EU leaders must address growing euroscepticism caused by crisis
21/05/2013
"EU leaders tomorrow need to produce actions not more words and address the issues that are giving rise to increased euroscepticism across the EU," said Guy Verhofstadt in a debate today in Strasbourg ahead of tomorrow's EU...
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Recovery and Resolution Directive (RRD): Protection of small depositors guaranteed
21/05/2013
Last night the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs committee adopted its report on an EU framework for bank recovery and resolution, which aims to provide Member States' relevant authorities with common and...
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Freed Chinese dissident launches Transatlantic Human Rights Link
16/05/2013
The blind Chinese activist who escaped house arrest and whose freedom in the USA was organised by former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has marked the anniversary by launching a transatlantic project for parliamentarians...
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Mali: International donor support only effective if elections deliver stable government
16/05/2013
Leading ALDE MEP Louis Michel (MR, Belgium), who has been recently nominated as Head of the EU's observer mission for the presidential elections in Mali says that the forthcoming elections are a vital opportunity to start...
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Combatting Homophobia: time for concrete actions long overdue
16/05/2013
Tomorrow is the International Day against Homophobia and also marks the 23rd year since the World Health Organization (WHO) deleted homosexuality from the international list of classified diseases. Unfortunately though lesbian,...
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Verhofstadt strongly condemns MEP Mario Borghezio's racist remarks about Italian Minister of Integration
16/05/2013
At the request of the ALDE group, the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament (which comprises President Schulz and all political group Presidents) discussed the insulting remarks made by Italian MEP Mario Borghezio...
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Rethinking education to address the skills gap
16/05/2013
Even amid the economic crisis, Europe is facing acute shortage of skilled labour. Parallel with the unemployment queues, an estimated 2 million unfilled jobs are available across Europe. While the problem has traditionally been...
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Window of opportunity opens up for Ukraine
15/05/2013
On the day the European Commission has given the green light to the Council for the signature of the Association Agreement with Ukraine, ALDE hosted a "Ukraine day" to discuss the current situation in the country.
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2014-2020 MFF: Negotiations have started but still a long way to go
15/05/2013
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe takes note that Council has committed to reinstate a first part of the payment appropriations necessary for 2013 commitments and considers that the negotiations on the Multiannual...
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The future of the Common Fisheries Policy hangs in the balance
15/05/2013
Following a marathon Fisheries Council meeting to establish a mandate for further negotiations with the European Parliament on reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, the Council is moving towards Parliament's position but the...
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