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Such a system may formally fit better with the idea of social inclusion, but violates the basic right of free migration granted in the Treaty of Rome.
But this change cannot be taken for granted and requires support from the EU and the US.
This would deprive Russia of its ability to play one country against another, because a concession granted to one national distributor would immediately become available to customers in all the other countries.
History offers too many examples of once-promising partnerships collapsing in a climate of uncertainty for China and the West to take their relations for granted.
Even more important was the institutional infrastructure, including the binding commitment to democracy and the vast array of laws and regulations that we too often take for granted.
But the maturity extensions and rate reductions granted so far have been far less than needed to ensure debt sustainability.
Granted, the term sounds archaic; but the Torah is the first systematic legislation that forbids cruelty to animals and mandates that they be treated with consideration and respect.
The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States allegedly changed everything - not only international relations, but the balance between rights and obligations that we long took for granted.
Granted, what governments should do and what they will do are not always independent questions, because people often do what they should.
Granted, she used her prominence to promote worthwhile causes.
They can be provided “humanitarian protection” or be granted “discretionary leave to remain” for a short period; but then they can be deported as illegal immigrants.
America's unwillingness to provide small sums to wage peace contrasts sharply with the huge amounts Congress quickly granted to wage war.
A liberal society will also view the world as teeming with potential that, however threatening to ways of life that are taken for granted, forces people to adapt to new challenges rather than trying to protect themselves against the foreign and unknown.
Other provisions include curbing the far-reaching powers granted to the President in the 1971 constitution and introducing direct presidential elections with multiple candidates.
When the king of France created the Sorbonne in the thirteenth century, it was granted special privileges, one of which was maintaining order by itself; the police were not allowed to enter the university’s grounds.
Granted, socialist era measures had flaws: they were often coercive; elements of "positive" discrimination built into them may have harmed women; the quality and the hidden ideological agenda of child care institutions were dubious.
His latest decision was to force France Telecom to pay back with interest a loan granted years ago by the French government, in violation of EU rules on state aid.
Most Europeans take it for granted that the US will attack Iraq, and that this act of unilateralism, coming in the wake of all the other irritants such as the ABM Treaty, the Kyoto Agreement, the steel tariffs and the International Criminal Court, will have a devastating effect on transatlantic relations.
These measures, which still pale in comparison to what is granted to conventional fossil fuels, will be reduced over time as economies of scale are realized and costs fall.
Thanks to these efforts, the South Ukraine plant was granted a ten-year lifetime extension permit in 2013 by the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate (SNRIU).
When he agreed to abide by the One China policy, he said that he had done so at Xi’s request, suggesting that his commitment to the policy should not be taken for granted.
While rich countries account for around 16% of the world's population, and around 60% of the world's purchasing power, they account for around 99% of the patents for new inventions granted by the United States and Europe in recent years.
Since then, the National Assembly, which Ortega dominates, has granted him the right to seek an indefinite number of terms.
PARIS – It is almost taken for granted nowadays that this is to be the “Asian Century,” marking an irreversible political/economic shift in global power from West to East.
The Council’s institutional legitimacy as the world’s foremost decision-maker on issues of peace and security cannot be taken for granted.
Between 2008 and 2011, EU taxpayers granted banks €4.5 trillion in loans and guarantees.
Many have applied, but no license has yet been granted.
Since he became president, Ahmadinejad has encouraged this basij economy, and today the pasdaran are granted trading licenses and exclusive control and use of some ports.
As developed countries struggle with slow growth and large debt burdens, their interest in an open global system can no longer be taken for granted.
Of the 25 companies granted the most US patents in 2006, only eight were American; 12 were Japanese.
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