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supranational

greater than a state. More specially, a supranational organization is different from a superstate or a federation. While it is bigger than a nation, the supranational organization is limited in the functions for which it is responsible. Its first legal appearance was in the EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY (ECSC) Treaty in which the high authority was that Community, the precursor of the commission. The treaty obliged the members to refrain from action incompatible with the supranational character of their duties. The Member States were enjoined to respect this supranational character.

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Around the world we see rebellion against the excesses of supra-national capitalism, triggered partly by huge pay disparities; and partly by the total disregard of globalised corporations for their impact on local communities.

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But the general approach is one that will combine the traditional role of local and regional management with a national and supra-national framework, to ensure consistency.

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I am aware that the governments of the world are becoming more powerless in the face of a few supra-national conglomerates, as they grow in strength and influence, and so control the flow of money and goods.

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