intergovernmental agreement

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meaningsofintergovernmentalandagreement

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intergovernmental
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.tə.ɡʌv.ənˈmen.təl/us
/ˌɪn.t̬ɚ.ɡʌv.ɚnˈmen.t̬əl/
between two or ...
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agreement
noun
uk
/əˈɡriː.mənt/us
/əˈɡriː.mənt/
the situation in which people have the same opinion, or in which they approve of or ...
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(Definition ofintergovernmentalandagreementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is unfortunate that the procedures in theintergovernmentalagreementmake reference to the implementation group.
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In 1987 will we have a supplementary budget or anintergovernmentalagreement?
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Indeed, more than a blocking minority was obtained and rather more than that was obtained against anintergovernmentalagreement.
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His party seems to be against theintergovernmentalagreementand against the own resources decision.
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Originally the idea was to bridge the gap with anintergovernmentalagreementof £5 billion, of which our contribution was to be about £800 million—a controversial matter.
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The arrangement will be less than two years old before it will inevitably have to be renegotiated or subjected tointergovernmentalagreement.
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Is theintergovernmentalagreementin the form of a treaty?
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In the context of theintergovernmentalagreement, specific reference was made to the refunds for 1983.
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It will be based onintergovernmentalagreement, also like the existing arrangements.
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It would be not just anintergovernmentalagreement—we need that—but a recognition that the power structures in developed societies are now much wider.
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Payments under theintergovernmentalagreementwill be non-repayable advances of sums due when the new own resources decision enters into force.
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The new exchange rate mechanism will, like the existing mechanism, be established by anintergovernmentalagreement, on a voluntary basis.
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The permanent stability mechanism is the subject of anintergovernmentalagreement, which unfortunately means that the unanimity rule will be applied.
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Within those limits of capacity, frequencies are not generally fixed byintergovernmentalagreement.
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Some parts of the treaty do not need to be carried into domestic legislation—for example, the part onintergovernmentalagreement.
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For that reason, the agreement reached is anintergovernmentalagreementand not one under the terms of the treaty.
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Theintergovernmentalagreementfor 1985 makes no provision for recovering that shortfall.
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That was an exceptional procedure justified at the time by the urgency of making ourintergovernmentalagreementpayment.
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The crucial question is whether to go along with a proposal for anintergovernmentalagreementafter the budget has been approved.
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Theintergovernmentalagreementdid not feature in the estimates, or in the so-called budget.
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