EP calls for more pooling of defence policy costs
14/12/2011
The European Parliament adopted today a report on the impact of the financial crisis on the defence sector in EU Member States.
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Verhofstadt: "Russia cannot be considered a democracy."
05/12/2011
Guy Verhofstadt, President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Group in the European Parliament made the following statement on the occasion of the elections to the Russian State Duma of 4 December...
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Croatian accession is the beginning of a new future
01/12/2011
Following the approval today in the European Parliament in Brussels, Croatia is firmly on the way to EU membership. The accession treaty will be formally signed in December, and Croatia is scheduled to join the European...
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Verhofstadt meets with Syrian National Council spokesman
22/11/2011
Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE president held a frank exchange of views today with Dr Radwan Ziadeh, Syrian National Council spokesman on the situation in Syria. Guy Verhofstadt reassured Dr Ziadeh that he would continue to keep the...
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ALDE establishes ties with the Palikot Movement in Poland
21/11/2011
Guy Verhofstadt, President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Group in the European Parliament and Janusz Palikot, President of the Palikot Movement Parliamentary Group in the Polish Parliament have met...
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Verhofstadt message to Egypt's military : enough is enough
20/11/2011
Yesterday the security forces used unnecessary violence to clear Tahrir Square. Some thousands of demonstrators were still sleeping when police started to knock down their tents and beat people. They turned a peaceful...
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HELSINKI 2.0 - Liberals and Democrats call for democracy and the rule of law in Russia
10/11/2011
Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament hosted this week a conference in Helsinki on how to address the lack of democracy in Russia. Inspired by the Helsinki process in the 1970s to ease Cold War tensions and promote...
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Liberals welcome Sakharov prize to individuals behind the Arab Spring
27/10/2011
Today in Strasbourg, the European Parliament awarded the 2011 Sakharov prize for freedom of thought to the "Arab Spring" represented by the deceased Mohamed Bouazizi, from Tunisia, Asmaa Mahfouz from Egypt, Ahmed al- Zubair...
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Elections in Tunisia - A triumph for democracy
26/10/2011
Reacting to the results of the Tunisian elections, Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE Leader has congratulated the people of Tunisia and announced that the real winner is democracy. Turnout was high with 90% of registered voters going to the...
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Verhofstadt: Obama's hunt for Kony gives hope to Uganda's child soldiers
17/10/2011
President Obama has decided to send some hundred soldiers to Uganda to support the army in their fight against the Lord’s Resistance Army of Joseph Kony. In 2005 the International Criminal Court has issued an international arrest...
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