Verhofstadt calls for fundamental change to EU aid for Egypt
18/06/2013
ALDE Leader, Guy Verhofstadt has called for a fundamental change in the way the EU's financial aid to Egypt is managed following a damning report by the Court of Auditors on the way the EEAS has managed the approximately 1...
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ALDE denounces penny-pinching attitude of Council to Croatian accession
13/06/2013
Although Croatia officially becomes the 28th Member State of the EU on 1st July, the European Parliament's plenary session in Strasbourg, has not been able to adopt today the amending budget of 374 million euros necessary for the...
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Verhofstadt criticizes Europe on Turkey
12/06/2013
During an exchange of views with the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton today in Strasbourg, ALDE Leader, Guy Verhofstadt said he was disappointed that the Union has again chosen to be ambivalent in the face of a clear...
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Greece: shutting down all state broadcasters is not a reform
12/06/2013
Yesterday, following a decision of the Greek government, all public TV and radio closed down all broadcasts and around 2500 workers were dismissed as a response to the tough bailout conditions requiring huge cuts in public...
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Verhofstadt: eurocrisis not over
12/06/2013
Addressing a debate in Parliament today with the European Commission and Council representatives on preparation for the forthcoming EU summit at the end of June, Guy Verhofstadt lamented the lack of progress in all the key areas...
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Prism: US data mining programme must be challenged by the EU
11/06/2013
Following yesterday's ALDE request, the European Parliament held today a first debate on the US Internet surveillance programme (PRISM).
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Verhofstadt & Cohn-Bendit awarded European Leader of the Year Award
06/06/2013
At an awards ceremony in Brussels tonight at an annual event on the State of the European Union, ALDE group leader, Guy Verhofstadt and his Green group counterpart, Daniel Cohn-Bendit were awarded this year's European leadership...
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Europe must not remain silent as Putin turns Russia's back on democracy
05/06/2013
Speaking at a seminar on Russian political prisoners organised by the ALDE Group in the European Parliament coinciding with the 50th birthday of former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, ALDE spokesperson on Human Rights, Leonidas...
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MFF: ALDE warns the Council against any denial of democracy
05/06/2013
Liberals and Democrats are concerned about the progress of discussions within the trialogue between Parliament, Council and the Commission on the next Multiannual Financial Framework. The Irish Presidency obviously lacks the...
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MEPs should back up Council of Europe and sanction Hungary over breach of EU values
05/06/2013
As Parliament's Civil Liberties committee begins examining amendments to the Tavares report tomorrow on standards and practices in Hungary with respect to EU Fundamental Rights, ALDE members will be urging colleagues on the...
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