Thus, the distinction is valid in a European context.

The European Central Bank and the Bank of England have been the worst offenders.

Reform of a country s political and economic institutions and its accession to the EU and NATO usually go hand in hand, because the prospect of membership makes painful decisions electorally acceptable.

In this respect, the US could learn from the European Union.

Any EU effort should be based on the following reinforcing elements

In that context, one particular aspect to which the EU attaches great importance is the quality of humanitarian coordinators.

We welcome in that context the commitment for long term support to Africa from the European Union and the Group of Eight.

But there is another reason for developing missile defense to create a new dynamic in European and Euro Atlantic security.

In this context, the European Union directives are viewed as a source of inspiration for the NAPs.

Only by securing the European identity of this entire region, and by anchoring the growing Russo German relationship in a European context, can the European Union continue on its path of stability and prosperity.

In that context, the European Union calls on the Provisional Institutions to make full use of the increased competencies recently transferred to them by UNMIK.

One problem has long been the lack of enthusiasm on the EU side for further expansion into the region.

There is no doubt that Sarkozy s attacks on the ECB are having a counter productive effect in this regard.

Given this context, the Pakistan EU summit will come and go, with barely the caterers noticing.

In that context, it is worth noting the European Union's support for the Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the framework of the European Security and Defence Policy.

The most obvious way is to use existing mechanisms and institutions, in particular the ECB or the European Commission.

The European Central Bank provides an interesting analogy, because it has two voting procedures, depending on the issue at hand.

In the European context a formal friendly settlement has been reached in approximately 12.5 per cent of the cases declared admissible.

My Office is in contact with NATO and EUFOR in Sarajevo, and we are working on a joint programme in that context.

In that context, it noted that the majority of the additional resources requested were a direct result of the temporary increase in military personnel.

In that context, the European Union calls particularly on the Kosovo Serb community to engage constructively in the Provisional Institutions at a central level.

Finally, at the European level, EU policymakers can help by encouraging member states to decriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs.

The EU has led the discussion within its own structures and taken it to wider international fora.

In that context, the European Union has already expressed its support in principle for the elaboration of an implementation agreement consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

In that context, Greece, individually and as a member of the European Union, supports the proposal of the Secretary General for the establishment of a Peacebuilding Commission.

In that context, the European Union is concerned about the recent Israeli Cabinet decision to complete immediately the separation barrier in and around East Jerusalem.

In this context, many factors will influence the General Assembly s decision, one of the most significant of which will be the European Union s position.

In that context, the European Union will today submit to the pledging conference in Addis Ababa a comprehensive and substantial offer of support to assist the African Union's efforts in Darfur.

The European Commission has few powers of its own with which to confront the recession as it spreads throughout the European Union most powers belong to the European Central Bank.

The time may not be ripe for a true European constitution, but confronting, rather than evading, the fundamental issues that the EU faces could create a context for reviving the constitutional treaty and preparing the Union for the challenges of our time.

Here the Finns, who chair the EU right now, have taken an initiative to implement a pragmatic solution that takes into consideration both sides in the conflict.

The EU, in this narrative, is merely the latest in a long line of predatory and unscrupulous foreign powers that have assaulted Serbian identity and pride.

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Optimism is a good call in this context, and also more generally.

In that context, the timely holding of a second EU Africa summit, as foreseen in the Cairo Declaration, remains an important objective of the EU Africa dialogue.

Noting the progress made by the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process in fulfilling the criteria for membership in the European Union and, in this context, the first entry into force of a Stabilization and Association Agreement, as well as Croatia's becoming a candidate country for membership in the European Union,

In that context, the European Council decided, on 2 December 2004, to give its fullest support to the efforts of the Economic Community of West African States to strengthen its moratorium and to replace it with a mandatory convention.

In that context, the EU recognizes the continued need for a properly funded safeguards system that is both effective and cost efficient and therefore credible, robust and complied with.