Sentences with phrase «coalition is in government»

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He added that it was the first known time that pro-Syrian government forces had fired at coalition forces in the area.

While approval is not a given since the ruling coalition government led by Abe's LDP does not have a majority in the upper house of parliament, most analysts do not foresee any problems given signs this week that main opposition parties will not block the nominations.

«If the «bail - in» of junior bondholders is not announced simultaneously with a bailout of retail investors, the announcement likely would severely hurt the popularity of the parties belonging to the coalition government,» Fois from Barclays said.

On Tuesday, Merkel sought to ease market fears that Greece would be allowed to default following suggestions from some in her own coalition government that the country should effectively be allowed to go bust.

«The coalition that allowed a majority to form government in March 1933 might not have been able to form had fiscal policy been more expansionary,» the researchers wrote.

He has been forced to operate like a prime minister in a coalition government, pleading for consensus from powerful ministers — such as combustible news head Matt Winkler and terminal boss Tom Secunda — who control resources and decide whether they'll allow anything to get done.

The Conservative government's first efforts to pass it in the last parliament were frustrated by its Liberal Democrat coalition partners, but the bill has been revived in a slightly watered - down version since the Conservatives won a majority in May's general elections.

The pressure is on for both camps to deliver: the inclusion in the coalition deal of a clause that envisages a review of the government's progress after two years gives each the opportunity to leave the alliance then if it is not working for them.

«Many smaller businesses might be on the cusp of being defined as a large employer — namely those having 50 full - time equivalents — and thus being under this law,» says Christine Pollack, vice president of government affairs for the Retail Industry Leaders Association in Arlington, Va., and a spokesperson for an industry coalition called Employers for Flexibility in Health Care (E-FLEX), which was formed two years ago to fight for changes to the Affordable Care Act.

Over the past couple of years, Emirates» expansion into the US market has been met with pushback from a coalition lead by American, Delta, and United Airlines (the US3) that claim Emirates» growth has been fueled billions of dollars in government subsidies.

So at first it all seemed good... but then around 9:00 PM in Athens, word came that the leader of PASOK, Venizelos, was threatening to withhold support for a new government unless SYRIZA also joined as part of a broad coalition.

The impact of Italy's inconclusive election results was limited to a mild sell - off in Italian bonds and stocks, with the euro gaining support from the creation of a coalition government in Germany.

To link it with the government coalition, he stipulated the billionaires would not invest in clean technology in a country unless that country's government was part of the joint government fund.

But as NISA's website notes, Australia's government is in caretaker mode pending the outcome of the July 2 federal election, in which a Liberal / National coalition led by Turnbull faces the Labor party led by Bill Shorten.

In 1997, HD Deve Gowda, then head of a weak, eight - month - old coalition government, had assured the world of the reforms road that India had committed itself to — his speech was to be followed within a month by Finance Minister P Chidambaram's pathbreaking «Dream Budget», which set an enduring benchmark for economic reforms and liberalisation.

For the past six months, New Democracy and PASOK have been uneasy bedfellows in a coalition government cobbled together under technocrat Prime Minister Lucas Papademos.

Their rise is cutting deeply into support for Greece's two mainstream parties — the conservative New Democracy party and the center - left Socialists, known as Pasok — that share power in a fractious coalition government.

Prime Minister Najib Razak was the best thing going for the ruling coalition in Malaysia's last elections, but he's a hindrance this time because of financial scandals and government policies blamed for a rising cost of living.

The new coalition government has already suggested reversing several reforms introduced by the previous administration, which in itself is a dangerous proposition for the country, but the implication for the Continent could be greater and graver.

In fact, 22 of the 28 actions the Government references are a direct result the collective efforts of CME, the Canadian Manufacturing Coalition and our members, of whom several are quoted throughout the document.

And the PDAC is doing its best to ensure juniors don't get overlooked in the fray of politics on the Hill — which almost saw Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government toppled by an opposition coalition in December.

It's a little bit rich for me when I hear the Alberta Government invoke the constitution to explain why the new NDP - Green coalition government in BC can not block a federally approvedGovernment invoke the constitution to explain why the new NDP - Green coalition government in BC can not block a federally approvedgovernment in BC can not block a federally approved pipeline.

Martin Schulz, the leader of the Social Democrat Party (SPD)-- which was part of Chancellor Merkel's coalition in the previous government — had previously ruled out another partnership, but at the start of December decided to enter talks.

A coalition government headed by Prime Minister Necmettin Erbaken is, according to his opponents, leading Turkey in a «dangerously religious» direction.

America in the 1980s and 1990s was guided by a coalition of profit - seeking corporations and concerned traditional communities, both of which had felt oppressed by a high - handed government.

Sir Gerald, a Christian, said the UK government may not have be privy to all the necessary information because the coalition wasn't in power at the time: «Much of this occurred at the time when we were not in government and we don't have access to the papers of the previous administration, so there are practical considerations here.»

The idea of coalition, by the way, and for all that I was an internal friendly critic of it for five years, I would argue that in the last couple of generations the coalition government was the best in terms of stability and certainly when you compare it to the current shambles you've got to say they were good years.

And, in the military struggle against the government, the clear lines of distinction that the West wants to see between the National Coalition - linked Free Syrian Army and the Islamist factions have been blurred several times.

Even the Syrian National Coalition, an umbrella group which several western governments have recognised as the legitimate representative body for Syria, includes the Muslim Brotherhood, whose recent treatment of the Christian minority under President Mohamed Morsi in Egypt is hardly encouraging.

Coalition in government, peace among nations, and ecumenism among religions are all accounted for by the pragmatic manner in which the characteristics of God are known in social existence.

Not only does it have the youngest prime minister in almost 200 years and the first peacetime coalition government in nearly 70, it has the first Muslim woman to be a full member of the Cabinet.

A growing coalition of conservative political leaders, religious groups and government officials is leading the attack against publicly supported programs of sex education, school - based health centers, guidance programs in family planning, and other activities designed to address the sexual needs of youth from both a social and a health perspective.

It has been said that the Ugandan government was influenced by evangelical Christians from the U.S., and indeed Museveni's argument that gay and lesbian people are «disgusting» has been echoed by Thabiti Anyabwile of the Gospel Coalition, who has spoken positively about similar legislation in Liberia and Russia.

Mr Joyce said since the Coalition government came to office in September 2013 the value of live animal exports has amounted to $ 1.4 billion and «is continuing to break new ground».

Just as the new mayor of Turin launches a drive to make the city meat free, so a new Communist - led coalition government in the Indian state of Kerala is attempting to make its dietary mark — this time by introducing a fat tax.

It's not the lefties and the greenies saying that, that's what the Coalition government and some of the biggest businesses in Australia are saying.

Champions 12.3, a coalition of 30 CEOs, government ministers, executives of research institutions, farmer organisations and civil society groups, was launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos and aims to accelerate progress toward meeting target 12.3 of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which seeks to halve per capita food waste by 2030.

Also this week the CEO of SPC Ardmona, Peter Kelly, issued an urgent plea to the new Coalition government for $ 25 million in funding, saying that without the money the company will be forced to close its Shepparton plant.

The How2Recycle label was first created in 2012 by the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, a membership - based collaborative made up of businesses, educational institutions, and government agencies to help make recycling easier for consumers.

But in government the Coalition faces the reality of manufacturers on the brink because of the sustained high Australian dollar and cheap imports, and is battling to reconcile its determination to pare back government spending and avoid «propping up» industries unsustainable in the longer term, with every government's reluctance to preside over the loss of jobs.

Animals Australia is joining tireless advocates Colin Riddell and Bob Irwin in a Coalition of 28 animal welfare and conservation groups calling on the Federal Government to ban the hunting of all endangered and vulnerable native species.

This pledge was created in June 2013 and continues to exist even though the Responsibility Deal, while not officially terminated, has not seen any activity since elections in May 2015 replaced the 2010 — 15 coalition government.

As the Co-Chairman of the Coalition for Divorce Reform, I find much to agree with but the basic premise, that government has no role in setting the standards for divorce, is flawed.

FI briefing: Our evidence to the Childhood and Families Taskforce In our evidence to the Coalition Government's Children and Families Taskforce, we demonstrate the relevance of active fatherhood to all these policy issues; and explain how and why the reorienting of children / families policy and practice to include a specific focus on involving fathers is essential if the Coalition is to achieve its aims.

Additional Parental Leave was introduced by the coalition government in 2011, in which extra leave was given to employed fathers if the mother returned to work and was not claiming statutory maternity pay.

Eight existing home visiting programs met the minimal legislative threshold for federal funding: Early Head Start, the Early Intervention Program, Family Check - up, Healthy Families America, Healthy Steps, Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low ratinIn August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low ratinin the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low rating.

It has been an honour to negotiate and then serve in the first coalition government of modern times which has substantial achievements both in reducing the economic dangers faced by our country, and in making progress with policies to tackle climate change and provide energy security.

In the first major act of rebellion at the autumn conference voters clearly rejected schools minister Sarah Teather's attempt to water down a motion stating that «conference is concerned by the establishment of academies and free schools under coalition government policy».

«If it becomes clear that the national interest which is stable and principled government can be best served by forming a coalition between the Labour party and the Liberal democrats, then I believe I should discharge that duty to form that government which would in my view command a majority in the House of Commons in the Queen's Speech and any other confidence votes.

Empowering local people to help out in their communities is one of the flagship policies of the coalition government's «Big Society».