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And it would give those governments a much stronger incentive to comply with EU rules and
uphold
the shared values that allow the single market to function properly.The sad reality is that illiberal governments, such as those now in power in Poland and Hungary, are more than happy to take EU money while rejecting EU values.
And it would give those governments a much stronger incentive to comply with EU rules and
uphold
the shared values that allow the single market to function properly.
By contrast, the friends of peace are those nations that are strong enough to establish political homogeneity within their borders and to
uphold
a global order of important sovereign players.
At the same time, firms must work diligently to
uphold
ethical practices in a corruption-riddled system in which state actors are often would-be partners in crime.
Equally striking is the impunity with which lawmakers flout the rules that they are sworn to
uphold.
The ECB’s Illusory IndependenceATHENS – A commitment to the independence of central banks is a vital part of the creed that “serious” policymakers are expected to
uphold
(privatization, labor-market “flexibility,” and so on).
Although Russia and the West each claim to
uphold
a rules-based international order, both sides have flouted the United Nations Charter when it suits them, accusing the other of hypocrisy.
And neither amounted to a “threat to democracy” when compared to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s proposal to pack the Supreme Court with additional justices who would
uphold
his economic program.
He or she must
uphold
human rights standards, and, above all, human rights law to the letter or risk seeing the entire enterprise come unstuck.
Even if MENA governments wanted to
uphold
their end of the bargain, they could not.
In short, Xi will
uphold
China’s tried-and-tested, deeply pragmatic approach to modernization.
While taking care not to anger northern voters by openly distancing himself from Shari'ah, Buhari pledges to
uphold
the nation's secular constitution.
Wherever industrialization has occurred, it has reliably improved economic diversification and helped to nurture, strengthen, and
uphold
the conditions for competitive growth and development.
At a time of growing international volatility, it is essential that we Europeans defend ourselves from scurrilous attacks and
uphold
our many collective achievements.
Instead of viewing that intervention as an anomaly, the EU should recognize the need to enhance its role in defending global security – not least to
uphold
its own interest in a prosperous and stable neighborhood.
In fact, it is possible that we are entering a period in which major adaptations in employment models, work weeks, contract labor, minimum wages, and the delivery of essential public services will be needed in order to maintain social cohesion and
uphold
the core values of equity and intergenerational mobility.
This week, 12 Nigerian young people, appointed Global Youth Ambassadors for education by the education initiative A World at School, declared that they will continue to work to
uphold
every child’s right to go to school safely.
Silencing the voices fighting to
uphold
environmental laws and regulations is self-defeating.
Choosing between left and right does not enable citizens to
uphold
or reject the open economy and the open society.
Or maybe both are needed to sustain institutions that
uphold
property, political, and civil rights in the long term.
By ignoring us, Western governments are disregarding the secular, democratic values that they claim to
uphold.
Using restrictions on cross-border trade or finance to
uphold
values and regulations at home must be distinguished from using them to impose these values and regulations on other countries.
Putin is failing to
uphold
his end of a tacit bargain with the Russian middle classes – “you keep quiet, and I keep improving your lifestyle” – and the resulting disquiet is increasingly on display on the streets of Russia’s cities.
Russia’s leaders (and China’s) seek to
uphold
an international system that relies on the unconditional sovereignty of states and rejects the Western-inspired, humanitarian droit d’ingérence.
To
uphold
those values, France and Germany must join forces to rediscover and reinvent Europe’s social model, starting with concrete initiatives in the fields of minimum-wage standards, labor-market policies, retirement, and education.
Under the 1951 Refugee Convention, the international community has a legal duty to
uphold
the rights of displaced people.
Most notorious among them is Boris Johnson, the former London mayor who, just four days after the referendum, wrote a commentary in the Daily Telegraph titled: “I Cannot Stress Too Much That Britain Is Part of Europe – And Always Will Be.”So, how can Britain
uphold
the democratic will of its voters and yet remain “part of Europe,” as the City and others would like?
Despite having long been viewed as a result of the Sunni-Shia divide, the competition is really between two opposing political systems: Iran’s revolutionary regime, bent on changing the regional balance of power, versus Saudi Arabia’s conservative monarchy, which seeks to
uphold
the old regional order.
Countries that have ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which includes all European Union members, are bound to
uphold
it.
As a result, the IMF was left to provide short-term financial help for deficit countries, and otherwise to
uphold
the orthodox doctrine of debtor adjustment.
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