Greece pledges cuts in bureaucracy
Greece has acknowledged to its European Union partners that its public sector is riddled with corruption and must be reformed to rescue the nation from its fiscal crisis, José Manuel Barros...
Financial Times,
Fri Dec 11 02:41:48 PST 2009
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Sierra Leone streamlines bureaucracy
Authorities in Sierra Leone are planning to retire and fire about 5 000 civil servants in an efficiency drive early next year.
Independent Online,
Thu Dec 10 15:07:40 PST 2009
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Perm tragedy reflects all vices of Russian bureaucracy - Putin
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has slammed Russian officials over a recent fire in an Urals nightclub that took the lives of 136 people.
Russian Information Agency Novosti,
Thu Dec 10 13:01:22 PST 2009
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Teachers Slam New Rules On School Vetting
Government vetting rules are forcing "excessive bureaucracy" and a string of "unintended consequences" on schools, education leaders have warned.
SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News,
Fri Dec 11 03:32:13 PST 2009
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Putin: Russia
MOSCOW, Dec 11
The Malaysian Insider,
Thu Dec 10 21:14:21 PST 2009
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Family Focus: Caring for a disabled child
Families with disabled children in Northern Ireland have the same hopes and dreams as other families but often face bureaucracy and prejudice trying to achieve them, a report says.
BBC News,
Thu Dec 10 09:14:44 PST 2009
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New vetting rules: pupils losing out?
The government's new vetting rules are forcing "excessive bureaucracy" and a string of "unintended consequences" on schools, education leaders warn today.
Channel 4,
Fri Dec 11 00:59:47 PST 2009
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GM CEO shuffles managers, seeks culture change
DETROIT (AP)
Park Hills Daily Journal,
Fri Dec 11 02:39:50 PST 2009
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School leaders warn government over new vetting scheme
The government's new vetting rules are subjecting teachers to "excessive bureaucracy" and will not guarantee safety, education leaders have warned.
The New Statesman,
Fri Dec 11 00:44:17 PST 2009
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Govt Checks Harming Schools, Teachers Warn
Government vetting rules are forcing "excessive bureaucracy" and a string of "unintended consequences" on schools, education leaders warn.
SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News,
Thu Dec 10 16:18:15 PST 2009
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In praise of bureaucracy (kind of)
Not too long ago, my wife and I finished paying off a car loan, and the task of taking the bank paperwork to the Department of Motor Vehicles to get the lien removed from the title fell to ...
Anchorage Press,
Wed Dec 09 21:11:45 PST 2009
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Lord, make me slash back bureaucracy. But not yet | Simon Jenkins
Be it Labour or Tory, an insidious lobby sees off promises to cut a bloated public sector, and power stays stuck at the centre It is like the last months of Margaret Thatcher. The prime min...
Guardian Unlimited,
Wed Dec 09 09:55:28 PST 2009
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Hurdles remain even if climate deal is reached
For Indonesian farmers, burning down rain forests is the cheapest and fastest way to clear land for palm oil and pulp and paper plantations.
AP via Yahoo! News,
Fri Dec 11 04:23:53 PST 2009
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Head of residential schools commission wants hiring rules relaxed
The commission created to delve into the dark history of Indian residential schools has become entangled by the many regulatory tendrils of the federal bureaucracy, says the Manitoba jurist...
Canada.com,
Thu Dec 10 15:48:54 PST 2009
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At Their Word
If one wanted to see how stultifying it can be to confront government bureaucracy, one would not have had to go much further than the monthly meeting of the Noyac Civic Council on Tuesday e...
The Sag Harbor Express,
Thu Dec 10 18:58:41 PST 2009
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Polish investors blame bureaucracy and corruption
On Tuesday, December 8, 2009, the Embassy of Poland in Bucharest and the Trade and Investment Promotion Section organized a forum regarding the bilateral economic relations and the possibil...
Nine O'Clock,
Wed Dec 09 14:07:19 PST 2009
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Aussie footprint 1817 tonnes, and counting
Climate change is already creating a giant bureaucracy, with 114 going to the conference
The Australian,
Thu Dec 10 05:00:00 PST 2009
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House Trims State Powers in Debate on Financial Rules Overhaul
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. House scaled back state power over national banks and tightened rules for derivatives as lawmakers head toward a vote on tougher regulation of Wall Street ov...
Bloomberg via Yahoo! News,
Thu Dec 10 21:01:11 PST 2009
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