In other changes confirmed today, AMs and MPs won't be allowed to sit in both Cardiff Bay and Westminster, although those who get elected to a second institution will be allowed a transition period before having to resign their seat.

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At the G8, we raised it in the context of citing the Yemen-style, negotiated, pacted transition that allowed President Saleh to leave power.

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SAP's transition process has allowed Mr Apotheker to get a lot done already, without having to wait for his promotion to the top job.

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This has allowed those in their early and mid-60s to transition to self-employment, part-time employment or even full retirement, knowing most of their health costs would be picked up by the government at 65.

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Russia has said the president should be allowed to stay in power, arguing that his presence would stabilise any transition.

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EU's proposals, made in deference to German and Austrian fears of being flooded by cheap labour from the east, to impose a transition period of up to seven years on the newcomers before completely free movement of labour is allowed within an enlarged Union.

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