Sentence examples for persistent breach from inspiring English sources
The EU could only remove Poland's voting rights if member states agree unanimously there has been "a serious and persistent breach of the rule of law".
Under its treaties, the European Union can suspend any member found to be "in serious and persistent breach" of fundamental principles.
For the first time ever, the EU has activated article 7 of its basic treaty, identifying a serious and persistent breach of fundamental EU values in Poland.
In Brussels, the European parliament urged the EU to be ready to suspend the membership of any Austrian government if it made a "serious and persistent" breach of basic EU principles, as defined in the 1997 Amsterdam treaty.
The European commission warned Turkey yesterday that it would break off entry negotiations if EU ministers found evidence of a "serious and persistent" breach of democratic and human rights.
We don't need it". In Brussels, the European parliament urged the EU to be ready to suspend the membership of any Austrian government if it made a "serious and persistent" breach of basic EU principles, as defined in the 1997 Amsterdam treaty.
But the new dispute is more technical, relating to persistent breaches of deficit rules.
The EU environment commissioner, Janez Potocnik, has singled out Britain for its "persistent" breaches of the air quality directive.
Last year, reflecting its ambitions, the European Union revised its treaties to allow the sanctioning of member states in which there are "serious and persistent" breaches of principles of liberty, democracy and respect for human rights.
Another government-funded news channel, Press TV, the Iranian state broadcaster's English language outlet, was closed down in the UK two years ago, after its licence was revoked by Ofcom for persistent breaches of broadcasting regulations.
The "serious diplomatic incident" happened days after Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change disengaged from Mugabe's Zanu-PF party, citing human rights violations and persistent breaches of their power-sharing agreement.
