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EU gives itself more time to sort out Lisbon Treaty crisis
BRUSSELS AFP — EU heads at a Brussels summit delayed until October a decision on how to tackle Ireland's rejection of the Lisbon Treaty, while seeking Friday to overcome Czech resistance to the key charter. "The European Council agreed to Ireland's suggestion to come back to this issue at...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Brussels, charter, Ireland, leader, Leadership, ratification, treaty, Treaty
Research articles 2008-06-19
Administration pushes dangerous law of the sea treaty
President Bush startled conservatives in his own party in 2005 with his support for U.S. ratification of the United Nations Law of the Sea Treaty LOST. The Republican rank-and-file has adamantly opposed this effort to give the UN regulatory and taxing powers over all the world's oceans and territorial seas...
Tags: conference, FINANCE, Greenland, president, ratification, U.S., U.S. Senate
Research articles 2008-05-26
SKorea's Lee says US trade pact can pass this year
TOKYO AFP — Fresh from a cordial Camp David summit, South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak said Monday he is confident the US Congress will ratify a sweeping free trade agreement this year. "I'm convinced that US Congressional ratification ...will be realised this year," he told Korean reporters in Tokyo...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Bush, FINANCE, ratification, summit, Tokyo, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2008-04-20
SKorea MPs urged to quickly pass free trade pact with US
SEOUL AFP — South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak Sunday urged legislators to quickly pass a sweeping free trade agreement with the United States, to set an example for Congress. Lee, in remarks at a televised press conference, asked the current parliament to hold an extra session next month to...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Government, ratification, Seoul, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2008-04-12
US-Iraq pact won't tie Bush successor's hands: White House
WASHINGTON AFP — The White House said Thursday that a planned long-term US-Iraq security agreement did not require ratification by the US Congress and that it would not bind the hands of the next US president. US President George W. Bush's chief spokeswoman, Dana Perino, said the US ambassador...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, agreement, Iraq, president, ratification, White House
Research articles 2008-03-06
SKorea MP stages sit-in protest to block US free trade deal
SEOUL AFP — A South Korean lawmaker Tuesday locked himself inside a parliamentary committee room to try to block moves to ratify a free trade deal with the United States, officials said. Kang Ki-Kab of the leftist Democratic Labour Party DLP entered the foreign affairs and trade committee room...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, ratification, Seoul
Research articles 2008-02-12
Message to the Senate transmitting the International Convention Against Doping in Sport
February 6, 2008 To the Senate of the United States: With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, I transmit herewith the International Convention Against Doping in Sport, adopted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization on October 19, 2005....
Tags: ratification, SOFTWARE, U.S., U.S. Senate
Research articles 2008-02-11
US Olympic officials back Bush's push for anti-doping accord
WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush and US Olympic officials urged lawmakers to pass an international anti-doping agreement seen as a key step before consideration of Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics. Bush said that basics of the International Convention Against Doping in Sport, drafted by the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Bush, Chicago, Government, Leadership, league, ratification, SOFTWARE, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2008-02-08
MEP CRITICAL OF SARKOZY MEDIA CIRCUS.(Martin Schulz opinion on the media coverage of Nicolas Sarkozy's life)(Brief article)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's private life is dominating the European news to the detriment of fundamental political debates, declared German MEP Martin Schulz in Strasbourg on 15 January. The Socialist leader at the European Parliament considers "worrying" the fact that Sarkozy is at the centre of...
Tags: European Parliament, Government, Leadership, MARKETING, media, president, ratification, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-02-04
Inventors boosted by cut in translation costs.
M2 PRESSWIRE-31 January 2008-UK Government: Inventors boosted by cut in translation costsC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:31012008 INVENTORS and businesses in the UK are set to save more than GBP10 million a year thanks to new patent legislation which does away...
Tags: European Patent Office, patent, ratification, U.K.
Research articles 2008-01-31
Message to the Senate transmitting the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships
January 22, 2008 To the Senate of the United States: I transmit herewith, for the advice and consent of the Senate to its ratification, the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001 (the "Convention"). The Convention aims to control the harmful effects...
Tags: ratification, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2008-01-28
New Australian leader prepares to ratify Kyoto
SYDNEY AFP — Australian prime minister-elect Kevin Rudd said Tuesday he was working on fulfilling his campaign pledge to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, but a law expert said he could face problems. "There are a range of ways in which the ratification process can be transacted...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Australia, conference, Government, leader, ratification, SOFTWARE, treaty
Research articles 2007-11-26
LOST vote likely before year's end
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On October 4, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held a hearing on ratifying the Law of the Sea Treaty LOST. The prepared testimony given by the several witnesses underscores the fact that LOST is a real threat, and could be ratified at any time by the...
Tags: ratification, treaty, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2007-11-12
Message to the Senate transmitting the Protocol amending the Convention on the International Hydrographic Organization
October 23, 2007 To the Senate of the United States: With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, I transmit herewith the Protocol of Amendments to the Convention on the International Hydrographic Organization done at Monaco on April 14, 2005. The Protocol...
Tags: Benefits, Leadership, ratification, SOFTWARE, U.S., U.S. Senate
Research articles 2007-10-29
AIM Blows Lid Off U.N. Corruption Case
To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Sarah Schaerr Norton of Accuracy in Media, +1-202-364- 4401 ext. 107, Sarah.Schaerr@aim.org Law of Sea Treaty at Center of Scandal WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Through an exclusive interview with a United Nations whistleblower, Accuracy in Media editor Cliff Kincaid has uncovered shocking allegations of...
Tags: FINANCE, Media, ratification, treaty, U.N., U.S. Senate
Research articles 2007-10-18
Union leaders approve Chrysler deal despite rank-and-file dissent
DETROIT, United States AFP — Local leaders of the United Auto Workers union on Monday approved a historic contract agreement with Chrysler LLC even as dissidents among the rank-and-file vowed to block its ratification. The pact reached after a seven-hour strike last week is expected to help Chrysler narrow...
Tags: agreement, Chrysler LLC, General Motors Corp., leader, ratification, UAW, worker
Research articles 2007-10-15
President Bush Seeks Ratification of 1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter
SYDNEY, Australia -- TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: I transmit herewith, with a view to receiving advice and consent, the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the "London Convention"), done in London on November 7,...
Tags: ratification, Sydney, U.S., U.S. Senate
Research articles 2007-09-06
Strong Global Support for Open XML as It Enters Final Phase of ISO Standards Process.
REDMOND, Washington, September 4 /PRNewswire/ -- - Significant participation by National Bodies in ISO/IEC ratification process for Open XML; final decision expected in March 2008 at close of ballot resolution period. Today the International Organization for Standardization ISO released the results...
Tags: ISO, Quality, ratification
Research articles 2007-09-04
Message to the Senate transmitting the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks
May 3, 2007 To the Senate of the United States: I transmit herewith for the Senate's advice and consent to ratification the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks (the "Treaty" or "Singapore Treaty") adopted and signed by the United States at Singapore on March 28, 2006. I...
Tags: ratification, Treaty, U.S., U.S. Senate
Research articles 2007-05-07
Australia seeks ratification for Lenton's swimming world record
SYDNEY AFP — Australian swimming authorities were Wednesday preparing to submit Libby Lenton's 100m freestyle world record to the sport's top body for ratification after she broke it during a mixed relay. The Australian star became the first woman in history to break the 53-second barrier, but did it...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Australia, ratification, relay
Research articles 2007-04-04
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