Europe needs a future proof Audio Visual Media Services Directive
22/05/2013
ALDE, the group of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament, today voted against the Borys report on the implementation of media regulation in the EU. We denounce the lack of an innovative, future-oriented approach to...
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Rethinking education to address the skills gap
16/05/2013
Even amid the economic crisis, Europe is facing acute shortage of skilled labour. Parallel with the unemployment queues, an estimated 2 million unfilled jobs are available across Europe. While the problem has traditionally been...
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Europe needs a new narrative to counter euroscepticism
26/04/2013
Recent Eurobarometer figures show a decline in support for the European project. Sixty years after the start of this project, Europe has to regain confidence of its citizens. An updated version of the European story is necessary...
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Don't play hockey with Belarusian dictators, say European liberals
24/04/2013
Liberals in the European Parliament strongly oppose to Belarus hosting the Ice Hockey World Cup in 2014. They urge national hockey federations to revoke the decision at its upcoming International Hockey Federation meeting in...
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Watchdog needed in fight against match-fixing
14/03/2013
Match-fixing is not new, but is becoming an increasing problem because of criminal organizations using sport fraud both to launder their gains and to fund other illegal activities in drugs and human trafficking. They run...
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Liberals secure a modern and streamlined future for the Erasmus for all programme
27/11/2012
Today a majority of the European Parliament's Culture Committee voted in favour of a more streamlined and simplified version of the mobility programme Lifelong learning, or "Erasmus for All".
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Bologna Process: Equitable access to study for all
12/03/2012
The Bologna process and the contribution of the European institutions to its progress was debated today in the European Parliament. The purpose of the Bologna process is to create a European higher education area by making...
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ALDE MEP Graham Watson to receive knighthood
19/10/2011
Former ALDE leader Graham Watson MEP (Liberal Democrat, UK) will today(20th October) receive his knighthood at Windsor Castle.
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Cultural diplomacy should also be a top priority for the EU’s external actions. This is one of the recommendations by ALDE MEP Marietje Schaake (Democrats 66, NL) on the role of cultural diplomacy. The report is due to be approved by the European Parliamen
12/05/2011
For the first time the European Parliament will express its views on the strategic function of culture in the EU’s communal foreign policy.
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EU countries must invest more in young people's education and mobility
12/05/2011
In the future it should be easier to study abroad. The European Parliament will adopt today a report which calls for a range of measures to promote mobility among young Europeans and improve educational and training...
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