SMEs need better access to structural funds and to finance in general
22/05/2012
Liberals and Democrats have pointed out their support for small and medium sized enterprises' access to structural funds in the EU. During a debate this morning in the Strasbourg plenary several ALDE speakers presented proposals...
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ALDE urges for more economic growth through market driven innovation
16/05/2012
The ALDE Group supports the general outline of the Horizon 2020 proposal. On the occasion of an ALDE seminar on the strengths and weaknesses of the upcoming EU framework programme for research and innovation yesterday afternoon...
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EU roaming costs to fall substantially - hopefully the last regulation in this field
10/05/2012
From 1 July on, the tariffs for mobile roaming within the European Union will substantially decrease in the next two years. Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament are generally satisfied with this and other results of...
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Rising resource prices are the biggest threat for industry
25/04/2012
The European Parliament´s Environment, Food and Safety Committee approved today its report on the Commission's "Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe" drafted by Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (D66, Netherlands), which defines...
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EU roaming costs to fall substantially but local internet access when abroad still limited
19/04/2012
Consulting your emails whilst on holiday abroad in the EU will no longer cost a fortune. The tariffs for mobile roaming within the European Union will substantially decrease in the next two years. Liberals and Democrats in the...
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ALDE supports fair access to public procurement within the EU and in third countries
21/03/2012
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe welcomes the balanced legislative proposals made today by the European Commission to encourage third countries that are not signatories to the Multilateral Agreement on...
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ALDE launches campaign to boost SMEs
29/02/2012
The Liberal and Democrat (ALDE) Group in the European Parliament is stepping up the pressure on EU Member States and the Commission to boost successful entrepreneurship in Europe and further improve the framework conditions for...
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MEPs push for lower mobile phone roaming tariffs
28/02/2012
MEPs today voted to extend EU rules aimed at reducing the cost of using mobile and smart phones whilst abroad and approve new structural measures to inject more competition into the roaming market. Since 2007, EU roaming...
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Energy efficiency must be the foundation of Europe’s energy future
27/02/2012
Tomorrow, the European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee will vote on proposals to help the EU achieve its ambition of reducing energy consumption by 20% in 2020. Current forecasts predict that the EU is only...
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2050 Energy Roadmap underplays efficiency
15/12/2011
The European Commission's 2050 Energy Roadmap, due to be published today, shows that renewables are a vital part of a successful and affordable decarbonisation process. But it sends out a weak message on energy efficiency...
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