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Monthly Archives: November 2012
ALDE MEPS reject candidacy of Tonio Borg for new commissioner on public health
Tonio Borg, Commissioner-designate for Health and Consumer Protection, faced questioning yesterday from MEPs on the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee, in cooperation with the Committee on Internal Market a…
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Tagged Press Release,Health and Environment,ENVI :: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
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Women on Boards: Liberals and Democrats back EU gender quota plan
Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament (ALDE) firmly support Commissioner Reding with regard to her EU-wide gender quota plan to increase the number of women in leadership roles presented today. In March 2012 ALDE called for …
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Tagged Press Release,FEMM :: Women's Rights and Gender Equality,Combat discrimination
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Budget negotiations: ALDE condemns the Council’s irrational behavior
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe is appalled by the behavior of the Council on the 2012 and 2013 budget negotiations, and supports the firm conclusions adopted in conciliation by the Budget Parliamentary Committee (BUDG)….
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Tagged BUDG :: Budgets,,Budget Review
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UPDATE: Harrogate Liberal Democrats take Tory Council seat
Friday 16 November 2012:Congratulations to newly elected Liberal Democrat Councillor David Siddans and the Harrogate Liberal Democrats! David took the Tory council seat of Rosset with a massive 25% swing towards the Liberal Democrats, leaving him with …
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Guy Verhofstadt congratulates united Syrian opposition
Today all different Syrian opposition groups decided to put their differences aside and unite within the “National Coalition for Opposition Forces and the Syrian Revolution”. Although the Syrian National Council hesitated long to join, th…
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Tagged Press Release,Leader Press releases and news,AFET :: Foreign Affairs,Middle East,EU in the World
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Speech by Guy Verhofstadt to ELDR Party Congress, Dublin, November 2012
Dear colleagues, dear friends,
1. I thank Michéal Martin for hosting this congress. I’m very confident Fianna Fail will become again the leading political force in Ireland.
Why am I saying this, because they are the Irish political …
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Tagged Leader Speeches
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German economic advisory council contradicts Merkel on debt redemption fund
Addressing Angela Merkel today in Brussels during an exchange of views with the European Parliament, Guy Verhofstadt underlined the need for action to tackle the underlying causes of the crisis and the key role of Germany in agreeing to a…
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Tagged Press Release,Leader Press releases and news,Growth & Jobs,ECON :: Economic and Monetary Affairs,Euro zone
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Quotas for the Boardroom: Liberals and Democrats back EU wide gender quota law
In the presence of Viviane Reding, EU Justice Commissioner, the Alliance for Liberals and Democrats in Europe (ALDE) today organised a hearing to tackle the highly controversial issue of the use of quotas to increase gender equality. An E…
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Tagged Press Release,FEMM :: Women's Rights and Gender Equality
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Obama’s re-election optimism clouded by concern over partisan feuding
European Liberals and Democrats welcome the re-election of U.S. President Barack Obama, whose initiatives during the first term helped stabilize the international financial system. However concerns remain over the ability of the two parti…
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Tagged Press Release,Leader Press releases and news,Recovery strategy
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Liberals and Democrats call for better control on spending of EU funds
Today the European Court of Auditors (ECA) presented its report on the spending of EU funds in 2011 to the Budgetary Control Committee of the European Parliament.
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