Verhofstadt: Egypt slipping back to its old ways
08/02/2012
Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE Leader has robustly condemned the continuing assault on civil society in Egypt, which has intensified since the office of Freedom House, along with 10 other organisations were raided and closed by Egyptian...
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Security Council failure leaves Syrians defenceless unless action is pursued outside UN
05/02/2012
Guy Verhofstadt, Leader of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament has stepped up calls for action this weekend to halt the killings in Syria following failure of the UN Security Council to approve an Arab League...
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Verhofstadt: "Russia and China share responsibility for Homs massacre" EU must help establish safe havens in Syria, without UN backing if necessary.
05/02/2012
Guy Verhofstadt, Leader of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament has condemned Russia and China for vetoing the UN Security Council resolution on Syria just hours after the Syrian regime launched an assault on the...
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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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Iran's nuclear activity a serious worry for the EU
01/02/2012
Amid growing tension between Iran and the EU regarding Iran's nuclear activities and the subsequent introduction of sanctions on Iran's oil exports, the European Parliament held a debate today with the EU High Representative to...
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Liberals and Democrats criticise French Armenian genocide law
24/01/2012
Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF (FDP, Germany), who shadows EU -Turkey affairs for the group said:
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Verhofstadt: "Mr Putin, Be aware Spring is coming"
24/01/2012
Reacting to news that Grigory Yavlinsky, from the Russian Democratic Party "Yabloko" is unlikely to be allowed to register as a candidate for the Presidency, Guy Verhofstadt, President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats...
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Verhofstadt: EU must support early presidential elections in Egypt
21/12/2011
The behaviour of the Egyptian security forces has gone from bad to worse over recent months to the extent that they have now betrayed the democratic revolution itself.
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Yanukovich denies Ukrainian citizens the benefits of closer EU Association
19/12/2011
Hans van Baalen (VVD, Netherlands), ALDE Shadow on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement made the following statement before the EU Ukraine Summit in Kiev, which starts today.
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European Parliament calls for Russia to declare recent election results null and void
14/12/2011
ALDE have hailed as "significant " the resolution adopted in the European Parliament in Strasbourg today clearly demanding that new elections are held in Russia. ALDE have been consistently active in pushing the European...
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