Draft budget 2013: ALDE welcomes Commission emphasis on EU2020 strategy
25/04/2012
Liberals and Democrats welcomed today the budget proposals from the European Commission for 2013 which emphasize the twin priorities of growth and jobs. All efforts however should underpin the success of the EU 2020 strategy...
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2013 budget guidelines: fiscal consolidation must go hand in hand with economic growth
13/03/2012
The European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg tomorrow will adopt responsible and ambitious budget guidelines for 2013. During the debate scheduled for this evening, Liberal and Democrat speakers will insist on the...
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Budget 2013: Freeze EP budget for travel and allowances
06/02/2012
Today the EP's Budget committee sent a clear signal to its citizens calling for a freeze of expenses related to travel and the individual allowances of its members until the end of this legislature.
“The institutions, in the...
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ALDE welcomes a 2012 budget that combines rigour and growth
01/12/2011
ALDE welcomes the positive outcome of the 2012 budgetary procedure which confirms the initial analysis that the EU budget should both comply with the rigor that affects all national budgets, and participate in investment needed...
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Inter-Parliamentary Budget Conference: a democratic forum for a financial framework oriented towards growth and employment
20/10/2011
In these times of crisis and uncertainty for the European economy, the EU budget can and should be a tool for growth. Therefore, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe welcomes the meeting held today, for the first...
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L'interconnexion de l'Europe: une étape importante vers la modernisation des infrastructures de l'Europe
19/10/2011
La Commission européenne a publié aujourd'hui son paquet législatif sur l'interconnexion de l'L'Europe comprenant des propositions visant à établir des réseaux intégrés d'infrastructures européens dans les domaines du transport,...
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EU needs an honest debate on the post 2013 budget
08/06/2011
During today's debate in plenary in Strasbourg on the future multiannual budgetary framework for the European Union from 2014-2020, ALDE leader Guy Verhofstadt, crticised the position of those Member States like the UK who oppose...
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ALDE budgetary strategy for 2012: combining ambition and austerity
31/05/2011
The 2012 draft budget just presented by the European Commission marked by a 4.9% increase in payment appropriations, is already contested by the largest contributing member states. ALDE refuses to accept that the EU budget be...
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2011 Budget: "The ball is in the European Council's court", declared Guy Verhofstadt
25/11/2010
On the initiative of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, the European Parliament meeting in the Strasbourg plenary session solemnly called for an active inter-institutional cooperation in view of getting an...
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Budget 2011: ALDE welcomes Commission announcement on own resources initiative
23/11/2010
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament is very concerned by the persistent blockage in the Council concerning the 2011 budget. All elements are now on the table for an agreement with the Parliament...
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