The country as a whole operated as a loose confederation that, like the European Union today, lacked taxing and other authority.

In 2004, the European Trade Union Confederation created the first ever permanent trade union committee on sustainable development, which has since become a model for other regional bodies to follow.

Examples. The Japanese Trade Union Confederation (JTUC RENGO) has initiated nationwide programmes to educate workers and encourage environmentally friendly patterns at work and home.

The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is participating in the chemical substance policy review of the European Union Commission with the goal of a comprehensive system for the registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals.

A Confederation for Kosovo

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.

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions

To reap the benefits, sub Saharan Africa must form an oil based confederation under the tutelage of thoroughly reformed regional groupings aimed at encouraging economic integration and political union.

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.

General Confederation of Trade Unions (1998 2001)

In 1815 it joined the German Confederation.

The European Trade Union Confederation has established a permanent trade union committee on sustainable development, with climate change as a major focus, to undertake a major study of employment impacts of climate change, identifying strategic policy avenues for job creation and environmental protection.

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.

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

Caritas Internationalis International Confederation of Catholic Charities (1999 2002)

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

This confederation, under French influence, put an end to the Holy Roman Empire.

The 1969 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Bangkok, Thailand.

The 1971 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Tokyo, Japan.

The 1987 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Bangkok, Thailand.

The 1993 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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

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 1967 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Seoul, South Korea.

The 1995 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Seoul, South Korea.

History The historical foundations of the African Union originated in the Union of African States, an early confederation that was established by Kwame Nkrumah in the 1960s, as well as subsequent attempts to unite Africa, including the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was established on 25 May 1963, and the African Economic Community in 1981.

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

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).