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One of the more problematic is the new European Semester, a cycle of economic-policy coordination that requires member states to submit early in the year their fiscal and structural reform plans, EU-funded and not, choosing from a menu of EU priorities.
There is full discretion in the identification of priorities, and plans are revised every year.
As a member of the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity, I have seen firsthand how often governments’ desire to move education up their list of priorities is thwarted by fear of budgetary shortfalls and domestic pressure.
With the no-bailout rule restored, governments would have more space to pursue countercyclical policies and respond to voters’ changing priorities.
But, as they recognize their responsibilities, they must do so in ways that respect African priorities.
Russia’s foreign and defense ministries have both asserted primacy in the BMD dialogue with the US, but with competing perspectives and priorities.
Among other measures, they must keep their promises to increase aid and make it more effective by reducing bureaucratic delays, speeding disbursements and better aligning programs with African priorities.
Trump’s policy priorities – fiscal stimulus, corporate tax cuts, possibly a “border adjustment” tax on imports, pressuring the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates – will only strengthen the dollar.
To some, making such priorities seems obscene.
Discussing our priorities is crucial.
Within regions, however, there are significant disparities, owing partly to differences in political representation and policy priorities.
But little of importance has yet been done to prevent the damage that derivatives and repo bankruptcy priorities could cause in another financial-system meltdown.
Development agencies and environmentalists must thus urgently work toward the convergence of development and conservation priorities.
Come January 20, all countries that deal with the US will have to make minimizing the burden of his administration one of their highest priorities.
When the compact is finalized later this year in Morocco, it must reflect the priorities that Africa’s leaders have already committed to.
Unlike the Bankruptcy Law, the administrative procedure has a different hierarchy of liquidation priorities: what a bankrupt SOE owes to its employees and the resettlement charges must be covered first and foremost by its total assets, including the enterprise’s collateral, in order to reduce dependence on local governmental budgets.
Expensive quick fixes to increase energy security are crowding out other important priorities in Central and Eastern Europe, such as long-term investment in tertiary education and research, and much-needed improvements in dilapidated health-care systems.
As the international community mobilizes to respond, we have two priorities: first, bringing down the fatality rate through effective treatment, and, second, informing the population about how to care for themselves, their families, and their communities.
Moreover, developing countries must be allowed to determine their own priorities, and lead the way in pursuing them.
Chinese citizens are now not only frustrated with the high-speed trains’ increasingly obvious imperfections and inadequacies, but are also wondering whether their government has set the right priorities.
With all major indicators suggesting a significant decline in China’s growth potential, China’s leaders must accept the reality of lower growth and adjust their priorities accordingly.
Trump’s policies embody mean-spirited priorities that are widely backed by the Republican Party in the US Congress: slash taxes for the rich at the expense of programs to help the poor and working class; increase military spending at the expense of diplomacy; and allow for the destruction of the environment in the name of “deregulation.”
Trump would, in short, gut the federal programs for education, training, the environment, civilian science, diplomacy, housing, nutrition, and other urgent civilian priorities.
These are not the priorities shared by most Americans – not even close.
Perhaps, as a third alternative, European welfare states should check their priorities.
His motto, “Get rich and keep quiet,” sounds like Guizot’s priorities in mid-nineteenth century France, even if it is “seasoned” with a strong touch of imperial pride.
The Framework can help them to understand their exposure and vulnerability in today’s hazardous world, and to set priorities for action in developing a culture of prevention.
Juncker’s Commission risks losing its authority from the start if the rules can be bent or broken to accommodate the larger member states’ domestic political priorities.
The remaining questions concern policy implementation and institutional development – issues that will be clarified in the course of 2013, as China’s new leaders formalize and communicate their reform priorities.
Fiscal Follies in America and BeyondThose of us who know that long-run fiscal imbalances are likely to end in disaster – high inflation, deep recession, financial crisis, or all three – scratch our heads in bemusement at the priorities of George W. Bush and his administration.
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