That is what the loss of financial democracy means!

Such disparities are unnecessary.

Due to the American domestic policy, these differences have always existed.

BP in Port Talbot is a good an example as any of why concern for the environment must be a central consideration if we are to adopt a more strategic approach to regional planning and industrial develop ment.

Complicating matters further are geographical and climactic disparities among constituencies.

7 Despite the significant differences , there are nevertheless indications of a gradual convergence process .

At the same time , fiscal performance continued to vary across countries .

For these reasons, Mr President, 1 am very enthusiastic about the Ford report.

EC structural measures seek to reduce socioeconomic disparity within the Community.

Deeply concerned about the disparities between rich and poor, both within and among countries, and about the adverse implications of these disparities for the promotion of human development throughout the world,

As these developments affected the whole country, the large regional economic disparities were not reduced.

Above all, it means addressing the income disparities in educational opportunity and attainment.

Noting further the prevailing industrial gap and disparities between developed and developing countries,

Similarly, China has become more uncoordinated, or fragmented, as its income disparities have continued to widen.

These cross country differences are partly caused by differences in the distribution of functions between the private and public sectors .

Stark disparities exist not only between Africa and the rest of the world, but between Africa and the rest of the developing world.

Radical disparities between the rule making cultures of the US and the EU are exacerbating the problem.

While even the most egalitarian developed countries have health inequalities, all of their citizens are better off and live longer.

For example, minimum wages or minimum guaranteed income, I think, are constantly on the parliament's agenda ?

Changes in annual average HICP inflation varied across countries , mainly as a result of the different impact of temporary and oneoff factors .

All the alternatives are inferior they either involve transfer payments, perpetuate an uneven playing field, or both.

But blacks and other minorities in the United States  and elsewhere in the world do not share in these successes, and environmental factors appear to explain the disparity.

Some regard race based medical treatment as necessary to reduce health disparities, while others view it as downright discriminatory.

Assess remaining gaps in entitlement to family related leave, notably paternity leave and carers leave, and the options for addressing them.

In connection with today's debate I would highlight the positive contribution to the concrete shaping of Economic and Monetary Union made by Mr Herman in the form of a clear and well considered report from the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Moreover , differences in the speed of implementing structural reforms across countries may temporarily translate into higher inflation differentials .

Contrary to what such forecasting disparities may suggest, economists actually know a lot about the consequences of fiscal policy, at least much more than they used to know.

Other factors such as differences in credit risk ( including differences in collateral practices ) and market structure may also contribute .

BONDE (ARC). (DA) Madam President, 16 months ago we had elections to Parliament, which were a good opportunity to discuss the future of the EC with the voters.

After all, regulatory disparities are not just a product of divergent national interests how effectively diplomacy is practiced and coordinated can play a role as well.

Despite the remarkable convergence that has taken place in the euro area in recent years , similar types of interest rate still vary considerably across countries .

And, bearing in mind the objective of pursuing the social dimension more boldly, the Committee has approved amendments which it thinks need to be adopted as a matter of urgency.

Strengthening its powers to include, for example, the establishment of principles for addressing cross border legal inconsistencies could go a long way toward addressing the problems raised by regulatory disparities.

We must do this not only out of a sense of justice, but also because, in a world afflicted with such extreme disparities, its poorest residents lose their voice, even when they have the right to vote.

Eurobonds would not cure disparities in competitiveness eurozone countries would still need to undertake their own structural reforms. But they would remedy the euro s main design flaw.

Differences among the eurozone countries in growth rates of productivity and wages will continue to cause disparities in international competitiveness, resulting in trade and current account imbalances.

As to standardisation the Commission will with Member States, seek to promote the use of Eurocodes21 related to metals and to reduce disparities in the way they are applied across the EU.

But the opposite could also be true the wider the disparities in wealth, and the more people protest against economic inequality, the more the regime will crack down on dissidents.

Congratulations, therefore, to the Conservative Group and to our Parliament.

Finally , as most of the prospective Member States are still in transition to fully fledged market economies , the disparities are much greater than in previous enlargements .

Japan has not traditionally been a country of immigration, and the World Economic Forum s Global Gender Gap Report, which ranks 136 countries, has Japan in 105th place.

Future agricultural research programmes will stress the training and mobility of research workers in order to reduce scientific and technological disparities between the Member States and enlarge the Community's scientific capacity in agriculture.

2 The cross country differences might be related to different degrees of competition in local markets ( also related to the relative importance of small versus large retailers ) , and the variations in the demand situation in the respective countries .

However , the equilibrating effect of changes in national competitiveness triggered by inflation differentials is likely to limit the size and persistence of inflation differences emanating from the adjustment to the new monetary regime .

ANDREWS (RDE). In order to help Mr Titley and perhaps help the Commissioner and myself, would the Commission agree to the following actions on Sudan the immediate appointment of an EEC delegate to Sudan and secondly the commitment by the Community of substantial humanitarian aid, especially food, for Sudan in 1991 ?