If he plays his cards astutely, he will win plenty of allies in the Netherlands, Scandinavia and Germany for a streamlining agenda, provided his strategy is aimed at future reform rather than retroactive unpicking of what is already established.
If you believe that there has been a hardening of the national arteries caused by a labyrinthine tax code, an unsustainable Medicare program and a suicidal addiction to deficits, then you appreciate this streamlining agenda, even if you don't buy into the whole Ayn Rand-influenced gospel of wealth.
They pushed Obama for a streamlined agenda that would gradually reduce it over the next ten years.
But only modest progress was made here on slimming down these quarterly summit meetings of European leaders, with promises to streamline the agenda and to reduce the number of officials -- more than 1,000 -- who mill around chatting with one another over lavish buffets, shared by more than 4,000 accredited journalists.
After highlighting the bank's importance to his goal of doubling American exports, the president urged Congress to address other items on his agenda like streamlining the refinancing of home mortgages and creating tax breaks for companies that hire new workers.
Before the session began, Bruce denounced much of the House Republican caucus' legislative agenda as "streamlining socialism".
The narrowest view of a new trade round, as favoured at first by the Americans, would include these two, plus some commitments to cut remaining tariffs on industrial goods and a few relatively easy things, such as streamlining customs procedures.Such a "narrow" agenda (ambitious, though, by the standards of a decade ago) would still bring huge economic benefits.
He has already raised about $500,000 for a political action committee to push an agenda that includes eliminating the Board of Education, streamlining the city's campaign finance program and abolishing term limits.
A joint statement from the Scottish FA, Scottish Premier League and SFL confirmed that an enlarged top tier was on the agenda, along with the introduction of play-offs, streamlining governance and a change in the distribution of monies.
Though the meeting, as expected, did not produce significant policy agreements among the trading partners, Mr. Obama described progress in addressing the three areas he set for the agenda: increasing trade and investment, promoting green jobs, and streamlining and coordinating the nations' regulations related to commerce and trade.
An enlarged top tier was on the agenda, along with the introduction of SPL play-offs, streamlining governance and a change in the distribution of monies.
