Member States must come clean on use of taxpayers' money
10/05/2012
After six years of political pressure by the Group of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) the European Commission today finally showed some willingness towards ensuring more transparency and better accountability of the management of...
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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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Liberals say EU funds must be better managed by Member States
26/03/2012
Liberal and Democrat MEPs today reiterated their demand for more political accountability in the Member States for money spent by their own authorities. Jan Mulder (Netherlands, VVD), ALDE coordinator of the Budgetary Control...
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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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Reforming Financial Regulations: The EU budget can guarantee the EFSF and be replenished by the surplus of the previous year
26/10/2011
In its technical aspects, the recasting of the Financial Regulations, approved today during the first reading by the European Parliament in the Strasbourg plenary session, simplifies procedures and lays the foundation for a new...
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The Council can not escape parliamentary scrutiny for the proper management of its budget
25/10/2011
Liberals and Democrats supported the refusal to discharge the Council for the implementation of its budget in 2009 as decided in today's European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg. The Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)...
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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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