Sentences with phrase «catalonia as an independent nation»

There is a long list of brands who have been forced, not just to mollify China, but to issue abject apologies expressing their deep shame over, say, absent - mindedly referring to Taiwan as an independent nation.

He understands that the Putin propaganda machine aims at nothing less than deconstructing the very idea of «Ukraine» as an independent nation, expressive of a distinctive culture and worthy of independent statehood.

With the destruction of Jerusalem, Israel as an independent nation, ceased to exist.

The friendly against Egypt is Bosnia's last chance to sort out their squad before heading to their first World Cup as an independent nation.

The fourth side, India, had caused something of a stir at the 1948 London Olympics: Not only was it their first footballing tournament as an independent nation, and not only did they nearly get a result against France, but they did so largely bare - footed.

To be allowed to apply to join the EU, Catalonia as an independent nation must be able to demonstrate they meet the Copenhagen Criteria which are defined as follows Political criteria: Stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities; Economic criteria: A functioning market...

With a gross domestic product of $ 1.5 trillion, New York would have the world's 11th largest GDP as an independent nation, ahead of countries like Russia and South Korea.

To be allowed to apply to join the EU, Catalonia as an independent nation must be able to demonstrate they meet the Copenhagen Criteria which are defined as follows

If Cameron does so he will be remembered as a leader who changed the course of British history and reasserted Britain's place as an independent nation state.

There is up to 24 billion barrels of recoverable oil and gas left under the North Sea that could kick - start Scotland's future as an independent nation

But later that year the team made a U-turn: they now say that it will be cheaper for Scotland to pursue its 2020 target as an independent nation.

The west African state currently under attack from Islamists has a long history as an independent nation straddling the historically lucrative.

Today, as an independent nation, Belize opens its arms to expatriates from all over the world to a nation that is safe, free and stable.

Switzerland only freed itself from the Empire Holy Roman Empire in 1499, and was recognized as an independent nation by the remainder of Europe in 1648, only to be conquered by the French in 1798 and made a French satellite state, not regaining full recognition of its independence until 1815.

Notwithstanding the establishment of Canada and the other Dominions as independent nation - states, there had survived after the Statute of Westminster of 1931 some residual powers in the UK Parliament.

After the completion of the Revolutionary War, Vermont set itself up as an independent nation called the Vermont Republic.

They were admitted to be the rightful occupants of the soil, with a legal as well as just claim to retain possession of it, and to use it according to their own discretion; but their rights to complete sovereignty, as independent nations, were necessarily diminished, and their power to dispose of the soil at their own will, to whomsoever they pleased, was denied by the original fundamental principle that discovery gave exclusive title to those who made it.

Not exact matches

«As the nation's leading independent and a pragmatic business leader, Mike has supported candidates from both sides of the aisle,» Howard Wolfson, senior advisor to Michael Bloomberg, told Fortune.

This means 196 countries: the 193 members of the United Nations, plus Taiwan, Vatican City, and Kosovo, which are not members but are, to varying degrees, recognized as independent countries by other international actors.

Conspicuously missing from the document, says Adams, is any treatment of how the US will have to adapt to a rapidly rebalancing world, with China a rising superpower, and other nations such as Turkey increasingly playing an independent role.

Arton Capital managing director May says he expects two sets of independent nations to continue improving their passport strength: «Small nations who are no threat to anyone as well as smart and open - minded nations, especially when there is a strong rule of law.»

As part of its 2006 election platform, the Conservative Party promised to «create an Independent Budget Authority to provide objective analysis directly to Parliament about the state of the nation's finances and trends in the national economy; require government departments and agencies to provide timely information to the Parliamentary Budget Authority to ensure it has the information it needs to provide accurate analyses to Parliament; and ensure that government fiscal forecasts are updated quarterly and that they provide complete data for both revenue and spending forecasts».

Financial conferences held by the League of Nations in Brussels in 1920 and Genoa in 1922 proposed that countries, as least independent countries, should have central banks.

He has rights and obligations as an independent individual and rights and responsibilities as a part of the nation to which he belongs.

It still presupposed the Old Testament — not however, as the sacred Law of God binding upon one particular nation, but as the scripture of an independent religious movement by which it was now reinterpreted.

(There was even less hope of a restoration of the priestly theocracy either in an independent priestly state or under such loose supervision as the nation had enjoyed in the days of the Persians.

For much of the modern period, the international system has assumed the sovereignty of nations within their borders, as if each were an entirely independent individual.

Formed in 1985, Concord recently was listed as one of the top management companies in the nation by independent sources, and has received some of the industry's most prestigious honors including Developer of the Year for Marriott, Hyatt and Choice Hotels.

Warren Buffett Versus the Three - Tier Drinks System In Texas, as in much of the nation, alcohol is regulated under the so - called «three - tier system,» which requires alcohol manufacturers, distributors and retailers to be separate and independent from each other...

I have been reading, and enjoying, Rebecca Traister's comprehensive new book, All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation, as well as all the various articles about it and interviews with her.

In Practice however, one could assert that the only sure way to be seen as an independent state is to join the United Nations.

They may be de-facto independent however de-jure, they shall not be treated as such unless other nations recognize them.

If you're not familiar with Unity» 08, it was an organization designed to create «a centrist, bi-partisan approach to the solving of our nation's problems and the possibility of an independent, unity ticket for the presidency,» as the site now declares in what amounts to a farewell message on its front page.

I remembered this story when I read of warnings from William Hague and Tony Blair that the Union would be in peril if the rest of the UK (excluding Scotland) votes to enjoy the same independent nation status as America, Australia, Canada, India and New Zealand.

At the time of dual theory was being implemented it was said that any province can choose any of the nation i.e India and Pakistan as well as they can maintain the neutral status and can run their state as independent under their own rule so somewhere around 1948 Raja Hari Singh signed the instrument of accession and become a part of India.

The bold, great strides we had made towards self - sufficiency, industrialization and economic growth as a newly independent sovereign nation were all thrown to the wind, shattered into smithereens.

The PPP said it was important the nation opened fresh and independent investigations into the failed housing deal as part of the commitment to fight corruption.

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has lambasted the founder of the Biafra Independent Movement, BIM, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, describing him as a frustrated and drowning man, who has no regard for Igbo nation.

Few nits to pick, If Jinnah wanted to rule an independent nation, why did he spend a lot of years campaigning for Hindu Muslim unity as a member of INC?

We assure the good people of Ghana that the NCCE as a Constitutional Body remains independent in carrying out its mandate to the nation,» portions of the statement said.

We believe in Britain, and that we can thrive as a self - governing, independent nation.»

Mr Salmond argued an independent Scotland would mirror the success of small nations such as Norway and Iceland and would act in a «partnership of equals» with England.

«Indeed, other nations, who began their lives as independent states at the same time as we did, like Singapore, Malaysia and Korea, have emulated a similar model, and have also achieved great economic success.

Catalonia is a region of Spain with a big part of the population that wants to be independent from Spain and form its own nation I know that if that happens, at the beginning Catalonia as a nation...

The African Union said he would be remembered «as a fearless pan-Africanist liberation fighter and the father of the independent Zimbabwean nation» and that his decision to step down would enhance his legacy.

«I want to remind them that if they are going to appoint another NPP lawyer as the independent prosecutor, then you would have wasted the nation's time and resources in making that law.

But Harper also argued that any change in the law would be difficult as the Queen is also «sovereign of a further 15 independent nations and they have a right, with us, to decide on the line of succession.

(CNN)-- Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont who caucuses with the Democrats, derided Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, along with other Wall Street leaders, for pushing for cuts to entitlement programs as a part of the nation's budget negotiations.

A United Nations (UN) Needs Assessment Team, led by a Representative of the UN Secretary General, Mr. Serge Kubwiana was at the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC's) headquarters in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory on 22nd January, to gather information on areas where the world body could be of assistance as the Commission prepares for the 2019 General Elections.

Aside from raising the millions of dollars needed for campaign advertising in one of the nation's most expensive television markets, Bharara, as an independent, would need to pull together a statewide organization of paid staff and volunteers that could compete with get - out - the - vote efforts run by the Democratic and Republican Parties, particularly in a year when they'll be running gubernatorial campaigns.