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three pillars

a short expression for the aspects of the EUROPEAN UNION which form the basic structure. The first pillar comprises the Community dimension, comprising the arrangements set out in the European Community (EC), European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) - now expired - and European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) Treaties, i.e. Union citizenship, Community policies, Economic and Monetary Union. The second pillar comprises the common foreign and security policy, which comes under Title V of the EU Treaty. The third pillar comprises police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters.

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The aforementioned three pillars are reflected in the philosophy of the draft law, as the additional 5 % tax shall be implemented provisionally only for three years 2014, 2015, 2016.

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Deputy Prime Minister Koco Angjusev said the Economic Growth Plan rested upon three pillars the first of which was the support for all economic operators.

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Summary: New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): On the Occasion of Inauguration of Constitution day Celebrations, President Ram Nath Kovind said that Indian Constitution rests on three pillars, namely - liberty, equality and fraternity.

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The three pillars represent a comprehensive scheme that will ensure speeding up the process of acquiring permits in all its stages.

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He voiced the importance of mobilizing fund to Jordan to enable it continue its humanitarian efforts in the service of the Syrian refugees through three pillars that include finding innovative financing mechanisms that enable Jordan to get international soft loans.

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The APEC MSME Marketplace focuses on three pillars.

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Gurcharan Das, who was speaking at World Forum for FDI in Sharjah on Tuesday, said that India and China will only enjoy a high income status with $40,000 per capita annually if they become modern liberal states focused on three pillars.

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The projects can take a variety of forms, but most of them address the three pillars of PWRDF's development strategy: food security, health care, or micro-credit.