Sentences with phrase «countries as a bloc»

OECD countries as a bloc are forecast to grow a little faster in 1993 — perhaps by about 2 per cent, compared with around 1 1/2 per cent last year.

Not exact matches

On Monday, U.K. prime minister Theresa May won approval from Parliament to begin talks for the country's exit from the E.U. May plans to invoke what is known as Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon, which outlines how an E.U. member may leave the bloc — provided it gives two years» notice.

At a time when the U.K. is negotiating its future trade relationship with the European Union (EU) as it prepares to leave the 28 - country economic and political bloc, focus is being placed on whether the U.K. could stay in some sort of customs union.

As a general rule, all the parties believe their countries surrender too much sovereignty to the bloc.

This is especially true in large countries, such as China and India, where the sheer size of the millennial population is already having a global impact, but also here at home in Canada, where the millennial cohort is becoming an important strategic voting bloc.

However, as a single country the UK would lack the bargaining power of a 500 - million population trading bloc such as the EU.»

BO's support of abortion / choice however vitiates has Christianity as he is the leader of the Immoral Majority who are now the largest voting bloc in the country.

BO's support of abortion / choice however vitiates his Christianity as he is the leader of the Immoral Majority who are now the largest voting bloc in the country.

The EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council will discuss the issue of dual quality foods next week as Slovakia and Hungary push for EU legislation to prevent manufacturers selling poorer quality products in Eastern countries of the single market bloc.

As part of Germany's presidency of the bloc, the country's chancellor Angela Merkel will use the occasion to promote its shelved constitution, turned down by voters in France and the Netherlands two years ago.

Despite this, 43 countries will sign a declaration urging the UN to adopt a 1.5 °C target, and the V20 — the 20 countries most vulnerable to climate change — are expected to vote as a bloc, urging stronger global aims.

He says he hopes that the next budget — for the period 2021 — 27 — will rise to at least $ 120 billion, as the European Parliament has requested, even though the European Union will lose the United Kingdom's contribution when the country leaves the bloc next year.

As an indirect consequence of the vote, held on 9 February, the European Union has postponed negotiations to include Switzerland as an associated country to Horizon 2020, the bloc's research and innovation program, and to the higher education program Erasmus +, which both run from 2014 through 202As an indirect consequence of the vote, held on 9 February, the European Union has postponed negotiations to include Switzerland as an associated country to Horizon 2020, the bloc's research and innovation program, and to the higher education program Erasmus +, which both run from 2014 through 202as an associated country to Horizon 2020, the bloc's research and innovation program, and to the higher education program Erasmus +, which both run from 2014 through 2020.

EU leaders attempted to rescue the European project and Prime Minister David Cameron sought to calm fears over the U.K.'s vote to leave the bloc as ratings agencies downgraded the country.

In the countries of the former Eastern bloc, a tendency of the 1990s and 2000s has been to deny responsibility operational legitimacy in artistic practice and violently push it out as incompatible with and foreign to the post-Soviet context, eagerly privileging its diametrical opposition — irresponsibility — as the only appropriate and fitting for the contemporary moment.

The orchestrated move by the G77 and China bloc of 132 countries came during talks about «loss and damage» — how countries should respond to climate impacts that are difficult or impossible to adapt to, such as typhoon Haiyan.

The four countries were not negotiating on behalf of the larger bloc of developing countries, as they might have in the past, she adds.

This bloc of four biggest emerging economies - Brazil, South Africa, India and China - has consistently been articulating developing countries» point of view at every forum while seeking bigger actions from rich nation to cut down emissions as part of their historical responsibility.

This is reinforced by the potential for coal to grow up to 2030, and an overall target that is weaker than other developed countries and blocs, such as the EU and the US.

Hydropower is already widely used across the region but environmentalists fear the investment in coal could backfire as governments may be forced to invest hundreds of millions of euros more to upgrade plants to meet European Union environmental standards as the countries progress toward membership of the bloc.

Envision a world where the three North American countries act as a bloc to trade freely among themselves in all things energy, are regulated in a cost - effective and coordinated system — and rival every other nation or bloc in its ability to influence world markets for oil and gas.

China and India are in the 26 - nation Like - Minded Developing Countries bloc that argues they shouldn't have to bear the same legal responsibility for tackling climate change as developed economies.

Commission leaders and some member states are thought to take the view that as Europe is struggling with recession, unemployment and immigration, emphasising the security of gas supplies - despite the need to import the fuel expensively from outside the bloc, including from countries such as Russia with which Europe has a troubled relationship - is more reassuring to business.

The format inspired discussion between countries not as negotiating blocs but as one of people to people.

The Saarc bloc has finally emerged as a united force at the ongoing climate talks with ministers and key representatives of all eight member countries formally sealing the existence of south Asia as a common entity here as far as putting across their stand at the UN forum is concerned.

We can say and do whatever we want and the Chinese and the Indians, Brazilians, and beyond are likely going to move as a bloc of developing countries, to their own rhythm, at a pace that doesn't harm their emerging industries.

That, against this dark background, China — a proud country that has for all its many faults lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty — has emerged as the chief voice of a southern bloc that has consistently refused to accept the choice between developmental justice and climate stabilization.

That, against this dark background, China a proud though undemocratic country that has for all its many faults lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty has emerged as the chief voice of a southern bloc that has consistently refused to accept the choice between developmental justice and climate stabilization.

That's the fear of negotiators from world's most impoverished countries — a bloc known as the Group of 77, or G77 — especially after an early draft of proposed negotiating text was leaked to the media on Tuesday.

The G77 bloc of 133 countries classed as «developing» said it wanted those classed as rich in 1992 to adopt carbon cutting commitments before its members did.

«That made the negotiations more complicated,» says Barutciski, who nevertheless suggests that having countries such as Canada, Japan, and Mexico involved «makes this a very serious trading bloc.»