Sentences with phrase «aid reforms for»

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The EU keeps pushing for political reform in Kiev and is promising an 11 billion euro aid program to keep the nation afloat.

«Our «rational exuberance» rests on a combination of above - trend US and global economic growth, low albeit slowly rising interest rates, and profit growth aided by corporate tax reform likely to be adopted by early next year,» Kostin said in a report for clients.

Markets were on alert after euro zone finance ministers failed to agree a reform - for - aid deal with cash - strapped Greece last Thursday.

If parliament gives its nod, Greek voters will be asked to rule on two complex draft documents that detail a proposal by the country's creditors to unlock aid of as much as 15.5 billion euros for Greece in return for sales - tax increases and pension reforms.

Aid advocates wrongly downplay the efficacy of reform as a way of making the case for more support.

European leaders in Brussels reached a third bailout deal for Greece on Monday morning, after a final round of more than 17 hours of talks on the thorny subject of reforms and more financial aid for the near - bankrupt country.

European leaders in Brussels reportedly reached a third bailout deal for Greece on Monday morning, after more than 17 hours of talks on the thorny subject of reforms and more financial aid for the near - bankrupt country.

Insisting that what is important is not the amount of aid but its quality (a point of agreement with Edwards), Lancaster makes a number of sensible proposals for reform which are mainly of interest to specialists, and certainly grist for policy mills inside the Washington beltway.

She attributes the failure of these reforms to poor local capacities, to the resistance of African interest groups, and to donors» lack of savvy and backbone in negotiating aid - for - reform deals.

As Julius Nyerere, president of Tanzania, pointed out in a speech at the recent World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development, held in Rome, the officials of multilateral and some national aid agencies are turning to a «basic needs» approach — i.e., shifting to rural development as the major focus for aid.

The aid for agrarian reform must be available in the form of grants, loans and technical advice.

The Reformation had (amongst others) the maxim «Semper Reformanda» — always reforming, not for the sake of it, but because we need to be returning over and over to the source that gives us life and peace with God so we can truly aid each other.

The increase could translate into an increase in political support for food aid, even with the insistence on needed reforms.

Bread for the World has been campaigning to reform many aspects of the bill, including its section on food aid.

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The Howard League for Penal Reform and the Prisoners» Advice Service (PAS) argued that legal aid cuts had left vulnerable prisoners, including the mentally ill and mothers being separated from their children, without any protections.

And the lawmakers want Cuomo to put some spending commitments on the table as well, especially for election reform, seeking $ 3.1 million for aiding local governments to adopt early voting and ease the transition process.

And IDC is backing calls for juvenile justice reform, spending more on Foundation Aid for education and provide legal assistance for immigrants.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced a five - pronged package in January that included these reforms as part of his 2018 State of the State agenda, and the organizations were led to believe they would be part of the state's finalized budget after months of discussions with elected officials, a spokesman for the Legal Aid Society said.

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Key reforms include fostering more effective charter schools, merit pay for teachers, more aid to parochial schools and the elimination of stultifying laws such as «Last in first out» for teacher layoffs.

As a member of the Legal Aid Society's junior board of directors and recent recipient of their Outstanding Advocacy in Defense of the Accused award, Zellnor cares deeply for the reform of our criminal justice system.

Meanwhile discussions elsewhere reached consensus on disability rights, taking competition out of the NHS, tribunal fees, legal aid, zero - hours and short - hours contracts, agency workers, immigration, local government funding, housing, the Middle East, the minimum wage, the living wage, Royal Mail, the railways, science and technology, mental health, fracking, animal welfare, Lords reform, reducing smoking and consumption of alcohol, fats and sugar, reaffirming all - women shortlists, youth services, careers advice, sexual and relationship education, and even the 11 - plus (recognising that selection at age 11 damaged education for all children, but stopping short of abolishing existing grammar schools).

It includes a property tax rebate for homeowners, increased education aid, pre-k funding, and also some ethics reforms.

The high court has ruled Grayling's legal aid reforms to be illegal, in a devastating blow for the justice secretary

As for the governor, he made no appearances yesterday, but issued yet another lengthy statement insisting he won't sign off on more state education aid unless the budget includes reforms that address «accountability, performance and standards.»

The Greens have called for Foundation Aid to be fully funded immediately, for the school aid formula to be reformed so it is more need - based, and for the state to support school desegregation programs such as intra - and inter-district public school choice, consolidation, and incentives (such as magnet schoolAid to be fully funded immediately, for the school aid formula to be reformed so it is more need - based, and for the state to support school desegregation programs such as intra - and inter-district public school choice, consolidation, and incentives (such as magnet schoolaid formula to be reformed so it is more need - based, and for the state to support school desegregation programs such as intra - and inter-district public school choice, consolidation, and incentives (such as magnet schools).

«Change does not happen without an honest conversation in our communities, in our courthouses, at City Hall about how we have real reform in the criminal justice system, real reform in our communities and real relationships between NYPD and the people they serve,» Tina Luongo, attorney - in - chief for Legal Aid Society Criminal Practice, the plaintiff in the court case, said.

Division of Budget spokesman Morris Peters released the following statement last week addressing the lack of school aid runs: «There's no need to have school aid runs until we have agreement on getting the reforms that the governor has asked for.»

He said the $ 15 minimum wage would be one of the thorniest in the state budget negotiations, along with ethics reform and inequities in state aid for upstate and downstate.

HARTFORD — On the heels of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's proposed adjustments to the state budget — including potential cuts in state aid for municipalities — Democratic legislative leaders and mayors from throughout the state gathered at the Capitol Friday to praise one aspect of the budget that Malloy said won't change — property tax reform.

Governor Andrew Cuomo pushed for the education measures to be included in the state budget and tied those reforms to a boost in school aid.

Miner anticipates a significant cut in state aid this year, but said Albany can make up for it with reforms.

Typically, schools use the governor's budget proposal as a working point for crafting budgets, but this year Cuomo has proposed tying $ 1.1 billion in school aid increases to his education reforms, including teacher evaluations.

These types of reforms are some of the changes needed for the country to achieve this administration's grand goal of a «Ghana Beyond Aid».

It's yet another nail in the coffin for Chris Grayling's misguided, destructive and shambolic legal aid reforms.

Democratic lawmakers expressed disapproval for the education reform measures included in the spending plan, which boosts school aid by $ 1.3 billion over last year.

Several items that Cuomo had tied to the budget are not currently in the spending plan, including bail reform, the Child Victims Act for survivors of childhood sexual abuse and the Dream Act to provide college aid for children of undocumented immigrants.

«This set of reforms helps to move the criminal «justice» system closer to actual justice and away from an overreliance on arrests, prosecution and jail for low - level offenses,» said Tina Luongo, the attorney in charge of the criminal defense practice at the Legal Aid Society.

Accordingly, if reforms are not enacted, these districts would lose aid, since the bill language cited above provides no district would receive an aid increase; it does not freeze aid for all districts.»

There is precedent for projecting aid or other funding even though certain proposals or reforms haven't been adopted by the state Legislature — or approved by voters.

«So if the proposed reforms are enacted, it may be reasonable to assume that districts would receive current law funding amounts for such aid categories as building, transportation, BOCES and excess cost (special education) aid, as well as other categories.

If state legislators don't agree to his proposed reforms, Cuomo's budget plan calls for a $ 377 million school aid hike.

Among them are an extension of a millionaire's tax, tuition aid for college students and justice reform.

He also pitched reforms to broaden and make more accessible tax incentives for private forest owners, a measure that would aid in conservation and strengthen the state's timber industry.

But Europe is also ripe for reform and the Conservatives, aided by the EU - friendly hand of Nick Clegg, can actually get stuff done in Europe.

The big four accountancy firms are facing pressure to support international tax reforms - and help open up more money for developing countries than they currently receive in aid.

It triggered huge applause from delegates with calls for Labour to «rescue» the NHS from Cameron, but downplayed the health and social care policy by grouping it with broader reforms aiding the elderly on mental and physical health.

«I knew, having sued the agency for 30 years, that there was a need for reforms in many areas of the agency,» remarked Banks, who previously ran the Legal Aid Society.

Perhaps to that end, in addition to criminal justice reform types — members of the Board of Correction, the Legal Aid Society, the Vera Institute for Justice — the commission includes MaryAnne Gilmartin, president of real estate development firm Forest City Ratner, and Partnership for New York City President Katherine Wylde.