The tone of the document implies that a rational, long-term planning mechanism is in place.

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In addition, the state would act through a mechanism of national planning by exercising control over strategic sectors of the country.

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Reinforce and further develop partnerships with other organizations and entities active in the field of educational planning and management, including in PCPD contexts, to provide support to Member States in PCPD situations from the angle of education planning and to support the global Education coordination mechanism on PCPD.

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Mr Johnston reckons that the heart of the problem is the lack of a regional mechanism to pull together the work of the various planning agencies in the area's four counties.

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The EU is also moving towards banking union within the eurozone and is planning to have a eurozone-wide regulatory system, the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), which it hopes will begin its work by the start of next year.

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