ALDE calls for humanitarian action with military protection in Syria
11/04/2012
Amid reports that the Syrian regime is failing to pull back troops in compliance with the UN brokered peace plan, Guy Verhofstadt on behalf of ALDE MEPs has issued the following statement.
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Verhofstadt : diplomacy is not a substitute for policy in Syria
10/04/2012
Amid reports that the Syrian regime is failing to pull back troops in compliance with the UN brokered peace plan, Guy Verhofstadt has said that "this is Assad's last chance for peace before an all out civil war or international...
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Assad should face charges for crimes against humanity
02/03/2012
ALDE leader, Guy Verhofstadt, today expressed his sense of shame that the international community has not shown sufficient resolve to halt the killing in Syria. The regime of Bashar Assad relentlessly pursues its goal of...
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Verhofstadt calls on EU to back Syrian National Council
15/02/2012
Intervening today in a debate on Syria in Strasbourg, Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE group leader, called for the EU High Representative to have a clear strategy towards Syria when she attends the planned 'Contact Group for the Friends of...
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Verhofstadt: "I am shocked by the lack of urgency to halt a massacre in Homs - we must take the same action as we did in Benghazi"
14/12/2011
Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE Leader today issued a stark warning to the EU following the weak statement by the High Representative, Catherine Ashton on the situation in Syria. Following her remarks that the idea of creating...
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Pakistan: Greens and ALDE plead for a prompt and pertinent response which demonstrates solidarity with the needs of the victims of this disaster
27/08/2010
"During the month of August, 20 million people have been condemned to live in absolute distress.
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EU summit needs to breathe new life into EU - open letter to van Rompuy
04/02/2010
Guy Verhofstadt, Liberal and Democrat group leader in the European Parliament today called on EU leaders to recommit to more unity of action and thinking at their summit next week in Brussels.
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