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Without doubt, the first priority for any free country must be to protect its citizens and assets against acts of terrorist violence.
It is this understanding that impelled me, as President of Tanzania, to make education my number one priority.
Given that 20% of Russian gas destined for Europe passes through Belarus, a stable and structured relationship with its government has become a priority.
The Fed’s first priority is to try to keep the American economy from dropping too far below full employment, and to try and avoid a US meltdown contaminating other economies.
In an ICM poll the same month, only 10% of respondents said they would prioritize ending free movement over maintaining access to the single market, while 30% viewed the two as equally important and 38% considered maintaining full access to the single market the priority.
It’s time for all of us to consider and compare our own priority lists.
The second issue is reform, with the financial sector a high priority.
As a recent assessment by former Dutch prime minister Wim Kok pointed out, the EU’s member states generally have not made the Lisbon Strategy a high priority, and they balk at giving the EU the means to pursue more ambitious policies to offset this neglect.
Similarly, while competition will improve the quality of research and education, this does not imply reduced public funding, a lower priority for basic research, or the elimination of scholarships.
So rethinking democracy and its institutions must be a top priority for all to whom the constitution of liberty is dear.
Taking a longer-term view of growth and accounting for social, economic, and environmental equity must be a top priority for the post-2015 development agenda.
Of course, good relations with Europe are a priority for Russia, especially economic links, human contacts, and social interactions.
That is why Europe will inevitably be a minor priority if Russia manages to restore and maintain special relations with the US.
Only when public health is deemed the highest priority will such infrastructure be created (or enhanced) and funds channeled to the neediest areas.
But in the developing world, immediate economic needs often override long-term imperatives, and protecting a fragile environment is rarely a priority at the national level.
In Gabon, the priority for France is to transcend neo-colonialism without losing its important links to the oil-rich African nation.
But the political will to act decisively is not there, because the public does not regard nuclear disarmament and arms control as a political priority.
Trump’s top priority should be to stitch it back together; but his trade advisers do not understand this.
Although the pressure from financial markets has moderated, for now, a long-term resolution to the crisis remains an existential priority for the EU.
Arab governments – and many Westerners – claimed that privatization and other economic reforms should be given priority over political change.
Now, the first priority must be a full and immediate ceasefire to end the suffering of unarmed civilians and make way for peace.
The priority for now is to save the emerging markets from the consequences of Wall Street’s financial follies.
Today, their priority is to prevent instability from spilling over into Europe.
Protecting North America and securing its borders has become a major priority in the fight against international terrorism and there must be a common response.
The highest priority should be judicial reforms, which will help these societies internalize the rule of law, and regional reconciliation, without which there can be no progress toward accession.
Ostensibly, Trump’s current priority in discussions with the Chinese is stronger protection for US patents and copyrights.
Given that a starving person would most likely give up their vote in exchange for some bread, one can surmise that a certain level of prosperity must be achieved before political rights become the top priority.
A third priority should be to strengthen fiscal responses, especially with respect to public-sector investment.
The Clinton Administration has failed to pay U.S. back dues to the U.N., partly because of Republican opposition in the Senate, but partly because the Clinton administration simply hasn't been willing to champion worthy U.N. activities as a priority for the U.S. On the one side the U.S. presses for reforms at the U.N. agencies, but when they happen, as at the WHO, the reforms are met with U.S. calls for still more budget stringency.
In an era when economic growth was the top priority, the corruption that fueled it was tacitly accepted, and even blithely condoned.
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