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 insists on a single European bank recapitalisation plan
12/10/2011
Addressing a debate in the European Parliament today on the urgent steps that the European Council must take to address the crisis in the Euro-zone, ALDE Group leader Guy Verhofstadt welcomed the roadmap of measures that the...
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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: Merkel's legacy will be judged by her ability to resolve the eurocrisis
05/10/2011
Addressing Chancellor Angela Merkel this afternoon at a meeting with European Parliament group leaders, Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the Liberal and Democrat group, called on her to show decisive leadership at the next European...
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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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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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Verhofstadt: Barroso must now convince Council of need for more Europe
28/09/2011
In today's State of the Union debate in Strasbourg, Guy Verhofstadt welcomed President Barroso's passionate defence of the European Union and the central role of the Commission in proposing common solutions to the current...
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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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Verhofstadt calls on President Barroso to save the Union
27/09/2011
On the eve of the 'State of the Union' debate in Strasbourg, Liberal group leader in the European Parliament, Guy Verhofstadt today addressed a letter to Commission President José Manuel Barroso urging him to lead the EU out of...
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Verhofstadt calls on Barroso to present global plan to end the euro crisis
14/09/2011
In a passionate debate in Strasbourg today on the measures needed to end the financial crisis in Europe, Guy Verhofstadt (Liberal group leader) underlined three key mistakes that have contributed to the present situation and four...
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