No EU PNR before Data Protection Rules are firmly in place
27/04/2013
The majority of the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee rejected today the draft Directive on the use of airline Passenger Name Record data (PNR) within the EU, proposed by the Commission in February 2011. According...
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Minimum EU standards for asylum will end current lottery between Member States
27/04/2013
The European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee confirmed today the agreement reached with Council on two pieces of legislation which are part of the EU Asylum package. One text updates the rules governing the functioning of...
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EU must take a firm stand against Russian blackmail
26/04/2013
Reacting to news that the Russian Ambassador to Ireland has written to Irish Members of Parliament threatening to block a treaty on Irish adoptions of Russian children unless Irish parliamentarians drop a Russian-critical human...
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Europe needs a new narrative to counter euroscepticism
26/04/2013
Recent Eurobarometer figures show a decline in support for the European project. Sixty years after the start of this project, Europe has to regain confidence of its citizens. An updated version of the European story is necessary...
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ALDE secures mandatory rotation for audit firms
25/04/2013
Thanks to crucial ALDE backing, the need to establish time limits on the contractual relationship between auditors and their clients was approved today by MEPs on the Legal Affairs committee of the European Parliament by a...
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The Parliamentary Committee on International Trade welcomes the prospect of free trade with the United States of America
25/04/2013
The European Liberals and Democrats are calling for an ambitious mandate to be given to the Commission to negotiate an agreement on trade and investment between the EU and the United States.
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Mandatory rotation of audit firms is essential to ensure their independence
24/04/2013
Ahead of tomorrow's key vote in Parliament's Legal Affairs committee on rules for improving the quality and independence in the auditing of major companies (especially banks), Liberals and Democrats underline the need to...
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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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