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Morsi power grab a huge blow for Egypt’s revolution and his own reputation
Amid growing protests in Egypt over President Morsi’s unilateral decree assuming widespread powers that may not be challenged or questioned, Guy Verhofstadt issue a strong statement of condemnation:
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EU leaders’ budget squabble is like a Turkish bazaar
On the margins of today’s EU summit on the long-term budgetary needs of the European Union, Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE group leader) characterised the negotiations as a Turkish bazaar with more symbolic than financial value:
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EU leaders’ budget squabble is like a Turkish bazaar
On the margins of today’s EU summit on the long-term budgetary needs of the European Union, Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE group leader) characterised the negotiations as a Turkish bazaar with more symbolic than financial value:
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European elections should determine make-up of next European Commission
European political parties should nominate candidates for the position of Commission President according to a resolution adopted today by the European Parliament by a margin of 316 to 90 votes.
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Council approval of Yves Mersch appointment to ECB executive an affront to Parliament
Commenting on the decision taken last night during the European Council meeting in Brussels, to confirm the nomination of Luxembourg central banker, Yves Mersch, as a member of the European Central Bank’s executive board, despite the neg…
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Yorkshire Euro-MP, Rebecca Taylor, pushes for more protection for sharks from an agonising death
Rebecca Taylor, Euro-MP for Yorkshire and the Humber, has joined forces with other MEPs to back plans to ban shark finning. There are many opposed to shark finning, which is the brutal practice of slicing off the fins, before discarding …
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EU bid to save sharks
MEPs voted today to enforce the ban on shark finning by closing loopholes in the current law.
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ALDE calls for more ambition ahead of Doha climate talks
The European Parliament will adopt tomorrow a Resolution which calls for more concerted action in climate funding commitments in the upcoming international talks in Doha (COP 18), Qatar (26 November – 7 December).
The Doha Summit faces…
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Lib Dem MEPs join calls for legal abortion in Ireland
MEPs in the European Parliament in Strasbourg have staged a protest in support of greater access to abortions for women in Ireland as part of a worldwide action day with demonstrations taking place across Ireland and at Irish embassies across …
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MFF 2014-2020: EU leaders must match budget needs to policy ambitions
Speaking ahead of a major EU summit this weekend seeking agreement on the long-term budgetary needs for the European Union between 2014 and 2020, Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE group leader in the European Parliament argued for a budgetary deal th…
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