EU needs stronger instruments to tackle cross-border organised crime
07/05/2013
After months of work since its establishment in March 2012, the European Parliament's Special Committee on organised crime, corruption and money laundering (CRIM), chaired by ALDE MEP Sonia Alfano, adopted today its first interim...
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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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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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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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ALDE backs better protection for home buyers
23/04/2013
After months of negotiations, last night an agreement was reached between the European Parliament, Council and Commission on the mortgage credit Directive which aims to create a level playing field where minimum harmonisation...
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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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German anti-euro party ignores political and economic costs of exit
15/04/2013
In response to the founding conference of the German anti-euro party "Alternative für Deutschland" this weekend in Berlin, Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE group leader, underlines that "the realisation of its central goal would lead to an...
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ECB must target SME needs directly
10/04/2013
During next week plenary session, the European Parliament is due to vote on the European Central Bank annual report for 2011, after a debate with its President, Mario Draghi. The ALDE group has decided to table an amendment which...
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Cyprus: ALDE calls for ECB, EBA and ESRB to give explanations to the EP
04/04/2013
In line with their request for an urgent meeting with the Eurogroup President, Mr Dijsselbloem, on the Cyprus crisis, the President of the ALDE Group Guy Verhofstadt and Sylvie Goulard, ALDE Coordinator in the ECON committee,...
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Verhofstadt: Hungary, Syria and Cyprus represent the failure of our European policies
20/03/2013
Addressing the Parliament plenary today on the European Council, Guy Verhofstadt, President of ALDE, said: "Hungary, Syria and Cyprus represent the failure of our European policies, where everyone has a veto".
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