Window of opportunity opens up for Ukraine
15/05/2013
On the day the European Commission has given the green light to the Council for the signature of the Association Agreement with Ukraine, ALDE hosted a "Ukraine day" to discuss the current situation in the country.
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EU must take bold step towards Magnitsky visa ban list
02/05/2013
The Irish Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee has adopted a resolution stating that the Irish Presidency will highlight their concern and that of the international community about the death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky...
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EU must take a firm stand against Russian blackmail
26/04/2013
Reacting to news that the Russian Ambassador to Ireland has written to Irish Members of Parliament threatening to block a treaty on Irish adoptions of Russian children unless Irish parliamentarians drop a Russian-critical human...
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Russia: visa-waiver agreement is unacceptable without Magnitsky law
20/03/2013
The EU member states should adopt their own ‘Magnitsky law’ to punish Russian violators of human rights if progress on relaxing visa regulations between the EU and Russia is to be made, according to ALDE Russia spokeswoman...
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EU should develop a strategy for Turkmenistan that will promote freedom and human rights
21/02/2013
Norica Nicolai (PNL, Romania) the European Parliament's rapporteur on Turkmenistan, welcomed the recent release from prison of Sapardurdy Khajiev and Annakurban Amanklychev, unjustly jailed in 2006 for assisting a French film...
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Changes to Khodorkovsky's jail sentence must not deflect EU from asking tough questions of Russia at today's summit
21/12/2012
ALDE spokeswoman on Russia Kristiina Ojuland MEP today expressed satisfaction at news of the two-year reduction in the prison sentence of businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky but warned EU leaders at today's EU-Russia summit not to...
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The EU should follow US and enforce Magnitsky list
07/12/2012
A delegation of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) is attending the conference of democratic opposition in Moscow 6 - 7 December 2012.
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Liberals in the driving seat in peaceful transition of power in Georgia
02/10/2012
Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE Leader welcomed the results of the parliamentary elections in Georgia which saw liberals greatly reinforce their position in the Georgian Parliament.
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EP takes steps towards concrete actions on human rights abuses in Russia
20/09/2012
Kristina Ojuland, ALDE Spokesperson on Russia and the rapporteur on ‘Magnitsky Law’ for the European Parliament welcomed broad support from the Foreign Affairs Committee this morning for her report recommending to the Council...
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Putin's majority rids Duma of any credibility
14/09/2012
Guy Verhofstadt: "Today's dismisal of Gennady Gudkov, Member of the State Duma for Just Russia opposition party demonstrates clearly that in Putin's Russia there is no space for dissent and opposition. Putin's majority in the...
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