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Adopts the following Action Plan as an instrument to provide political guidance for the process towards long-term effectiveness of the Convention system.

The healthcare and social systems frequently operate in such manner that the modes in which the social, economic, cultural and political circumstances affect the life of women and men and their health are not sufficiently recognized.

"Recognising that the multilateral disarmament and non-proliferation treaty system in all its components is of vital importance and that progress should be made in the implementation of all the obligations deriving from it; the Parties therefore wish to include a clause into this agreement, which will allow them to cooperate and to have a political dialogue on these issues.";

Having regard to the great diversity of political, social and economic systems among member States and the differences in practice among them (e.g. as to the respective functions of central and local government, of federal, state and provincial authorities, and of state-owned undertakings and various types of autonomous or semi-autonomous public bodies, as well as to the nature of employment relationships), and

Members recognize the inherent value of domestic transparency of government decision-making on trade policy matters for both Members' economies and the multilateral trading system, and agree to encourage and promote greater transparency within their own systems, acknowledging that the implementation of domestic transparency must be on a voluntary basis and take account of each Member's legal and political systems.

The political system will be scrutinized to ascertain the commitment to democratic elections.

One would expect that changes in the political system would have prompted rapid changes in media legislation, but the reality was different.

The 1973 law and both new provisions belonged to a new era in Yugoslavia's political system, which began with the adoption of constitutional amendments in 1971.

In my opinion such apprehension was completely groundless since the 'right of reply' is in any case a 'stillborn baby' or a survivor of the cataclysm of the previous political system (see the first chapter), but I do agree that - in our era of strange political circumstances - no precaution against strange abuses of rights in the interest of political parties can be dismissed as excessive.

Free individuals capable of rational decisions are the basis of a democratic political system whose indispensable element is an open debate about issues of general importance.

The political system, its protagonists and institutions, are mechanisms of power regulation in the process of the articulation and coordination of interests that are in the service of the ranking of goals aimed at mobilizing people in the desired direction.

The changes in the media system that occurred during the transition period were of an exceptionally political or rather politicized nature.

In the past decade, the term .transition. has primarily been used to denote the replacement of one political or economic system with another.

The media privatization process showed that changes in the media system involved a characteristic joining of the political (party) and economic powers.

Following changes in the political systems of the late 1980s and early 1990s, post-socialist countries had to adopt new legislation and replace restrictive media laws.

The second assumption shared by all three thesis is that cultural products are a direct articulation of the system of ownership (dominion of capital) or political dominion.

It criticizes the supposed political bias of journalists and editors who are seen as remnants of the old system and the 'continuity' of the old elites remaining in key positions.

In those former socialist countries that have already started to transform their state-owned broadcasting systems into public service systems, the appointment of council members has been an explicitly political and politicized issue.

The media (radio and television systems) were the property of the state, political parties and associations, or, in the case of the former Yugoslavia, media outlets were socially-owned.

A system of integrated economic accounts should provide an overview of economic activities which is systematic, comparable and as complete as possible, to serve as a basis for analyses, forecasts and political measures.

If media are equally subject to economic and political forces "why, then, should the media be governed by the laws of economy rather than of politics, as is typical of commercial communication systems, or by the laws of politics rather than economy, as is typical of paternalistic systems?

Media-defined 'problems' (ranging from the budget deficit, external debt, and the electoral system, to the salaries of judges and strikes by medical workers) were the criteria by which we were to judge political options and the image of candidates' competence to resolve 'national problems'.

The purpose of this essay is not to examine whether a state body can claim that its rights have been harmed at all. It seems appropriate, nevertheless, to point out the basic difference between the new and old social and political systems that also (and especially) found expression in the area of freedom of expression:

In former socialist countries, where the state-regulated broadcasters had to be transformed into public service systems while simultaneously fighting off commercial competition and political pressures, and struggling with a chaotic legislative framework, audience shares plummeted with the appearance of commercial channels.

Such an understanding of the political stems from the assumption that there exists some unproblematic national subject, that 'we' all belong to the same 'culture', the same value system, that basically we all have the same interests in society and an equal share of power that becomes institutionalized in parliament through elections.

The engineers of the Slovenian political profession, or Weberian managers in professional politics, openly state (this is the central argument of both Janša and Drnovšek, and of Jelinčič and Pahor) that politics are not efficient (this is the source of the 'need' for the majority voting system that is expected to prove to be much more 'efficient').

Yet in establishing the basis of this right (note that this has been taking place in the period of transition in Slovenia), we obviously have to overcome problems arising from the basic characteristics of the previous system, such as legal isolation and certain specific features that were used to exercise and defend the social and political objectives of that time.

It is precisely this assumption that makes us convinced that the application of the cda principles to a discourse analysis of media representations of homosexuality is the most suitable approach. It has clear political goals and through the systematic analysis of language or texts it exposes the systems used to oppress individuals within specific social structures.

Perhaps Slovene legislators could include in our legal system the duty to publish a reply (in the public interest) to which national (public) media would be subject; perhaps some other means could be used to provide for 'stricter' legal liability of national radio and television to ensure adequate and balanced presentation of all important lines of reasoning, and social and political events.

The former stressed the view that 'the religious orientations of political parties should not penetrate education', they declared that they were 'against politics in schools' and also were of the opinion that school was too delicate an area for the 'interests of the Catholic church' to be exercised there, so they oppose 'contracts with any international parties' involving the public school system (by 'international party' is meant the agreement with the Holy See).

In view of continued severe and systematic violations of human rights by the Burmese authorities, and in particular continuing and intensified repression of civil and political rights, and the failure of those authorities to take steps towards democracy and reconciliation, the restrictive measures against Burma/Myanmar were subsequently extended several times, most recently by Common Position 2003/297/CFSP(3) on Burma/Myanmar, which is due to expire on 29 April 2004.

The events of the second half of the 1980s awakened in most journalists the urge to resist external pressures, and they kept the feeling alive after the inauguration of the multiparty system, when the ethics commission, which certainly was the central player in the struggle for the autonomy of journalism, became saddled with complaints against journalists. But it continued to adhere to professional ethics. This has taken the wind out of the sails of those who wanted to use it as an instrument against unwelcome journalists, this time for different political reasons.

2 On the web conference the visitors could give their opinion about the following questions: What, in your opinion, should Bajuk's government accomplish before the end of its mandate? What do you think about the support that the group of MPs of SLS+SKD-The Slovenian People's Party, under the leadership of Dr. Franc Zagožen, gave to the constitutional changes through which the proportional system entered the Constitution despite the result of the referendum and the decision of the Constitutional Court which speak in favor of the two-round voting system? Do you support the proposal of the government of RS to reduce the number of ministerial sectors? Do you approve of the publishing of the names of all who did not pay tax? What do you think about the fact that Milan Kučan and Jorg Haider declared that the AVNOJ resolutions were political issue?

(9) Whereas the resolution on human rights, democracy and development adopted by the Council and the Member States, meeting within the Council, on 28 November 1991 sets out guidelines, procedures and practical measures aimed at promoting civil and political freedoms alongside economic and social rights, by means of a representative political system based on respect for human rights;

(15) Whereas Community support for democratisation and observance of the principles of the rule of law within a political system respecting the individual's fundamental freedoms helps fulfil the objectives laid down in the agreements concluded by the Community with its partners, in which respect for human rights and democratic principles is an essential element of relations between the parties;

The European Union was pleased to note that the Central African Authorities made certain commitments, in particular to ensure the return to constitutional rule, to maintain a multi-party political system and to launch a national dialogue; to restructure the defence and security forces; to improve the management of public finances and to fight against corruption so as to properly meet its sovereign obligations on expenditure, first and foremost the regular payment of salaries.

Recent positive elements of Fiji's political development towards a return to a democratic system, which complement the above commitments, have also to be taken into consideration.

improve the system for developing structural business statistics, based on political needs and with a capacity of quick reaction to changing factors such as environment, policies and users,

RECOGNISING the historical achievements of the South African people in abolishing the apartheid system and building a new political order based on the rule of law, human rights and democracy;

A system of integrated economic accounts should provide an overview of economic activities which is systematic, comparable and as complete as possible, to serve as a basis for analyses, forecasts and political measures.

RECOGNIZING the need to continue and complete, with the assistance of the Community, Romania's transition towards a new political and economic system which respects the rule of law and human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, operates a multi-party system with free and democratic elections, and provides for economic liberalization in order to establish a market economy,

Without prejudice to the application of the first paragraph, Members and political groups shall have direct access to the European Parliament's internal computer system for the consultation of any non-confidential preparatory document (draft report, draft recommendation, draft opinion, working document, amendments tabled in committee).

CONSIDERING the commitment of the Parties to increasing political and economic freedoms as the very basis of this Agreement, as well as their commitment to respect human rights and the rule of law, including the rights of persons belonging to national minorities, and democratic principles through free and fair elections and a multiparty system,

BELIEVING that a link should be made between full implementation of association on the one hand, and continuation of the actual accomplishment of Romania's political, economic and legal reforms on the other hand, as well as the introduction of the factors necessary for cooperation and the actual rapprochement between the Parties' systems, notably in the light of the conclusions of the CSCE Bonn Conference,

In view of continued severe and systematic violations of human rights by the Burmese authorities, and in particular continuing and intensified repression of civil and political rights, and the failure of those authorities to take steps towards democracy and reconciliation, the restrictive measures against Burma/Myanmar were subsequently extended several times, most recently by Common Position 2003/297/CFSP( fn ) on Burma/Myanmar, which is due to expire on 29 April 2004. Some of the restrictive measures imposed against Burma/Myanmar were implemented at Community level by Council Regulation (EC) No 1081/2000( fn ).

Whereas the resolution on human rights, democracy and development adopted by the Council and the Member States meeting within the Council on 28 November 1991 sets out guidelines, procedures and practical measures aimed at promoting civil and political freedoms alongside economic and social rights, by means of a representative political system based on respect for human rights;