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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Rebecca Taylor MEP: Great news as Tour de France comes to Yorkshire!
Lib Dem Euro-MP, Rebecca Taylor, has welcomed the news that the Tour de France is to begin in Yorkshire in 2014. The announcement is a big boost for Yorkshire, as it will see another major sporting event coming to the …
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Attendance statement
Votewatch I heartily recommend that anyone with an interest in the European Union (even those who want the UK to leave the European Union) take a look at the website www.votewatch.eu. It is the only website which analyses every vote in the …
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EU Summit a missed opportunity to make progress towards EMU
Welcoming the official endorsement by EU leaders of the single supervisory mechanism for Europe’s systemic banks, as decided by ECOFIN Ministers early on Thursday morning, ALDE group leader Guy Verhofstadt said: “EU leaders cannot claim w…
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Tagged Press Release,Leader Press releases and news,ECON :: Economic and Monetary Affairs,Euro zone,Economic and Monetary Affairs
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MEPs to press for treaty change for Single Seat following ECJ ruling
Today the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in Case C-237/11 (Joined Cases C-237/11, C-238/11), France v European Parliament against MEPs’ decision to reduce their Strasbourg sittings.
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Tagged Press Release,AFCO :: Constitutional Affairs,EU Reform
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EU Human Rights Strategy must include a Special Representative for Tibet
The EU should prove its dedication to the policy of peaceful dialogue and support for human rights and democracy with a strong and consistent EU strategy for human rights.
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Tagged Press Release,EU in the World,Democracy promotion,AFET :: Foreign Affairs,Human Rights,
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Iranian Human Rights activists receive EP Sakharov prize in honour of their fight for freedom
Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh and Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi have been awarded the Sakharov Prize 2012 during a ceremony in the European Parliament in Strasbourg today. They were nominated for the presti…
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Fundamental rights in the EU are under threat
A report by the European Parliament today, assessing respect for fundamental rights within the EU seeks to draw attention to abuses or dangerous tendencies in evidence amongst existing Member States which undermine the basic principles of…
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Tagged Justice and Home Affairs, Press Release,Freedom,Civil Liberties,LIBE :: Civil Liberties
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Airlines should be penalised for holding onto unused airport slots
Today the European Parliament gave its green light to the new regulation governing the allocation of slots at EU airports, aiming at increasing airport capacity and decreasing delays.
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Tagged Press Release,Transport,,Regions and Transport,TRAN :: Transport and Tourism,Airlines
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If EU leaders are not prepared to agree on how to end the crisis, they should stay at home
“Tomorrow’s EU summit in Brussels lacks ambition”, according to ALDE group leader, Guy Verhofstadt, addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg today.
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Tagged Press Release,Leader Press releases and news,Coordinated governance,The Eurozone Crisis,ECON :: Economic and Monetary Affairs
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Rebecca Taylor backs efforts to cut red tape for British businesses
Rebecca Taylor, Lib Dem Euro-MP for Yorkshire and the Humber, has backed today’s long-awaited deal on a European Patent. This will make it easier for businesses to register their products in different languages in different EU countries. The European Parliament …
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