Only a structural solution to reduce Eurozone debt will end the crisis of confidence
15/05/2012
As market speculation grows that Greece may be edging towards an exit from the Eurozone and doubts arise about the capacity of the EU's nascent firewall (€500bn European Stability Mechanism) to contain the ensuing contagion, Guy...
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Verhofstadt: EU needs a structural approach to overcome the ongoing euro crisis
18/04/2012
Following a request from the ALDE group, the European Parliament debated today, with President Barroso the means to combat the ongoing economic crisis.
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Verhofstadt calls for urgent parliamentary debate on the euro zone crisis in light of current complacency
11/04/2012
In the light of growing complacency in national capitals that the euro zone crisis is over ALDE Leader Guy Verhofstadt is calling for a key debate during next week's plenary session in Strasbourg with all major EU actors, i.e....
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Verhofstadt: "EU Member States must take G20 warning very seriously"
27/02/2012
Yesterday the G20 and the IMF, meeting in Mexico, decided to postpone the discussion on boosting the IMF resources to April by launching a clear message to the EU: Europe must first swiftly and convincingly solve the current debt...
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Greece: Eurogroup must address the causes and not just the symptoms of the crisis
20/02/2012
Ahead of tonight's Eurogroup meeting to finalise the terms of the new bailout for Greece, Guy Verhofstadt, Liberal and Democrat group leader in the European Parliament, underlined that the Troika plan only addresses the symptoms...
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European stability bonds will be one of the pillars of economic union
23/11/2011
ALDE welcomes the European Commission's adoption today of a new economic governance package including a Green Paper on 'Stability bonds' which paves the way to medium and long term economic stability and sustainable growth.
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Verhofstadt: Slovak vote proves need for majority decision making in eurozone
12/10/2011
Guy Verhofstadt (Liberal & Democrat group leader in the European Parliament) expressed his deep regret at the Slovak Parliament's rejection last night of the upgraded European Financial Stability Facility which is seen as a key...
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Verhofstadt: Lessons still not learned from post Lehman bank crisis
05/10/2011
After months of repeated alarms of another crisis affecting the European financial sector, EU Ministers of Finance indicated yesterday in Luxembourg that a new bank rescue plan was on the way through a national coordinated...
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Europe's financial crisis requires a federal solution
06/09/2011
At the start of the new parliamentary year after a summer of crisis, Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament are calling on the European Commission to seize the initiative from the Member States to resolve the...
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Europe's leaders must explain need for drastic action to end economic crisis
29/08/2011
The European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) met in extraordinary session today to take stock of the deteriorating situation in the Eurozone in the presence of ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet,...
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