Violence against women is a persistent stain on our society
07/03/2013
Ahead of International Women's Day, Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament (ALDE) call for united international action to combat violence against women.
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Council approval of Yves Mersch appointment to ECB executive an affront to Parliament
23/11/2012
Commenting on the decision taken last night during the European Council meeting in Brussels, to confirm the nomination of Luxembourg central banker, Yves Mersch, as a member of the European Central Bank's executive board, ...
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Women on Boards: Liberals and Democrats back EU gender quota plan
14/11/2012
Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament (ALDE) firmly support Commissioner Reding with regard to her EU-wide gender quota plan to increase the number of women in leadership roles presented today. In March 2012 ALDE...
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Quotas for the Boardroom: Liberals and Democrats back EU wide gender quota law
07/11/2012
In the presence of Viviane Reding, EU Justice Commissioner, the Alliance for Liberals and Democrats in Europe (ALDE) today organised a hearing to tackle the highly controversial issue of the use of quotas to increase gender...
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Member States should rescue the EU Support Fund for redundant workers
06/11/2012
A report drafted by ALDE MEP Marian Harkin (Independent, Ireland) calling for the post-2013 continuation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) today received cross-party support in the Employment Committee of the...
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Council must not ignore Parliament and absence of women on ECB board
01/11/2012
Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE group leader, today is maintaining the political pressure on Council to rectify the embarrassing absence of women at the top of the governing bodies of the European Central Bank as ministers attempt to seal...
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Verhofstadt on ECB gender balance: "Van Rompuy fails to address concerns"
23/10/2012
Following last night's vote in Parliament's economic and monetary affairs committee, which resulted in a negative recommendation on the candidature of Yves Mersch for the vacant position on the ECB's executive board, Herman van...
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From Rome to Riga, Europe puts victims first
12/09/2012
Today the first ever European-wide law on the protection of citizen's fundamental rights will be approved by the European Parliament, setting minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime. Liberals...
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EU sets minimum standards for helping crime victims across the EU
21/06/2012
Being a victim of crime is a traumatic experience. For victims of crime whilst abroad for business or holidays the trauma is compounded by language difficulties, lack of knowledge about the foreign justice system and cultural...
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European Parliament calls on United Nations to officially ban Female Genital Mutilation
14/06/2012
The practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has severe health consequences for girls and women and is not only performed in far-away countries: at least 500.000 women and girls in Europe are living with FGM and an estimated...
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