Verhofstadt: "Ecofin fools itself - decision to merge the EFSF and ESM is still just another stop-gap remedy to the crisis"
30/03/2012
"The decision of Ecofin of today to merge the EFSF and ESM will not provide long-term stability to bond markets if the crisis sucks in larger Eurozone economies" said ALDE Group Leader Guy Verhofstadt following the consensus...
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New version of fiscal stability agreement progress without being the solution
20/01/2012
The fourth draft text of the international agreement on fiscal stability, coordination and governance contains a number of welcome improvements from the previous version. Nevertheless, at the forthcoming meeting of the...
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Verhofstadt: Parliament must show way out of crisis as Council seems incapable
13/12/2011
Evaluating the outcome of last week's EU summit in a parliamentary debate in Strasbourg today with the Presidents of the European Council and Commission, Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE group leader, concluded that it had only answered...
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Verhofstadt doubts treaty agreement alone is sufficient to solve immediate debt crisis
09/12/2011
"EU leaders have taken some positive steps towards reinforcing discipline such as including fiscal discipline into 'a' treaty and insisting that a 'balanced budget' rule be incorporated into the constitutions of member states."
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Verhofstadt reaction to Sarkozy: "Intergovernmentalism is not the answer to the crisis"
02/12/2011
Following two major speeches from both President Sarkozy and Chancellor Merkel, the chances of a coherent European response to the crisis next week still look slim.
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Economic governance: Council and Commission must stick to the '6 pack' deal
16/11/2011
Today the President of the European Parliament officially signed the six legislative acts on economic governance ('6 pack') adopted by the Parliament on September 28th and agreed by the Council.
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EU leaders now have to focus on creating long-term eurozone stability and coherence
27/10/2011
Reacting to the 11th hour deal amongst EU leaders to take serious measures to halt the deterioration of the eurozone crisis, Guy Verhofstadt said:
"I am obviously relieved that after nearly two years of delay and hesitation EU...
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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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Liberals and Democrats maintain pressure for action plan on economic governance
04/10/2011
Following last week's State of the Union debate in Strasbourg, the ALDE group will follow up on commitments made by President Barroso to strengthen economic governance in the Union and propose concrete measures to deepen economic...
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6-pack on economic governance is victory for financial stability and basis for growth
28/09/2011
The European Parliament today gave its final approval to the agreement reached two weeks ago with the Council on the six legislative acts on economic governance ('6 pack'), which improves on the existing framework for...
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