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Recent Examples of concordatThe concordat system was abolished.—Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic, 22 Nov. 2021 Pope Pius VII signed a concordat with Napoleon (whose troops controlled Rome) and traveled to Paris for his coronation as emperor in 1804.—Paul Elie, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2022 One poll showed that 78% of respondents across France supported abrogation of the 1801 concordat in Alsace-Moselle.—Noemie Bisserbe, WSJ, 22 June 2021 After the fall of communism in 1989, Poland signed several concordats to hand back communal lands that had been seized, including one with the Jewish community, which lodged more than 5,000 claims.—Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2019 Since the concordat was launched, public support for animal research has stabilized in the United Kingdom, although showing cause and effect is difficult.—Meredith Wadman, Science | AAAS, 14 July 2017
Had such divisions been overcome, the treaty would have been one of the most significant deals relating to environmental protection since the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Joyce Lee and Valerie Volcovici,
USA TODAY,
1 Dec. 2024
Currently, for any proposal to make it into the treaty, every nation must agree to it.
Jennifer McDermott,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Dec. 2024
But clearly that bargain had eroded, and much more swiftly than anyone outside of Syria understood or anticipated.
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Dec. 2024
Here is the framework announced by the Cinema Foundation:
National Popcorn Day (January 19)
The Sunday of Martin Luther King Jr Birthday weekend will have theaters reduce concession prices led by popcorn and other bargains.
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