The Stability and Growth Pact: Pros and Cons 1. Introduction Adopted in 1997‚ the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) of the European Union (EU) has been subject to myriad criticisms‚ which have questioned its effectiveness and sustainability. This paper starts by describing the rationale behind its origination. Section 3 communicates its structure. Section 4 examines the reasons for its reform. Section 5 presents the main leverages and handicaps associated with its implementation
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Marcela SanchezAizcorbe POLS 100 Professor Gillespie October 30‚ 2013 National Council of La Raza and Immigration Reform For those familiar with the American public school system‚ the “melting pot” is a metaphor central to any elementary social studies class‚ with millions of children learning that America is an intermixture of racial and cultural identities. However‚ the process by which we achieve this “melting pot” is heatedly debated in Congress today. Immigration is an issue that affects countless of citizens and
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Around the world‚ forests are being logged for timber and paper pulp and cleared to grow mono-crops like palm oil and soy while they are deteriorating from the impacts of global warming. Deforestation is a major driver of global warming‚ responsible for up to 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions–more than all the cars‚ trucks‚ planes‚ boats and trains in the world combined. Deforestation doesn’t just threaten our climate‚ it threatens the livelihoods of 1.6 billion people that rely
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PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS OF THE STUDENT COUNCIL A Thesis Proposal Presented to The Faculty of College of Arts and Sciences University of Northern Philippines Vigan City‚ Ilocos Sur In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in Research 101 AGNETHA A. CLAUSTRO HERNA BARBRA S. RIGUCIRA Introduction In every academic unit‚ their ultimate goal is to attain the welfare of all students. In the University of Northern Philippines the Student Council (SC) serves as the supreme student government
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The Constitution of the Student Council of Benzie Central High School Preamble We‚ the students of Benzie Central High School‚ to develop leadership and self-reliance‚ to promote student participation and involvement‚ to develop school spirit‚ to protect the rights of the student body‚ and to create a healthy school environment‚ do create and establish this constitution. Article 1 Members: Their qualifications and duties Section 1
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as they retain the ability to replace the government. Decisions begin with the European Council. This is mainly a consultative and deliberative body‚ it is composed of the heads of government and foreign ministers of the member states and includes the president and vice-president of the commission. Their role is to control the political course of the EU‚ i.e. prioritising political matter. The Council does not‚ however‚ however‚ posses the required authority to pass legislations. Their decisions
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organizations or legal interweave between their constituent treaties. The decision-making mechanism for Petersberg operations must be considered in relation to the new CFSP set of acts and involves considerable interplay between the European Council the Council and WEU Council of Ministers. Several problems might arise from the different voting systems of these institutions and a specific question is posed by the more restricted composition of the WEU with respect to the EU‚ namely the five EU Member States
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6 parts of which each had separate but interacting and interdependent roles. They were the Privy Council‚ the Crown or monarch‚ Court‚ Parliament‚ Local Government and Regional Government. These various parts had a hierarchy of power. The Central Government was the most powerful combination of parts‚ and the Crown was the most singular part. The Central Government was made up of the Privy Council and the Crown. The Crown was a personal monarchy and therefore their personality could and did affect
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Constitutions are codes of rules which aspire to regulate the allocation of functions‚ powers and duties among the carious agencies and officers of government‚ and define the relationships between these and the public (Finer 1979: 15). The German Constitution known as the Basic Law was adopted on 23 May‚ 1949 by the West German State and became the constitution of the entire Federal Republic of Germany with the 1990 reunification. Its French counterpart came into effect on October 4‚ 1958 leading
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The article is about Pope John XXIII and the second Vatican council. Pope Pius XII was the pope from 1939 to October 9th‚1958. The cardinals decided to chose a candidate that would be a transitional pope. The cardinals choose someone they thought would be rather harmless‚ simple‚ and out have a quick term as head of the church. So in October of 1958 they elected Angelo Roncalli. As pope‚ Angelo took the name John the XXIII‚ which was almost blasphemous‚ because anyone who knew anything about church
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