| Jan.14 |
Tunisia |
Tunisia protests: Reforms announced
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| Jul.16 |
Poland |
Poles rally against controversial reform of judiciary |
| Apr.30 |
France |
Macron says EU must reform or face 'Frexit' |
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| May.8 |
Athens |
Greek PM defends pension and tax reform |
| Apr.30 |
Tehran |
Iran elections: Reformists set to take control of parliament
| Feb.28 |
Tehran |
Reformists win all 30 Tehran seats
Allies of Iran's reformist President Hassan Rouhani have won a landslide victory in Tehran, in the first parliamentary vote since a nuclear dea
| Feb.27 |
Tehran |
Iran election: Early results suggest gains for reformists |
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| Aug.27 |
Virginia |
Virginia shooting: Father in gun reform appeal |
| Aug.9 |
Baghdad |
Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi moves to tackle corruption |
| Jul.23 |
Japan |
IMF urges Japan to ‘reload Abenomics’ to continue recovery |
| Jul.22 |
Athens |
Greece crisis: MPs pass crucial bailout reforms
Greece has taken a crucial step towards a bailout after its parliament passed a crucial second set of reforms
| Jul.21 |
Athens |
MPs prepare for second vote on bailout reforms
| Jul.19 |
Switzerland |
Fifa president Sepp Blatter to reveal reform plans |
| Jul.14 |
Washington |
Obama lays out a sweeping criminal justice reform plan |
| Jul.10 |
Athens |
MPs back bailout reform plan
| Jul.9 |
Athens |
Eurozone receives economic reform plan The Greek government has submitted economic reform proposals to try to secure a further bailout from its creditors
| Feb.23 |
Athens |
Greece unveils eurozone reforms
| Feb.22 |
Athens |
Reforms will 'combat tax evasion' |
| Feb.21 |
Athens |
PM Alexis Tsipras warns of 'difficulties'
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| Nov.27 |
Mexico |
Mexican president Pena Nieto to overhaul police |
| Nov.21 |
Washington |
Obama to press ahead on immigration, amid Republican anger
| Nov.20 |
Washington |
Obama offer to 5m illegal migrants 
Nearly five million people living illegally in the US can escape deportation under sweeping changes to the US immigration system | |
| Nov.13 |
Washington |
Obama 'close to acting alone on immigration'
| Oct.25 |
Chile |
Chilean parents march against President's education reform |
| Jun.9 |
Sweden |
Merkel and Cameron in battle over European Commission |
| May.27 |
Brussels |
Leaders agree to review EU policies |
| May.26 |
Paris |
France's Hollande calls for reform of 'remote' EU
| Feb.15 |
Turkey |
Turkey MPs pass reforms amid brawl |
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| Nov.26 |
Vatican |
Pope calls for radical Church reform |
| Nov.8 |
Beijing |
China Third Plenum: Leaders discuss key reforms |
| Aug.9 |
Washington |
Obama vows reforms of surveillance |
| Jun.27 |
U.S. Senate |
US Senate passes immigration reform
The http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23092179Senate has passed a broad immigration reform bill that includes a path to citizenship for an estimated...
| Jun.24 |
Brazil |
Brazil leader promises major reforms |
| Jun.21 |
Brazil |
Brazil president announces reforms
| Mar.22 |
Cyprus |
Cyprus MPs pass banking reforms
MPs in Cyprus have voted to restructure the island's banks - one of several measures to ease a financial crisis, which has hit eurozone conf...
| Feb.15 |
Moscow |
Countries join in tax reform plea |
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| Feb.21 |
Greece |
Greece gears up for tough reforms |
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| Sep.10 |
Syria |
Arab League deal on Syria reforms
| Aug.4 |
Syria |
Al-Assad calls for multi-party system |
| Jun.17 |
Morocco |
Moroccan monarch unveils reforms
| Mar.24 |
Syria |
Syria pledges political reforms |
| Mar.20 |
Egypt |
Egyptians approve constitutional changes Voters overwhelmingly approved proposed constitutional amendments that pave the way for parliamentary elections in June
| Jan.31 |
Egypt |
VP promises swift reform |
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| Oct.27 |
Paris |
French Parliament OKs pension reform The lower house approved a controversial pension reform bill, despite protests that brought millions of demonstrators into the streets
| Sep.12 |
Turkey |
Turkish vote gets world backing |
| Jul.30 |
Australia |
Change call after Australia fires |
| Jul.21 |
Washington |
Obama signs financial reform law
| Jul.15 |
U.S. Senate |
US financial reform passed by Senate
| May.20 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate approves reforms of Wall Street
| Apr.28 |
U.S. Senate |
Republicans allow financial reform debate |
| Apr.22 |
New York |
Obama pushes case for bank reform bill
| Mar.21 |
House of Representatives |
U.S. House passes health care vote 
The House passed the Senate's health care reform bill and a package of measures meant to reconcile differences with the Senate bill
The compromise bill drafted by top Democrats will cost $940 billion over the next 10 years, cuts the deficit by $138 billion during that period. It would reduce the deficit by another $1.2 trillion in the following decade
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| Mar.20 |
House of Representatives |
Obama in final health vote push |
| Mar.19 |
Washington |
Obama hails 'historic' healthcare vote
| Mar.3 |
Washington |
Obama urges Congress to vote on health |
| Feb.22 |
Washington |
Obama pushes to revive healthcare reform |
| Jan.1 |
Iran |
Mousavi 'ready to die' for reform |
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| Dec.24 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate passes healthcare reform bill
The bill aims to cover 31 million uninsured Americans and could lead to the biggest change in US healthcare in decades
| Dec.9 |
France |
Sarkozy, Brown urge market reform |
| Nov.8 |
Baghdad |
Iraq MPs approve election reform
| Nov.7 |
House of Representatives |
US House backs healthcare reforms
The House has backed, in a 220-215 vote, a healthcare bill in a step towards reforms promised by President Obama, despite strong opposition
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House of Representatives |
Obama in 11th-hour health plea |
| Nov.3 |
Czech Republic |
EU reform treaty passes last test The president of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, has signed the Lisbon Treaty, the final step in the charter's ratification
| Oct.13 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate panel passes health bill
A Senate committee has approved a bill to reform healthcare, a key step in President Barack Obama's attempt to overhaul the system
| Oct.3 |
Ireland |
Ireland backs EU's Lisbon Treaty
Irish voters have strongly endorsed the European Union's Treaty - 16 months after their first vote rejecting it plunged EU reforms into dead...
| Sep.9 |
U.S. Congress |
Obama urges action on healthcare
US President has made one of the most critical speeches of his presidency, as he faced Congress over his plans for healthcare reform
| Jul.22 |
Washington |
Obama defends health care reforms President Obama has defended his plans for health reform in a news conference broadcast live in the US
| Mar.19 |
Southern California |
Obama promotes reforms on TV show |
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| Dec.19 |
Washington |
Obama urges carmakers to 'reform' |
| Dec.18 |
Afghanistan |
Report: Afghan police need to refocus |
| Jun.16 |
Luxembourg |
EU vows to pursue Lisbon treaty
| Jun.13 |
Ireland |
Irish minister says EU vote lost |
| Jun.5 |
Turkey |
Court annuls Turkish scarf reform Highest court has annulled a parliamentary reform allowing college students to wear Muslim headscarves
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| Dec.13 |
Portugal |
EU leaders sign key reform treaty
Map of Lisbon Portugal A new treaty in Lisbon is to reshape the European Union and streamline decision-making, despite criticism
| Nov.30 |
Venezuela |
Chavez urges reform |
| Oct.18 |
Portugal |
EU leaders agree new treaty deal
| Jul.22 |
Turkey |
PM vows to pursue reform |
| Jun.22 |
Belgium |
EU leaders agree on reform treaty 
The leaders in Brussels have reached agreement on an outline of new rules for the 27-member bloc after 2 days of tough negotiations. Poland had rejected previous proposals as giving too much weight to the bloc's larger members. Compromise over a new voting system wa... | |
| Jun.18 |
Paris |
Sarkozy wins 'mandate for reform' |
| May.19 |
Romania |
President: Vote is mandate for reform |
| May.10 |
Turkey |
Final vote for Turkish reforms |
| May.7 |
Paris |
Sarkozy: I have mandate for change
| Mar.25 |
Berlin |
EU leaders call for rapid reforms
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| Dec.17 |
Iran |
Reformist Rafsanjani regains influence Moderate former president has won election to powerful clerical body, the Assembly of Experts
| Nov.27 |
Ecuador |
Leftist Correa vows big changes |
| May.15 |
Washington |
Bush unveils immigration reforms
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| Sep.14 |
UN |
Kofi Annan urges bold UN reform
| Sep.13 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
U.N. reform agenda watered-down
| Jun.5 |
Florida |
Rice demands Latin America reform |
| Mar.20 |
UN |
Annan seeks thorough UN overhaul Secretary General has urged governments to endorse sweeping reforms of the organisation
| Feb.26 |
Egypt |
Election reform announced
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| Jul.17 |
Gaza |
Marchers spurn Arafat reform |
| Jun.9 |
US Georgia |
G8 launches Mid-East reform plan
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| Aug.2 |
Turkey |
Key reform package passed |
| May.15 |
West Bank |
Arafat commits to Palestinian reform |
| Mar.16 |
Spain |
EU summit agrees key reforms |
before year 2000
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| Jan. 3, 1868 |
Tokyo |
Shogunate abolished in Japan Tokugawa Yoshinobu resigned as shogun and abdicated his authority to Emperor Meiji | |
| Feb. 5, 1788 |
Northern England |
St. Robert Peel born
Map of Ramsbottom United Kingdom A British Conservative statesman, who reformed and liberalised the criminal law, and created the modern police force | |