GENEVA [url=http://www.fjallravenkankenespana.es/...n-mini-amarillo.html]Mochila Kanken Mini Amarillo España[/url] , June 2 (Xinhua) -- FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Tuesday announced at a unexpected press conference in Zurich that he will lay down his mandate at an extraordinary elective Congress.
However, until that election, he will continue to carry out his functions, he said, without mentioning when the special congress will be held.
The FIFA President also announced a significant reform program to be driven by Domenico Scala, the Independent Chairman of FIFA's Audit and Compliance Committee.
""I have been reflecting deeply about my presidency and about the forty years in which my life has been inextricably bound to FIFA and the great sport of football. I cherish FIFA more than anything and I want to do only what is best for FIFA and for football,"" he said in his remarks to the press conference.
""I felt compelled to stand for re-election, as I believed that this was the best thing for the organization. That election is over but FIFA's challenges are not. FIFA needs a profound overhaul,"" The 79-year-old Swiss said.
On May 29 Blatter was just re-elected as FIFA's head for a fifth consecutive term,amid tumultuous times for the football federation following the arrest of nine high-profile FIFA officials and five corporate executives earlier by Swiss police in Zurich on the request of U.S. authorities.
After the shocking arrests, FIFA had acted quickly, banning provisionally 11 individuals from carrying out any soccer-related activities on a national and international level, including those arrested officials.
But for some pundits, the scandal engulfing FIFA is less about people but more about a system that is difficult to change.
As the official governing body for the world's No. 1 sport, FIFA takes in billions of dollars in revenue from television marketing rights and sponsorships, making it one of the wealthiest and most powerful sports bodies in the world.
Dogged by corruption scandals for decades, FIFA has usually done self-investigation to avoid scrutiny by criminal courts.
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PARIS, July 11 (Xinhua) -- French shares lost on Tuesday, withthe benchmark Paris CAC 40 down 0.48 percent, or 25.04 points, toclose at 5,140.60 points.
Of the 40 selected large companies, 28 lost in the day.
French multinational dairy group Danone tumbled 1.75 percent,the top loser of the blue chips. Multinational luxury group Keringwas down 1.56 percent and French food services and facilitiesmanagement company Sodexo lost 1.46 percent.
French oil and gas firm Technipfmc rose 2.30 percent, the topgainer of the day. Arcelormittal SA, multinational steelmanufacturing corporation gained 1.70 percent. French vehicleproducer Peugeot was up 1.19 percent. Enditem
(Source: CGTN)
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MOGADISHU, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The Somali government said Sunday it has reviewed the anti-corruption law with experts which will soon be presented to parliament for a review and approval.
A statement from the ministry of information, culture and tourism said the government is committed to combating corruption at every level.
"So far within a short period of time, the new government has made efforts to show its commitment and determination to eradicating corruption," it said.
The ministry listed several achievements which the government has made including increasing revenue generation since Feb. 8 due to strict reforms on public financial management that gives the government more income to provide service delivery.
The ministry said the new management at Aden Adde International airport in Mogadishu has this week collected more than 130,000 U.S. dollars of khat taxation when compared to the past days and weeks, that 34,000 dollars has been saved which was used to be diverted into the wrong pockets, without tax increases, and no extra khat arriving.
"As a result of this, the government saved between 600,000 dollars to 900,000 dollars per month, which will hugely help the government to provide services to its citizens," it said.
The ministry said it conducted operations to eradicate bandits who laid illegal roadblocks on the roads is launched in the Middle Shabelle region on May 18.
"Over 1 million dollars is saved every month as a result of very strict procedures at the ministry of finance in order to ensure that all money is spent according to financial regulation," the ministry said.
The Somali government said its committed to making further necessary reforms in the public financial management system.
"The government is fully aware of previous culture of impunity when it comes to corruption allegations, therefore, Somali leaders are now convinced that all necessary measures to safeguard public resources are implemented including legal proceedings to individuals that are subject to mismanagement of public resources at every level in the government institutions," it said.
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