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…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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