A government is a body that has the authority to make and the power to enforce laws within a civil, corporate, religious, academic, or other organization or group. In its broadest sense, "to govern" means to administer or supervise, whether over a state, a set group of people, or a collection of assets.
The word government is derived from the Greek Κυβερνήτης (kyvernites), which means "steersman", "governor", "pilot" or "rudder".
Typically, "the government" refers to the executive function. In many countries (particularly those having parliamentary systems), the Government refers to the executive branch of government or a specifically named executive, i.e. the Blair Government (compare to the administration as in the Clinton administration in U.S. usage). The Welsh Assembly Government is the name of the executive branch of Wales, and Scottish Government is the unofficial term to describe the Scottish Executive. In countries using the Westminster system, the party in government will also usually control the legislature.
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COPPEM (Euro-Mediterranean Partnership) - Steering committee of Euro-Mediterranean local and regional authorities of the signatory countries of Barcelona Declaration in 1995.
Meta Description: [ Il Comitato Permanente per il Partenariato Euromediterraneo dei Poteri Locali e Regionali (COPPEM), ha avuto origine a Gaza (Autorit Nazionale Palestinese) il 4 Luglio 2000, per iniziativa del Consiglio dei Comuni e delle Regioni dEuropa (CCRE) e dellOrganizzazione delle Citt Arabe (OCA). Fin... ]
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Dialogue 5+5 - Official site of the first summit of the heads of state and government of the western Mediterranean countries. Includes history, participating countries, agenda and photo gallery. [Arabic, English, French]
Euromed - Euromediterranean Summit 2005 - Official site about the Summit and the Barcelona Process, a Euro-Mediterranean joint initiative. Includes history, background material, delegate list and final documents. [Arabic, English, French, Spanish]
EUROPA - Euro-Mediterranean Partnership / Barcelona Process - The EU provides an overview, news and information about conferences, agreements, programmes and the free trade area. Includes publications, key documents, calendar and video.
Meta Description: [ The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership - Overview ]
IPO - US-European Relations After the End of the East-West Conflict: Implications for Euro-Mediterranean Co-Operation - Paper by Dr. Hans Köchler presented at the North-South Mediterranean symposium Partnership or Dissociation in Baghdad, October 28-30, 1997.
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