jr. said in an emailed statement. (latimes.com)
  • Responsibility for this and other terrorist acts lies not only with the Ukrainian authorities but with their Western patrons, in the first place, the United States, who since the coup d'etat of February 2014 have painstakingly nurtured the anti-Russian neo-Nazi project in Ukraine," the ministry said, referring to the 2014 uprising in Kyiv that forced the Russia-friendly president to flee. (pressherald.com)
  • meanwhile, there were massive deportations of intellectuals and farmers to European Russia, Central Asia, and Siberia. (infoplease.com)
  • Growing instability in Russia and Western attempts to placate Russian nationalism left Estonia anxious for greater European security guarantees but wary of being squeezed again in great-power politics. (countrystudies.us)
  • He is now set to rule Russia for another six years and, who knows, maybe longer depending on what happens. (wmfe.org)
  • This year, the United States and Poland are celebrating 100 years of Poland regaining its independence and nearly 100 years of U.S.-Polish diplomatic ties. (ucsb.edu)
  • In 1992, the Democratic Labor (formerly the Communist) party defeated Sajudis, and Algirdas Brazauskas, a former Communist, was elected president in 1993. (infoplease.com)
  • Estonia's greatest foreign policy success came in May 1993 with its admission to the Council of Europe. (countrystudies.us)
  • The European Union Agency for Asylum said applications in the 27-nation bloc plus Switzerland and Norway rose 28% in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year. (kfor.com)
  • The move follows a decision late last year by an EU court to annul an EU-Morocco trade deal. (africanews.com)
  • Last year, they gave one to the European Union. (thoughtcatalog.com)
  • A complete list of the "official attendees" of the Bilderberg Group from last year can be found right here . (activistpost.com)
  • Its score is 0.6 point worse than last year. (heritage.org)
  • Melania and I are deeply grateful for the incredible welcome the President and Mrs. Duda gave us in Warsaw, Poland, last year. (ucsb.edu)
  • Last year, the United States was proud to send its first export of LNG to Poland, and soon, our nations will launch a high-level diplomatic exchange on energy security. (ucsb.edu)
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was barred from addressing worldwide viewers - who numbered 160 million last year - by contest organiser the European Broadcasting Union. (yahoo.com)
  • Last year, the president invited Orban to the White House and called him a great leader. (wunc.org)
  • On Twitter , President of the European Council, Charles Michel wrote, 'We did it! (scrippsnews.com)
  • Our future is together," tweeted European Council President Charles Michel. (ksmu.org)
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits wounded Ukrainian soldiers at Staten Island University Hospital in New York on Monday. (smh.com.au)
  • Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu claimed on September 2 that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky planned the Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kherson Oblast solely to create an illusion among "Western curators" that Ukrainian forces can conduct an effective counteroffensive. (constantcontact.com)
  • 6] Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko claimed on September 1 that internal Ukrainian divisions will soon force the military conflict to end. (constantcontact.com)
  • Jakarta (AsiaNews/Agencies) Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono yesterday said he was optimistic about the prospects for peace talks with Aceh separatist rebels, but stressed Jakarta's line that the province remained part of Indonesia. (asianews.it)
  • Indonesia and representatives of the Free Aceh Movement will meet for a fifth round of peace talks on July 12 in Helsinki under the auspices of Finish President Martti Ahtisaari. (asianews.it)
  • The election officially ended the 33-year rule of Saleh, however many are concerned that he will maintain influence through his family network in leadership roles, and concerns were heightened as he announced his support for Hadi. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • France will elect its next president in a two-round election in April and May next year, with only the top two candidates progressing to the all-important run-off in the second round. (express.co.uk)
  • Cyprus is ranked 12th out of 44 countries in the Europe region, and its overall score is above the world and regional averages. (heritage.org)
  • My first secondment was in Prague, Czech Republic, at the Charles University Institute of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, from February 12th to March 31st this year. (lu.se)
  • Since 2011, the EEAS carries out the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy to promote peace, prosperity, security, and the interests of Europeans across the globe. (europa.eu)
  • The Moroccan government has frozen relations with the politico-economic bloc of Europe, the European Union (EU). (africanews.com)
  • It also set a $1 trillion budget for the bloc for the next seven years. (scrippsnews.com)
  • It was marked by the creation of the World Trade Organization, the emergence of Eastern European countries from the ashes of the Soviet bloc, the rise of China and the effective and globally coordinated responses to the Mexican peso crisis and the Asian financial crisis. (theglobalist.com)
  • A summit between President Yeltsin and the EU Presidency now looks on the cards for autumn. (rferl.org)
  • European Union leaders reached a deal on a $2.1 trillion budget and coronavirus recovery package Tuesday following a four-day summit. (scrippsnews.com)
  • Since the first CSDP missions and operations were launched back in 2003, the EU has undertaken over 37 overseas operations, using civilian and military missions and operations in several countries in Europe, Africa and Asia. (europa.eu)
  • Dengue Will 'Take Off' on Many Continents This Decade: WHO Dengue fever will become a major threat in the southern US, southern Europe, and new parts of Africa this decade, the WHO's chief scientist said, as warm temperatures create ideal conditions for spread. (medscape.com)
  • I instructed the Prime Minister to prepare the basis for raising the minimum wage in Ukraine in the first half of next year. (president.gov.ua)
  • Pam Minto, a 37-year-old support worker, said she hoped her city did Ukraine proud. (yahoo.com)
  • Ancient concepts of European unity were generally undemocratic, and founded on domination, like the Empire of Alexander the Great, the Roman Empire, or the Catholic Church controlled by the Pope in Rome. (wikipedia.org)
  • Not only is the center of political gravity shifting from Europe to Asia, European unity seems a thing of the past. (buchanan.org)
  • Although public debt is moderate compared to that of other European economies, growing public spending is eroding respect for the principle of limited government and limiting Cyprus's overall economic freedom. (heritage.org)
  • The EU promotes the approach of the European Green Deal of a just transition towards sustainable, resource-efficient and climate neutral economies and energy systems. (europa.eu)
  • I look forward to partnering with President Duda as we grow our economies together. (ucsb.edu)
  • Financial turmoil in Europe is no longer a problem of small, peripheral economies like Greece. (theeconomiccollapseblog.com)
  • The 46-nation Council of Europe, the continent's most important human rights organization, and aid groups condemned the move as reneging on international commitments. (kfor.com)
  • In the UN, Estonia would later find common ground with the East European countries as well as participate in the organization's various committees and auxiliary bodies, such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). (countrystudies.us)
  • A year later, the Estonian representative was elected to a one-year term as president of the organization. (countrystudies.us)
  • On July 9 the Organization of American States (OAS) held a meeting to discuss four European countries' refusal to let Bolivia's presidential plane enter their airspace. (dissidentvoice.org)
  • The poorest member of the EU, Lithuania experienced significant emigration to other EU nations in subsequent years, especially during the financial crisis of 2008-11. (infoplease.com)
  • Daniël Prins, chief of the Conventional Arms Branch at the U.N. Office for Disarmament Affairs, told IPS that "most countries in the world have at one time or another reported to the U.N. Register, but on a year on year basis we don't receive the complete picture. (ipsnews.net)
  • The European Union has Special Representatives in different countries and regions of the world. (europa.eu)
  • Brush up on your geography and finally learn what countries are in Eastern Europe with our maps. (infoplease.com)
  • Dubbed a "hostile act" by Bolivia, the OAS condemned the European countries' "actions that violate the basic rules and principles of international law such as the inviolability of Heads of State. (dissidentvoice.org)
  • Loreen is the only person after Ireland's Johnny Logan to win the contest twice, and her victory puts Sweden level with Ireland as the most successful Eurovision countries, 49 years after Abba's famous victory. (yahoo.com)
  • The increase will be greatest and most rapid in developing countries where the older population is expected to quadruple during the next 50 years. (who.int)
  • Just a few hours ago Cote d'Ivoire received its first doses and more doses will be shipped to more countries in the coming days and weeks as we move towards our target of starting vaccination in all countries within the first 100 days of the year. (bvsalud.org)
  • We must also remember that for more than a year now many countries have successfully prevented or controlled transmission without vaccines and with proven public health measures. (bvsalud.org)
  • R years), we excluded 13 who had an equivocal test re- ussia is one of the few countries to have pro- sult from analysis. (cdc.gov)
  • In the last 2 years, the Czech Republic has shown very good results in combating corruption according to the Transparency International CPI index and has been ranked in the same group of countries with low levels of corruption as Georgia (56 points, 42nd place) and Latvia (58 points, 39th place). (lu.se)
  • Klappenbach is the President Elect of the Interamerican Society of Psychology. (bvsalud.org)
  • The EU is equally split on the issue and never fully got to grips with a solution after well over 1 million migrants entered Europe in 2015, sparking one of the bloc's biggest crises. (kfor.com)
  • For two years, it was the coronavirus pandemic. (smh.com.au)
  • European citizens expect and deserve to live in a safe and stable environment. (europa.eu)
  • In 1517, the Protestant Reformation triggered a hundred years of crisis and instability. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the 1920's, for example, Finland followed the UK to the gold standard, and again followed the UK out when it had to leave the gold standard during the European currency crisis of 1931. (bis.org)
  • All over the world, the European External Action Service, in coordination with the European Union institutions, addresses EU foreign policy priorities, including civilian and military planning and crisis response. (europa.eu)
  • This current crisis comes at a time after years of conflict when there is now a real opportunity for peace in Yemen. (bvsalud.org)
  • The biggest state in the US has become a graveyard for Republican political candidates, including the President who was just too conservative for its voters. (kcrw.com)
  • After 8 years of being on the defense, some are enjoying going into attack mode. (answerbag.com)
  • In our discussions this afternoon, President Duda and I agreed to bolster our robust defense ties. (ucsb.edu)
  • Defense and security are the first priority, and the funding for defense and security will be at least at the level of this year, i.e. one trillion six hundred billion hryvnias. (president.gov.ua)
  • One of them was a Congress of Europe in The Hague in May 1948. (bis.org)
  • The Congress of Europe was attended by a great number of leading European politicians and statesmen, among them Konrad Adenauer from West Germany and three former French prime ministers, Paul Renaud , Éduard Daladier and Paul Ramadier . (bis.org)
  • AMA Urges Congress to Address Physician Burnout, Shortage The long-feared physician shortage 'is already here' and will worsen if Congress doesn't act quickly, said AMA president Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, during a press conference Wednesday. (medscape.com)
  • Saudi Arabia's peace plan has brought warm reaction from Egypt, the European Union and even President Bush. (kcrw.com)
  • During President Obama's first term, he served as Director for Development and Democracy on the National Security Council staff at the White House between 2009 and 2011. (cgdev.org)
  • Germany's EU commissioner Günther Oettinger said Europe should send blue helmets to take control of Greek tax collection and liquidate state assets. (theeconomiccollapseblog.com)
  • The president explained that European politicians had wanted "henchmen supported by Western special services," not him, to win the elections. (rt.com)
  • After another economic collapse and the rise of fascism led to a Second World War, European civil society was determined to create a lasting union to guarantee world peace through economic, social and political integration. (wikipedia.org)
  • Known for his stunning judo and ability to take the contest well past the regular time, the Moldovan can end the year hailing the number one world ranking position. (eju.net)
  • NAME: Chelsie GILES COUNTRY: GREAT BRITAIN CATEGORY: -52KG POINTS: 6190 What a year and a half it has been for the now world ranked number one, Chelsie GILES of Great Britain. (eju.net)
  • After the Second World War, the reconstruction of Europe started. (bis.org)
  • And, Mr. President, we are now, as of a few months ago, the largest producer of energy in the world. (ucsb.edu)
  • Sarkozy is the first president of the country born after World War II and the first among secondgeneration immigrants (from Hungary) to become the French President. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • Next year, Mriia should be fully operational and available to Ukrainians in every corner of the world! (president.gov.ua)
  • And he and Le Pen are now running third and second behind Macron in the polling to become the next president of France, which suggests the power of the issue on which they agree: uninvited and unwelcome Third-World migration. (buchanan.org)
  • The world has encountered a series of shocks over the past 15 years. (theglobalist.com)
  • This president embraces all the thugs in the world. (wunc.org)
  • KAKISSIS: And a world where European populists could lose their loudest ally. (wunc.org)
  • Antibiotics now save millions of lives each year in the United States and around the world. (cdc.gov)
  • We recognize that the world is experiencing an unprecedented demographic transformation and that by 2050 the number of persons aged 60 years and over will increase from 600 million to almost 2 billion and that the proportion of persons aged 60 years and over is expected to double from 10 to 21 per cent. (who.int)
  • European Doctors Paid Half as Much as US Counterparts Few physicians around the world feel fairly compensated, but most would choose medicine again. (medscape.com)
  • Climate will feature prominently in the general assembly discussions again this year. (smh.com.au)
  • It is the initial requirement for sensitization testing within the new REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chem- ical substances) regulations in the European Union. (cdc.gov)
  • Russian steel producers, who export material worth some $30 million a year to the EU, are particularly fuming. (rferl.org)
  • Bikes destined for the EU were made less viable by levies that will boost costs for the company by about $100 million a year. (latimes.com)
  • According to National Defence, the total cost of operations in the region has increased from $25.3 million in 2008-09 to $282.2 million this year. (dissidentvoice.org)
  • CMS 'Million Hearts' CVD Risk Reduction Model Works The CMS-led CVD risk reduction program reduced first-time myocardial infarction and strokes over 5 years without increasing Medicare spending, in a randomized trial. (medscape.com)
  • More than 2.4 million people have been displaced to the east of the country, and over 34,000 cases of cholera have been recorded in North Kivu since January of this year. (who.int)
  • During the inter-war years, Britain became Finland's most important market by far, taking about half of our exports. (bis.org)
  • To the leaders of Hungary and Poland and the traditionalist and populist right-wing parties of Europe, nationality matters more than political systems. (buchanan.org)
  • I wish you all lot of success and hope to see you next year. (eju.net)
  • One thing is certain, there are enormous challenges facing us over the next year and the coming years. (who.int)
  • As Deputy, Weinstein was a standing member of the National Security Council Deputies' Committee - the sub-cabinet policy committee with primary responsibility for advising the National Security Council, the Cabinet, and the President on the full range of foreign policy issues, including global counterterrorism, nonproliferation, U.S. policy in the Middle East, the strategic rebalance to Asia, cyber threats, among a wide variety of other issues. (cgdev.org)
  • NAME: Lucy RENSHALL COUNTRY: GREAT BRITAIN CATEGORY: -63KG POINTS: 5882 It has been a year of up and downs for Lucy RENSHALL of Great Britain, yet she remains the leader of the -63kg category. (eju.net)
  • So, let me start with some remarks on the early years of Finnish independence and follow the development of our relations with Britain, and Europe, since then. (bis.org)
  • Finnish foreign trade during the inter-war years was so concentrated in Britain that in economic and financial terms Finland was clearly in the British sphere of influence. (bis.org)