Sentences with phrase «national heads of governments»

Nevertheless, the coming post-electoral wrangling for key EU positions will reflect the strengths and weaknesses of national heads of governments and their respective countries.

Wayne Spanner continues as managing partner, while HDY's former managing partner Michael Greene is now deputy managing partner and national head of the government practice.

Not exact matches

The U.S. threatened to block the takeover of oil giant Unocal by the China National Offshore Oil Corp. in 2005; and when a merger created mega-miner BHP Billiton in 2001, the Australia government made sure the head office was located in Australia, not Britain.

Christian Estrosi, regional government head in the greater Nice area, said policing was lighter than Prime Minister Manuel Valls claimed, and that concrete blocks were not deployed to seal roads off during the national holiday festivities of July 14.

«Instead of a watch list limited to actual, known terrorists, the government has built a vast system based on the unproven and flawed premise that it can predict if a person will commit a terrorist act in the future,» Hina Shamsi, the head of the ACLU's National Security Project, told The Intercept.

Industry Minister Tony Clement has set off a firestorm of controversy with the government's decision to ax the mandatory long - form census from Statistics Canada, which caused the head of the national polling agency to resign in protest.

In 2005 - 2006, he headed an Ontario government panel of corporate leaders that recommended that Canada adopt a single, national securities regulator — an idea that was later supported by the late Jim Flaherty while he was federal finance minister.

In effect, he turned the patriotic poster on its head, making it serve in his novel not as a symbol of heroic national resolve but rather of insidious government intrusion into the lives of its citizens.

In this Monday, March 5, 2018 photo, provided by the North Korean government on March 6, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, his sister Kim Yo Jong, and Vice Chairman of North Korea's ruling Workers» Party Central Committee Kim Yong Chol meet members of South Korean delegation headed by National Security Director Chung Eui - yong in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Among the many scheduled American participants were the political advisor to the head of the U.S. Northern Command, the president for the Americas of Lockheed Martin Corporation, the senior director for the Western Hemisphere of the American National Security Council, the U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Carla Hills (who was the primary U.S. NAFTA negotiator), the senior United States Air Force military assistant to the then secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld, the commander of U.S. Northern Command, the chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology, Dr. James Schlesinger, the former American secretary of energy & defense, the deputy secretary of energy, plus many other top business, government and military officials, plus representatives of similar groups from Mexico.

«The country is in a social crisis,» said José Ángel Álvarez, the head of a national association, Asonacrip, that has been working with the government on the Petro.

In the 2018 federal budget, the government announced the creation of an Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare, which will be headed up by former Ontario health minister Dr. Eric Hoskins.

Politicians, heads of governments, international and national organizations, have attempted to address and eradicate / alleviate the problem of poverty.

We act as though our government is headed by King George III, a foreign power, not an instrument of national purpose.

If the European Council, after consulting the European Parliament and the Commission, adopts by a simple majority a decision in favour of examining the proposed amendments, the President of the European Council shall convene a Convention composed of representatives of the national Parliaments, of the Heads of State or Government of the Member States, of the European Parliament and of the Commission.

All my responses are on my website, martinamidu.com or Martin Amidu Speaks, some of which are under the headings: «Why Martin Amidu Is Not Using Government Or Party Channels For His Advocacy For Accountability And Transparency» dated 29th May 2012; «Fighting Graft And Corruption Under The National Democratic Governments Of Ghana» dated 3rdNovember 2013; On Galloppers, Settlements And The Hallowed Traditions Of The Office Of The Attorney General» dated 10th July 2012; and «Defending Citizens» Rights And Freedoms From Unconstitutional Conduct By Government And Its Unlawful Covert Agent» dated 11th November 2015: and many otherof which are under the headings: «Why Martin Amidu Is Not Using Government Or Party Channels For His Advocacy For Accountability And Transparency» dated 29th May 2012; «Fighting Graft And Corruption Under The National Democratic Governments Of Ghana» dated 3rdNovember 2013; On Galloppers, Settlements And The Hallowed Traditions Of The Office Of The Attorney General» dated 10th July 2012; and «Defending Citizens» Rights And Freedoms From Unconstitutional Conduct By Government And Its Unlawful Covert Agent» dated 11th November 2015: and many otherOf Ghana» dated 3rdNovember 2013; On Galloppers, Settlements And The Hallowed Traditions Of The Office Of The Attorney General» dated 10th July 2012; and «Defending Citizens» Rights And Freedoms From Unconstitutional Conduct By Government And Its Unlawful Covert Agent» dated 11th November 2015: and many otherOf The Office Of The Attorney General» dated 10th July 2012; and «Defending Citizens» Rights And Freedoms From Unconstitutional Conduct By Government And Its Unlawful Covert Agent» dated 11th November 2015: and many otherOf The Attorney General» dated 10th July 2012; and «Defending Citizens» Rights And Freedoms From Unconstitutional Conduct By Government And Its Unlawful Covert Agent» dated 11th November 2015: and many others.

I know a people that took part in revaluation, and they are speaking Russian... Everyone in Crimea knows, that solders there are Russian army, so Russian heads are lying... There are much more murders in Russia on national root... you are free to ask about legitimness of the government, this question is not about that

Olusegun Obasanjo worked more for setting up the Interim National Government (ING) Trojan horse, than revalidating the election; and Ernest Shonekan, another Egba son, assumed subversive duty as «Interim Head of State», on account of that contraption, that a court later declared illegal.

The Federal Government has inaugurated a national burial committee headed by Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) for the...

Former ALP national secretary Karl Bitar has been appointed head of the government affairs branch of casino operator Crown Limited.

Today Jeremy Beecham, the former head of the Local Government Association (LGA) and a member of Labour's national executive committee (NEC), said the reports were «outrageous» and amounted to state interference in how political parties work.

Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, has enjoined heads of Federal Government hospitals to explore the services of doctors, who are currently undergoing the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme, in a bid to avoid break in medical delivery.

Is the head of government or other chief national authority elected through free and fair elections?

It is also illustrated in the long list of matters dedicated to the federal government in the exclusive legislative list and in the revenue allocation formula which gives 52 % of national revenue to an incompetent and remote federal government, which in effect operates as a feudal bureaucracy with an «emperor», «sheik» or «king» at its head!

Among the notable government officials on the dais with the president were the Minister of Communications, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, the Head of the Citizens» Complaints Unit and parliamentary candidate of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Builsa South, Dr. Clement Apaak as well as the Member of Parliament for Builsa South and Minister of State at the Presidency, Alhassan Azong.

The Member of Parliament - elect for the Shama Constituency in the Western Region, Ato Panford, has justified calls on the incoming government to relocate the Head office of the Ghana National petroleum Commission (GNPC) to the region.

The current head of Human Security Department of the National Security Office, Brig. General Nunoo - Mensah and the Navy commander at the time (who he did not name) were also set for the hit allegedly engineered by elements within the government of the time.

A statement signed by the Minister of Communications, Dr Edward Omane Boamah said the team would also include the Head of the Civil Service, Head of the Local Government Service, Secretary to the Cabinet and the National Security Coordinator in accordance with the provisions of the Presidential Transition Act 2012 (Act 845).

Following wide allegations of under - age voting in the recently conducted Local Government elections in Kano state, the Commission had, on 21st February, set up a Committee headed by a National Commissioner, Engineer Abubakar Nahuche to visit the state and ascertain what exactly happened.

Italian voters head to the polls next spring to elect a new national government, but if Sicily is a preview of Italian politics to come, then Italy and the European Union are in for a rough ride.

The INEC Chairman explained that the Committee, headed by National Commissioner, Engineer Abubakar Nahuche, was not expected to investigate the outcome of the Local Government Election conducted by the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KASIEC) as that would be outside the constitutional and legal responsibilities of INEC.

The statement said, «Contrary to a reports in the media that some delegates heading for the town hall meeting of the second National Council on Niger Delta in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government area, hosted by the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs in collaboration with the Ondo State government, died in an auto crash on the Okitipupa - Ore Road, the government wishes to state that none of the delegates who attended the town hall meeting was involved in the aGovernment area, hosted by the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs in collaboration with the Ondo State government, died in an auto crash on the Okitipupa - Ore Road, the government wishes to state that none of the delegates who attended the town hall meeting was involved in the agovernment, died in an auto crash on the Okitipupa - Ore Road, the government wishes to state that none of the delegates who attended the town hall meeting was involved in the agovernment wishes to state that none of the delegates who attended the town hall meeting was involved in the auto crash.

Other members of the committee are Udoma Udo - Udoma, Minister, Budget and National Planning; Kemi Adeosun, Minister of Finance; Winifred Oyo - Ita, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation; and Roy Ugo, the Permanent Secretary, General Services, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

Alabi identified creative and clear headed professionals as essential tools for national development, saying it behoves on journalists to be savvy in finance, budgeting, auditing and other relevant fields to be able to put government on its toes with a view to ensuring that budget proposals are not just in line with the needs of the people but to be seen to be well implemented.

Premium Times reports that during a meeting with the village head of Abana, Nyong Etim Efa, a fact - finding team from the National Boundary Commission, led by Moses Onyoh, was told that the Government of the Republic of Cameroon had imposed taxes on Nigerians living in the 16 affected communities.

Meanwhile, Gordon Brown, who is being closely advised on this matter by Peter Mandelson, is not only contemplating a grand coalition in the event of a hung parliament after the next election, but he is also ready to consider heading a national government in the coming months in the event of the economic situation getting worse.

The incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has indicated it may review the recent appointments of the new heads for the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE).

National governments are derived from the majority in the Parliament, which means that the head of the government is generally the leader of the winning party.

Co-author Professor Fabio Levi (MD), Head of the Cancer Epidemiology Unit at the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, (Switzerland), said: «Besides enforcing tobacco control — essentially by increasing taxation — national governments and EU policy makers must ensure that all EU citizens have access to the best screening, diagnosis and treatment, including those from central and eastern Europe where major delays are still observed and where cancer mortality rates tend to be higher as a result.»

«Leaders at every level, from grade school teachers and principals, to heads of national and international organizations and governments, must convey respect, support and enthusiasm for all who venture into STEM.»

► «Engineer Jill Hruby was named director of the Sandia National Laboratories on Monday, becoming the first woman to head one of three U.S. government labs charged with developing and maintaining the country's nuclear arsenal,» Warren Cornwall wrote at ScienceInsider on Tuesday.

(He was also a member of Parliament and, as the de facto head of the Jewish community, the addressee of the British government's 1917 Balfour Declaration, which viewed «with favour» the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine.)

Bill Stewart, the government's Chief Scientific Adviser and now head of the OST, has already announced plans for a short introduction to the annual review of research and development which would set out some national objectives.

«Informed activists have become full participants in deciding the design and the kinds of trial that should be done,» says Anthony Fauci, head of the US government's AIDS research effort at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease in Maryland.

Our clients include, amongst others, Chief Scientific Advisers; senior EU scientific officials; representatives of national governments, academies and agencies; prominent business leaders; stakeholders from pan-European scientific organisations and membership groups; science media and senior editors from peer - reviewed journals; and various talking - heads from internationally renowned research facilities.

Palo Conteh, head of the government's National Ebola Response Centre, told reporters in Freetown however that the 6:00 pm to 6:00 am lockdowns would continue indefinitely.»

The Post takes up all the current crises head on, as to what comprises national security, the dangers of conflating the government with the nation, the role of the press and, even the tightrope journalists walk in their friendships with powers - that - be.

In response to the strategy, Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said: «School leaders will welcome the government's plan to increase investment into sport and physical activity, and especially the further # 10 million a year into school healthy breakfast clubs.

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has criticised the government's focus on the English Baccalaureate (Ebacc), claiming it is «narrowing the curriculum».

Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), said: «The number of children in education is still rising but the government lacks a coherent plan.