But this is possible only by resuscitating and updating an old institution of the international community a confederation of states.

The canton of Neuchatel (one of the 26 mini states that comprise the Swiss confederation) lies alongside the French border.

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions

A Confederation for Kosovo

January 18 The member states of the North German Confederation and the south German states unite into a single nation state known as the German Empire.

General Confederation of Trade Unions (1998 2001)

The FIVB also presides over five continental confederations Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) in Asia and Oceania Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV) in South America African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) in Africa European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) in Europe North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) in North AmericaEach continental confederation, by its turn, presides over a number of national federations located in its domain of action.

Mr. Ryder (International Confederation of Free Trade Unions) I speak this evening for the 145 million working men and women united in the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and also on behalf of the World Confederation of Labour.

A German Confederation of 38 states was created from the previous 360 of the Holy Roman Empire, under the presidency of the Austrian Emperor.

This was a confederation in which most government functions remained with the provincial States (and local authorities, like the Vroedschappen).

Caritas Internationalis International Confederation of Catholic Charities (1999 2002)

In 1815 it joined the German Confederation.

It was a sovereign member state of the German Confederation and became a federated state of the North German Confederation and finally of the German Empire in 1871.

By 1866, only 34 members of the German confederation remained.

His Excellency Mr. Samuel Schmid, President of the Swiss Confederation

Essentially, the British point of view has been that a loose confederation of nation states cooperating on trade is as much Europe as the UK needs.

The United Arab States (UAS) was a short lived confederation of the United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) and North Yemen from 1958 to 1961.

The eurozone now rests on the shaky basis of a confederation of states that are committed both to a monetary union and to retaining their fiscal sovereignty.

The constitution that survived the 16 months was quite advanced for its time in liberal democratic terms, as was the proposal of an Italian confederation of states.

It joined the Confederation of the Rhine on 30 September 1806.

Within the German Confederation, formed after the Napoleonic Wars, each state was responsible for maintaining certain units to be put at the disposal of the Confederation in case of conflict.

Arab Federation, a confederation between Iraq and Jordan (1958).

Mr. Dwight Justice, Multinational Enterprises Department, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions

Representation made by the General Confederation of Workers of Peru (CGTP), concerning Peru

57 1. Admission of the Swiss Confederation to membership in the United Nations

After winning independence, the American colonies united loosely under the Articles of Confederation.

The same year, the German Confederation () was founded under the presidency of Austria.

The Saxons (, , , , , ) were a confederation of Germanic tribes on the North German Plain.

In 2004, he was the vice President of the Confederation and President in 2005.

The members of the confederation were German princes ( Fürsten ) from the Holy Roman Empire.

The end of the German Confederation was sealed by the Austro Prussian War of 1866.

The association is a member of the International Confederation of Childhood Cancer Parent Organization (ICCCPO).

He also translated the Swiss constitution into Arabic for the Confederation.

In 1858 New Granada officially changed its name to the Granadine Confederation, then in 1863 the United States of Colombia, before finally adopting its present name the Republic of Colombia in 1886.

The Treaty of Pressburg, in effect, led to the creation of the Confederation of the Rhine.

The consequences of Germany s renunciation of that role are predictable the EU will regress from a union of states moving towards ever closer integration to a weak confederation dominated by conflicting national interests.

After the war, Hamilton was elected to the Congress of the Confederation from New York.

Decides to admit the Swiss Confederation to membership in the United Nations.

He comes from a small tribe in the larger Hashid tribal confederation.

Some argue that central government paralysis is inevitable in a democracy of 1.2 billion people, and that the only way to re energize India is to establish a looser confederation of its constituent states.

Mr. Eduard Arruga I Valeri, Import Export Procedures Expert Group of the Confederation of European Agrifood Industries

The commission participates in the work of the ICFTU (International Confederation of Free Trade Unions) Women's Committee.

Representation made by the National Confederation of Trade Unions of Greenland (Sulinermik Inuussutissarsiuteqartut Kattuffiat SIK), concerning Denmark

After all, this treaty is about the last thing a mere confederation needs.

In 1867, the North German Confederation was created and William became its president.