ALDE calls for extra guarantees on the EU-US PNR agreement
17/04/2012
The ALDE Group decided that extra guarantees are required on the EU-US PNR agreement, due to be voted this Thursday in the European Parliament during its plenary session.
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EP Rapporteur In 't Veld set to reject new EU-US Passenger Name Records Agreement (PNR)
01/02/2012
Sophie in 't Veld (D66, NL), will outline today her recommendation for the European Parliament to withhold consent on the EU-US PNR Agreement for which she is Parliament's rapporteur. The Agreement on the transfer of Passenger...
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EU must evaluate effectiveness of counter terrorism policies
14/12/2011
By endorsing the report by Sophie in 't Veld (D66, Netherlands) today on EU Counter Terrorism policy, the European Parliament calls on the Commission to draw up a complete and detailed map of all existing counter terrorism...
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Verhofstadt welcomes end to violence in Basque country
21/10/2011
Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament warmly welcomed ETA's announcement of a definitive end to violence which marks an historic end to Europe's longest standing terrorist campaign.
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Commission 'options' for EU Terrorist Finance Tracking fall short of promised legislation
13/07/2011
The European Commission today is due to present a communication on different options for an EU Terrorism Finance Tracking System (EU TFTS) following last year's deal with the European Parliament in return for approving an...
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EU must carry out full evaluation of Counter Terrorism policies
12/07/2011
“In a democratic society, all policies are subject to parliamentary scrutiny and evaluation. The regular standards of transparency and accountability should apply to counter terrorism like any other policy area. But so far...
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Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme is not respecting data protection safeguards
05/03/2011
Europol’s supervisory body has just published a report on the implementation of the EU-US TFTP agreement (Terrorism Finance Tracking Programme), the so-called SWIFT agreement. The conclusions by the Joint Supervisory Board...
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US Vice President woos Parliament on the Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme
06/05/2010
Reacting to the speech by the US Vice President, Joe Biden, to the European Parliament today, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (VVD, Netherlands), EP rapporteur on the Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme, said:
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MEPs and AI reiterate call for action on CIA secret flights and renditions
24/03/2010
Amnesty International and MEPs Sarah Ludford (ALDE, UK), Ana Gomes (SD, PT), Raul Romeva (Greens, ES), Willy Meyer (GUE, ES) today called on European institutions and EU Member States to take further action after recent...
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ALDE: Body scanners are just an instrument, not the solution.
28/01/2010
Liberals and Democrats remain concerned at the potential infringement of civil liberties posed by widespread and rushed installation of body scanners at airports around the EU.
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