Verhofstadt calls for fundamental change to EU aid for Egypt
18/06/2013
ALDE Leader, Guy Verhofstadt has called for a fundamental change in the way the EU's financial aid to Egypt is managed following a damning report by the Court of Auditors on the way the EEAS has managed the approximately 1...
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EU should show leadership in ensuring press freedom in the world
13/06/2013
Marietje Schaake, MEP (D66, Netherlands) has called for a strategy for press and media freedom to be implemented by the EU in her report on media freedom in the world which was adopted by the European Parliament in Strasbourg...
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EU Human Rights Strategy must include a Special Representative for Tibet
13/12/2012
The EU should prove its dedication to the policy of peaceful dialogue and support for human rights and democracy with a strong and consistent EU strategy for human rights.
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EP takes steps towards concrete actions on human rights abuses in Russia
20/09/2012
Kristina Ojuland, ALDE Spokesperson on Russia and the rapporteur on ‘Magnitsky Law’ for the European Parliament welcomed broad support from the Foreign Affairs Committee this morning for her report recommending to the Council...
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Liberals critical on human rights situation in Azerbaijan
04/04/2012
ALDE Vice-Chair of the Euronest Assembly , Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (D66, Netherlands) , is in Azerbaijan to promote political and economic integration between the EU and its Eastern European Partners.
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Authoritarian regimes beware - The EU will not help you launder your ill-gotten gains
01/02/2012
The European Parliament will vote on a report on EU policy towards the leaders of authoritarian regimes on Thursday during its mini plenary session in Brussels. The report has been timed to coincide with a European Commission...
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Release of Ai Weiwei: Hope for change in China?
22/06/2011
Reacting to the news that the artist and political dissident, Ai Weiwei has been released following a two month detention by Chinese authorities, Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE leader expressed his relief and hope that this represents...
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Liberals call on Ashton to increase pressure on the Chinese authorities
12/05/2011
Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE group leader) and Edward McMillan-Scott (Lib Dem, UK) today called on Catherine Ashton, the EU foreign policy chief, to address ongoing violations of human rights in China - particularly the treatment of...
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ALDE calls on Ugandan authorities not to adopt anti-homosexuality bill
10/05/2011
ALDE MEPs wrote today a letter to the Ugandan authorities to urge them not to adopt a bill that would further criminalise or even impose a death penalty on LGBT persons. The Ugandan Parliament is discussing the draft law this...
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Egypt: The European Union should show support for the democracy movement
28/01/2011
Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament condemned the violent crackdown on Egyptians venting their frustration at decades of repression and lack of political freedom:
"Egyptians have...
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