government accountability [ accountability of government | government responsibility | responsibility of government ]

procedure of making the passing of a bill an issue of the Government's responsibility

ministerial responsibility [ government responsibility ]

raising of an issue of the Government's responsibility

procedure of making the Government's programme an issue of its responsibility

Statement of Principles on Federal, Provincial, Terriorial Roles and Responsibilities in respect of Tourism

liability [ collective liability | legal liability | legal responsibility ]

economic governance (EU) [ economic governance of the EU | economic governance of the European Union | fiscal governance of the EU | fiscal governance of the European Union ]

Understanding between the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia concerning Federal and Provincial Responsibilities in Relation to Spills of Oil and of Other Hazardous Materials [ Understanding between the Government of Canada and the province of British Columbia concerning federal and provincial responsibilities in relation to spil ...[+++]ls of oil and of other hazardous materials ]

Definition: Personality disorder characterized by pervasive passive reliance on other people to make one's major and minor life decisions, great fear of abandonment, feelings of helplessness and incompetence, passive compliance with the wishes of elders and others, and a weak response to the demands of daily life. Lack of vigour may show itself in the intellectual or emotional spheres; there is often a tendency to transfer responsibility to others. | Personality (disorder):asthenic | inadequate | passive | self-defeating

The quality of European statistics could be strengthened and the confidence of users reinforced, by involving national governments in the responsibility of applying the European Statistics Code of Practice (the Code of Practice).

With a view to enhancing directors' responsibilities, the collective responsibility of all board members for financial and key non financial statements (including the annual corporate governance statement mentioned above in Section 3.1.1.) should be confirmed as a matter of EU law.

5. Takes the view that the Commission should assess the capacity of the ministries of the GIRoA, and believes that budget support could start with limited amounts applied under rigorous and well-defined conditions; notes the example of other donor countries in introducing sectoral budget support for those Afghan ministries for which the benchmarks on accountability and transparency are met; asks the Commission to consider introducing budget support under rigorous and well-defined conditions not only at central level but also at provincial and local level, as soon as the necessary conditions and criteria have been met, as this would increase capacity building at all governmental levels; ...[+++] believes that coordinated diversification of budget support for the different administrative levels would also strengthen the Commission's position vis-à-vis those entities and make the Commission more independent of its relations with a single entity; notes that this diversification must not undermine the central government's role and responsibility, and that it therefore requires the latter's approval;

As the Coalition Provisional Authority hands over more responsibility to the Iraqi Interim Authority, dialogue should progressively become one between donors and the Iraqi authorities.