If recent developments in Slovakia and Slovenia are any guide, it seems that as the economies of east-central Europe converge with the EU15, so too will the transition region's attitude towards flat-rate taxation.
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And we trust that during this remarkable time of transition in the region that Jordan will be at the forefront in being able to move a process forward that creates greater opportunity and ensures that Jordan is a model of a prosperous, modern, and successful Arab state under your leadership.
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Stevens argues that the embargo isn't working and she says the U.S. will have trouble getting support in the region for its Cuba transition plans.
But if such a transition is to do anything for the region's long-term health, the outside world needs to rethink its approach.
So far the region's attempts at democratic transition have mostly proved halting and messy.
Other countries in the region who have gone through the same transition, such as Malaysia and Singapore, have witnessed impressive developments.
And we have actively engaged in the region to support non-violent democratic transition, to support governments that profess and demonstrate support for civil rights of all peoples, both genders and minorities.
They choose the company based upon the job they would like to attain and the region where they would like to work when they transition from the military.
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In its transition report, the EBRD said that economic growth was steady in the region - but warned that reforms like privatisation and budget restraint were under threat in Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
And we continue to pursue policies in the region that are aimed at helping these countries that are in transition, through this traumatic transformation that's happening, towards democracy, towards a better future, and towards -- we hope and are working for -- a strong, better relationship with the United States.
The strategically important region has been the subject of intense negotiations aimed at bringing peaceful transition to Croatian rule.
As troops made gains in the region, the French Defense Ministry hailed President Dioncounda Traore's transition plan as a crucial step forward.
Those who believe in a gradual integration of the region with China cite increasing trade and tourism as evidence a smooth transition is possible.
And this one offers the ruling Muslim Brotherhood-linked Ennahda party the chance to redirect Tunisia's transition in a way that could serve, again, as a blueprint for the region.
And we see great potential in that relationship both in terms of what the U.S. can do to advance a democratic transition in Burma, but also understanding that Burma is an important country located in an important region, and can become a partner to the United States in ways that will have broader benefits -- economic benefits and regional benefits as well.
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