Press Releases

Commission backs Parliament's call for candidates for Commission President

Following the Commission's recommendation to Member States today concerning the European elections in 2014, Andrew Duff (Lib Dem, UK), ALDE constitutional affairs spokesperson said: "The Commission is right to back Parliament's...
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MEPs to press for treaty change for Single Seat following ECJ ruling

Today the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in Case C-237/11 (Joined Cases C-237/11, C-238/11), France v European Parliament against MEPs' decision to reduce their Strasbourg sittings.
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MEPs step up campaign for a Single Seat

In the week when Parliament is holding two back-to-back plenary sessions in Strasbourg, the ALDE group today hosted a cross-party conference to examine all issues related to the current practice of operating Europe's directly...
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MEPs elected on transnational basis would strengthen European democracy

The Parliamentary Committee for Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) today adopted by a large majority (17 votes against 7 and 1 abstention) the report of Andrew DUFF (LibDem, UK) to amend the European electoral system. The symbolic...
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Guy Verhofstadt to negotiate for European Parliament on new Treaty

European Parliament group leaders have just decided this morning to accept an invitation from the President of the European Council to participate in drawing up the new Treaty. They have appointed three representatives - Guy...
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ALDE recommends radical debate on long-term EU budget post 2013

Marking the start of 2011 which will hold a number of challenges for the EU, the ALDE group held a hearing on "Financing the European Union in times of austerity: towards a more independent source of revenue" to analyse the...
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Verhofstadt: "Treaty change cannot be limited to EFSF"

Guy Verhofstadt, the Liberal and Democrat group leader in the European Parliament said today that "if the Treaty is going to be changed, the European Parliament must use this momentum to sharpen the current proposals on the table...
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European Parliament signals cross party support for electoral reform

Parliament today formally declared its intention to draw up proposals for the election of MEPs by direct universal suffrage in accordance with a uniform procedure in all Member States.
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