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There is also a strong Indonesian tradition of resolving disagreements through “musyawarah dan mufakat” (consultation and consensus).
Now, as the process has become more fraught, the Obama administration has introduced a still further preliminary stage in which the nominee engages in a sort of do-it-yourself consultation with senators, after which the administration gauges the reaction and decides whether or not to go through with the nomination.
To this end, any framework that succeeds the MDGs must result from an inclusive consultation process, and space should be made for sharing knowledge and experiences in order to increase the effectiveness of needed public policies.
Recently, as a “final” draft was circulated for discussion, another political crisis erupted over a last-minute modification – in the absence of any consultation – of provisions dealing with the right to strike and freedom of expression.
What has emerged is an almost unanimous demand that the Tung government publish a detailed draft of the laws for one more round of consultation.
Blocked in their efforts to change the law through consultation, Hong Kong's people have taken to the streets.
The three-month consultation period before any piece of legislation enters into force ended in December.
Sackett implies, but does not stipulate, that epidemiological evidence (findings from randomized controlled trials and large-cohort studies carried out over many years) should underpin doctors’ decisions about patients – and, one hopes, in consultation with them.
The Tony Blair Faith Foundation has been in consultation with the country’s religious leaders and inter-faith association to develop a national program with the Ministry of Health that would promote the government’s key public-health messages, participate in education for bed-net use, and use available health assets and faith community networks.
An alliance like NATO, in contrast to many “coalitions of the willing,” has the political consultation structures, proven planning mechanisms, effective command and control, and legitimacy that encourages nations to contribute to an operation.
Hong Kong’s government should now offer its people a proper second round of consultation, one that is open and honest.
Skeptical European allies are being mollified by US assurances of close consultation.
In the absence of due process – such as parliamentary or cabinet scrutiny, ministerial and expert review, and domestic consultation – the finance ministry accrues more power, and governance declines.
Implementation of the common EU position on arms exports has led to more exchanges of information, greater transparency, and closer consultation.
The effectiveness of this consultation mechanism is difficult to evaluate.
At the heart of the matter is a conflict between the individual member states’ national interests – the competitiveness of European defense-related companies and the strategic importance of defense markets when linked to national foreign policy – and the Lisbon treaty, which refers specifically to enhanced solidarity and consultation.
Clearer rules for the consultation mechanism need to be elaborated, and arms-exporting EU member states should consult all other member governments that might have concerns, not only those that have previously issued or denied an export license.
NATO links Europe to the world's most powerful country and uniquely ties the United States to a common procedure of consultation and cooperation.
One way to achieve this is by establishing “works councils,” elected groups of employees with rights to information and consultation, including on working conditions.
This might be true if a country were to declare that it was basically giving up on fiscal consolidation plans and the international support associated with it, but it is highly unlikely if a country decides to lengthen the period of fiscal adjustment in consultation with supporting institutions such as the International Monetary Fund.
Obligatory consultation with independent and informed people may be annoying, but it can avert misunderstandings and accelerate the painful process of correcting blunders.
The Perils of Europe’s Navel GazingMADRID – While the world anxiously awaits the climax of the eurozone drama, its leaders’ behavior resembles the political equivalent of what physicists call “Brownian motion,” with officials bouncing randomly from one crucial bilateral consultation and vital European summit to the next.
Reaching a consensus on relatively small diplomatic and international issues may be feasible, but suppose that America pushes forward militarily against Iraq, after consultation with the European allies seeking their approval.
Both announcements also came a month ahead of an Italian referendum – the largest popular consultation on the matter ever held anywhere – that seeks to change a law adopted last year that prohibits both in vitro fertilization and stem cell research.
The US – and the world – needs public policy by consultation and deliberation, not one man’s worsening pathology.
Its impressive resilience is rooted in the culture of musyawarah and mufakat (consultation and consensus) championed by Indonesia.
Many in Korea viewed the beef decision as having been hastily taken, and without appropriate consultation of all relevant parties.
The government pushed the proposal through in a little more than two weeks, with only token public consultation and no time for reasoned public debate.
Behind the somewhat forbidding label of “multilateral consultation” are discussions that are the first of their kind, and that have proved to be a promising tool for dealing with an issue of global importance.
The aim of multilateral consultation was not to seek to solve imbalances in one fell swoop, but rather to solidify agreement on a medium-term approach that could reduce imbalances gradually over time.
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