ALDE MEPS set out the EU's environmental priorities
24/04/2013
Members of the European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee approved a report today on the Commission's legislative proposal for the 7th EU Environment Action Programme (7. EAP) entitled "Living...
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Don't play hockey with Belarusian dictators, say European liberals
24/04/2013
Liberals in the European Parliament strongly oppose to Belarus hosting the Ice Hockey World Cup in 2014. They urge national hockey federations to revoke the decision at its upcoming International Hockey Federation meeting in...
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Need for an EU strategy against tax fraud, evasion and tax havens
24/04/2013
The European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee adopted today a report on the 'Fight against Tax Fraud, Tax Evasion and Tax Havens' which sends clear recommendations to both the Commission and Member States to...
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EU seals historic deal in Western Balkans
23/04/2013
In a Foreign Affairs committee debate today on the outcome of the high level dialogue over the weekend which sealed a historic deal between Serbia and Kosovo, Jelko Kacin (LDS, Slovenia), EP rapporteur on EU-Serbia relations...
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Time for Turkey to send out a clear signal
18/04/2013
“It's time for Turkey to send out a clear signal if they are really willing to pursue their reform agenda", claims Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (FDP, Germany) ALDE spokesperson on Turkey, on the occasion of the adoption of the...
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Serbian accession to the EU is of mutual importance
18/04/2013
Jelko Kacin (LDS, Slovenia) ALDE rapporteur on Serbia told the European Parliament this week that Serbia has achieved some significant progress in the field of EU-related reforms and he called on the Council to set the date for...
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ECB must intervene directly to help SMEs
17/04/2013
The European Parliament adopted today the report assessing the ECB activities for 2011. By endorsing an ALDE amendment, Parliament called upon the Central bank to directly intervene in helping SMEs against the current and serious...
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EP budget for 2014: Parliament must continue to show restraint
17/04/2013
The European Parliament adopted today the preliminary estimates of revenue and expenditure for its 2014 financial year - the first phase in the EP budget process. This first set of figures presented in February by the Secretary...
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Main lesson from Cyprus is our need for a definitive EU bank resolution fund
17/04/2013
The European Parliament debated today the financial and economic situation in Cyprus following the EU rescue plan which has been badly handled and showed once again a lack of coherence and vision at EU level.
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Hungarian Government is at least at risk of breaching EU fundamental values
17/04/2013
At the request of ALDE Group the European Parliament today debated the constitutional situation in Hungary following the adoption of a fourth amendment to the Hungarian Constitution. Since its entry into force on January 2012,...
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