Combatting Homophobia: time for concrete actions long overdue
16/05/2013
Tomorrow is the International Day against Homophobia and also marks the 23rd year since the World Health Organization (WHO) deleted homosexuality from the international list of classified diseases. Unfortunately though lesbian,...
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Verhofstadt strongly condemns MEP Mario Borghezio's racist remarks about Italian Minister of Integration
16/05/2013
At the request of the ALDE group, the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament (which comprises President Schulz and all political group Presidents) discussed the insulting remarks made by Italian MEP Mario Borghezio...
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International Roma Day: break social exclusion via education and better implementation of EU laws
08/04/2013
To commemorate the International Roma Day, ALDE group member Sir Graham Waston is today hosting in collaboration with the European Liberal Forum, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation and with the assistance of the Open Society...
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EU must strengthen fight against racism, xenophobia and hate crimes
13/03/2013
The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on strengthening the fight against racism, xenophobia and hate crime.
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Racism and xenophobia have no place in today's Europe
13/03/2012
Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament roundly condemn the content of the PVV website in the Netherlands. At the debate on the subject of discriminatory websites and government responses today Guy Verhofstadt spoke on...
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Combating populism and extremism across the European Union
30/03/2011
Addressing a Liberal and Democrat conference today in Brussels, Guy Verhofstadt warned against retreating into a "nationalist air-raid shelter" and called for society to adapt to the new multi-polar world whilst turning the...
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