EU-US Terrorism Finance Tracking Programme agreement is a dead letter
03/07/2012
ALDE is calling for a debate with the Commission on the implementation of the EU-US Terrorism Finance Tracking Programme (TFTP) agreement, given the alarming conclusions that have emerged from the second monitoring of the Joint...
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ACTA: ALDE rejects a dangerous Treaty for civil liberties
21/06/2012
Liberals and Democrats played a significant part in this morning's international trade committee vote to reject the ACTA agreement. Given the stance of the EPP group to wait for an opinion from the European Court of Justice, the...
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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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ALDE statement on hearing on freedom of Bulgarian media
18/06/2012
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Group in the European Parliament is a longstanding promoter of human rights and civil liberties inside the European Union and beyond it's borders. In this context the 6 June...
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European Parliament group leaders agree to suspend cooperation with Council Presidency on JHA
15/06/2012
Following this week's heated debate with the Danish presidency on the decision of Justice and Home Affairs ministers to unilaterally change the legal base of the new Schengen Evaluation Mechanism in order to exclude Parliament...
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Schengen: EP must take Council to Court and halt all negotiations in JHA
12/06/2012
Today the European Parliament held an emergency debate on Schengen following the decision taken by Justice and Home Affairs Ministers on 8 June to remove from the European Parliament its co-legislative rights on the new Schengen...
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Schengen: Council declares war on the European Parliament
07/06/2012
Today EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers agreed to exclude the Parliament from a role in the shaping of the new Schengen evaluation mechanism, by changing the legal basis from article 77 of the Treaty - meaning that the EP...
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Free movement and greater protection in the EU for victims of crime
30/05/2012
To ensure that victims of crime (such as rape, harassment, or human trafficking) continue to benefit from protection measures against their offender when they travel or move to another EU Member State, the European Protection...
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Equality involves respect for the value and remuneration of women's work
24/05/2012
The principle of equality is enshrined in the EU Treaties, but in the European Union this very principle is being violated when women overall get 16 % less pay than men for the same work. Despite EU and national legislation on...
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ALDE welcomes Schengen 'health check' to enhance Member States' cooperation
16/05/2012
Today the European Commission presented its first ever Schengen 'health check', a biannual overview of the functioning of the area of free movement, with the aim of ensuring a coherent interpretation and implementation of the...
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