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That is why countries must look beyond preventive measures and strengthen their ability to support a speedy recovery.
French Socialists support the Constitutional Treaty as a way to strengthen political effectiveness and democratic accountability in the EU, and because it advances the cause of social progress by integrating the Charter of Fundamental Rights and defining goals such as full employment, sustainable development, anti-discrimination, and gender equality.
There is still much work to do to improve the EU’s cross-border traffic routes, and to strengthen its security partnerships.
Both parties want to strengthen their hold on as many state-level offices as possible, because the party that controls a state’s governorship and at least one of its legislative chamber gets to oversee how congressional districts are drawn (which happens every ten years).
In the event, says Lukin, Western leaders chose the second option, expanding NATO and the European Union, while paying no heed to Russian liberals who warned that these policies would strengthen Russian authoritarianism.
But, rather than working to strengthen its resilience, he is exacerbating its weaknesses – and creating new ones.
France, Germany, and their allies have a four-part agenda to:1. strengthen EU institutions, with majority voting in the Council of Ministers made easier;2. push decisively toward developing common European foreign and defence policies;3. bring about European cooperation on issues relating to crime and immigration;4. most crucially, devise new legal arrangements that remove, forever, the power of Britain or any other recalcitrant member to obstruct the march of European integration.
Its financing role in this crisis secured, the IMF now needs to strengthen its position as guardian of an open international financial system.
Third, the position of the euro will strengthen over time as more countries will join the euro zone.
Like most Arabs, Bashar Al-Assad views Israel from the perspective of pan-Arab anguish at Palestinian dispossession, but also sees a chance to use the Palestinians to strengthen his regime’s power by putting his own imprint on any settlement.
More knowledge-sharing, especially with regard to curriculum development and teacher training, as well as expert and student exchanges and improved technology-sharing, would strengthen everyone’s efforts considerably.
Another important step would be to expand and strengthen water infrastructure to address seasonal imbalances in water availability, make distribution more efficient, and harvest rainwater, thereby opening up an additional source of supply.
To sustain its vital role, it is working with its shareholders to strengthen its capital base.
Massive investments will be needed to strengthen governments’ capacity to collect timely, relevant, and high-quality data; to analyze information; and to present it to policymakers in ways that allow them to grasp and tackle the major challenges to sustainability.
The eurozone countries must first deal with the sovereign-debt crisis, reduce their fiscal deficits, and strengthen the woefully undercapitalized banking system.
In Brazil, the central bank views the integration of environmental and social factors into risk management as a way to strengthen resilience.
Actions such as these will not only strengthen climate security; they will also contribute to a more efficient, effective, and resilient financial system.
And, by holding a major portfolio, a junior partner can avoid marginalization and strengthen its position for the next election.
The creation of ONGC-Mittal in late 2005 seems to have been intended to cut through bureaucratic processes, learn from the private sector, and strengthen bids as an infrastructure provider.
Instead of undermining and demeaning international institutions because they do not necessarily follow America's will, the US should strengthen and improve them.
Presumably, Putin hopes to whip up nationalist sentiment to strengthen his weakened hold on power at home.
Of course, there are also magnificent examples of elections that strengthen both the stability and the institutions of a community.
The policy, reminiscent of terrorist stratagems, of bombing civilians in order to force the hands of their leaders will only strengthen the radicals and boost their popular support.
Morocco and Algeria are working to strengthen women's rights.
Prior to this, a number of other steps were taken to strengthen transparency in public life: enacting new anti-corruption rules, eliminating patronage in government contracts or civil-servant jobs, and making ongoing debates more open to the public.
Hamilton went on to make the case for the independence of judges in order to strengthen their position, and this case remains unassailable.
It may even serve to strengthen trust in the true independence of judges, who are badly needed as an instance of last resort, when the rights of individuals is at risk--and hence the very rule of law itself.
The chaebol will not easily abandon their efforts to maintain – and strengthen – the corporate-governance structure that has allowed them to dominate South Korea’s economy, while Park, Moon, and Ahn are ready to leave their mark on South Korean history.
Election-year politics in the US will strengthen these forces further, with President Barack Obama’s administration unlikely to relinquish a symbol of global power, which would invite opponents’ charges of weak leadership.
Of course, the crisis does highlight the need to strengthen the EU’s institutions and instruments for common action and coordination.
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