Monthly Archives: July 2012

Libya: Verhofstadt congratulates Mahmud Jibril and his Alliance’s strong electoral performance

It is now clear that the main winner of the first democratic elections in Libya is the National Forces Alliance. Guy Verhofstadt extends his congratulations to the head of the Alliance, Mahmud Jibril.

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Situation in Romania

Guy Verhofstadt, the leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament, today has written to European Commission, Vice President, Viviane Reding following her comments on twitter which were widely reported in the…

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Situation in Romania

Guy Verhofstadt, the leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament, today has written to European Commission, Vice President, Viviane Reding following her comments on twitter which were widely reported in the…

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ALDE 4 Equality: Celebrating diversity in Budapest

The Group of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) is the only group in the European Parliament to have a specific campaign « ALDE 4 Equality « to support political action in the field of LGBTI rights, notably by participating in gay…

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ALDE 4 Equality: Celebrating diversity in Budapest

The Group of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) is the only group in the European Parliament to have a specific campaign « ALDE 4 Equality « to support political action in the field of LGBTI rights, notably by participating in gay…

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ALDE Newsletter July 2012

5 July 2012 Headlines ALDE NewsNetworking EUROPEAN COUNCIL STATEMENTProfiles of MEPs in the News ALDE News Cypriot presidency of the EU: small country , big challenges During the July plenary session of the European Parliament in Str…

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European Social Fund needs all partners to work together to be effective

Parliament’s Employment Committee today voted on the 474 amendments to the European Commission proposal concerning the European Social Fund (ESF) for 2014-2020.

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Current breaches of Schengen rules show the need for an EU evaluation mechanism

Following the decision of Justice and Home Affairs ministers on 7 June 2012 to unilaterally change the legal base of the new Schengen Evaluation Mechanism in order to exclude Parliament from its co-legislative role, the European Parliamen…

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Georgia: Van Rompuy should raise concerns over pre-election political climate at today’s meeting with Saakashvili

The EU’s partnership with Georgia brings with it responsibilities on Tbilisi’s part to protect and strengthen the country’s fragile democracy, ALDE spokesperson on Georgia Norica Nicolai MEP said today ahead of a meeting between European …

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Austrian MEP Angelika Werthmann joins the ALDE group

The ALDE group welcomes a new member: Austrian independent MEP Angelika WERTHMANN joins the group.

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