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Monthly Archives: June 2012
2013 Budget trialogue: Time for constructive solutions
European Liberals and Democrats have taken an active part in defining the mandate adopted today by the Budget Parliamentary Committee for the trialogue with the Council on the 2013 budget. Insofar as it is a priority to fund competitivene…
Posted in ALDE
Tagged Press Release,Budget Reform,BUDG :: Budgets
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Pakistan Travel Problems – a positive response from the European Commission
Following up on the post I made last week about the problems that have hit Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) over the last few months; I can now update readers further. The European Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas h…
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Guy Verhofstadt reacts to the statement of Mr Barroso on the G20 summit
“To state boldly that we have no lessons to learn seems to be missing the point. To imagine that the European Union has nothing to learn from the United States, Japan, Brazil or Canada is clearly wrong. These countries are successful fed…
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Tagged Press Release,Leader Press releases and news,EU in the World
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Holistic EU approach to animal welfare is overdue
Today the European Parliament’s Agricultural Committee adopted proposals for a holistic EU strategy for the protection and welfare of animals in 2012-2015, drafted by ALDE MEP Marit Paulsen (Sweden, Folkpartiet liberalerna).
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Tagged Press Release,Agriculture and Fisheries,AGRI :: Agriculture
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Military personnel deployed in EU missions can be protected by the EU Ombudsman
Soldiers from Union Member States deployed in CSDP missions can direct any complaints concerning their individual and financial rights to the EU Ombudsman, having first addressed the structures in their own country. This was the answer se…
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Tagged Press Release,SEDE :: Security and Defense
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ALDE statement on hearing on freedom of Bulgarian media
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 2012 Hearin…
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Tagged Justice and Home Affairs, Press Release,Civil Liberties,LIBE :: Civil Liberties
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The Greeks have chosen Europe – Europe must now make a step towards Greece
Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE group leader in the European Parliament said:
“The Greeks have shown that they intend to follow the path of Europe and of change. Europe in response needs to acknowledge this engagement and show good will by adjusti…
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Tagged Leader Speeches,Leader Press releases and news,EU in the World,Euro zone
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MEPS call for stricter rules on medical devices in wake of PIP breast implant scandal
The European Parliament adopted a Resolution asking the European Commission for the forthcoming revision of the current legislation on medical devices to avoid future cases like the defective silicone gel breast implants made by French co…
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Tagged Press Release,ENVI :: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety,Public Health
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European Parliament group leaders agree to suspend cooperation with Council Presidency on JHA
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 from its co…
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Tagged Justice and Home Affairs, Press Release,Leader Press releases and news,The EU and its Institutions,Civil Liberties,LIBE :: Civil Liberties
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Tibet – human rights are not an optional extra
The European Parliament adopted a resolution today drawing attention to the human rights situation in Tibet. While this issue has been raised before in the framework of the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue further steps are clearly needed …
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Tagged Press Release,,Democracy promotion,DROI :: Human Rights
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