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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Verhofstadt: “Cameron is playing with fire over Europe issue”
Responding to David Cameron’s speech this morning on Britain’s place in Europe, Guy Verhofstadt said:
“By holding out the prospect of renegotiating the terms of Britain’s membership of the European Union and subjecting it to a referendum,…
Posted in ALDE
Tagged Press Release,Leader Press releases and news,AFCO :: Constitutional Affairs
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Verhofstadt: “Cameron is playing with fire over Europe issue”
Responding to David Cameron’s speech this morning on Britain’s place in Europe, Guy Verhofstadt said:
“By holding out the prospect of renegotiating the terms of Britain’s membership of the European Union and subjecting it to a referendum,…
Posted in ALDE
Tagged Press Release,Leader Press releases and news,AFCO :: Constitutional Affairs
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CAP reform must not include return to milk lakes and butter mountains
Ahead of tomorrow’s (23 Jan) votes in the agriculture committee (AGRI) on a series of reform proposals of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), ALDE MEPs have warned against a return to the past of market interventions.
Posted in ALDE
Tagged Press Release,Agriculture,AGRI :: Agriculture,CAP reform
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Franco-German friendship needs the European framework
Today, Liberals in the European Parliament rejoice at the 50th anniversary of the Elysée Treaty sealing the reconciliation between Germany and France after centuries of intense rivalry. When Charles De Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer signed the Treaty at the Elysée Palace in Paris they also set in concrete rules for mutual political consultations at various levels and established the Franco-German youth office.
Posted in ALDE
Tagged Press Release,Leader Press releases and news,The EU and its Institutions,AFCO :: Constitutional Affairs
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EP meeting room named after Swedish human rights defender
Today the European parliament will inaugurate one of its meeting rooms (ASP 5 G-2, the temporary press room) in memory of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat based in Budapest who showed great courage in the fight against intolerance a…
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Tagged Press Release,The EU and its Institutions
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Verhofstadt to call for plenary debate on rule of law and freedom in Bulgaria
“Following the shocking scenes at the weekend of an assassination attempt in Sofia against the leader of Bulgaria’s Movement for Rights and Freedoms, Dr. Ahmed Dogan, I would like to express my deepest concern on behalf of the ALDE Group …
Posted in ALDE
Tagged Justice and Home Affairs,Citizens rights, Press Release,Leader Press releases and news,Civil Liberties,Freedom,LIBE :: Civil Liberties
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Cameron threatens jobs and investment in Yorkshire with EU speculation
Rebecca Taylor, Lib Dem Euro-MP for Yorkshire, has stated that David Cameron’s stance on Britain’s relationship with the EU puts thousands of jobs and investment at risk in the UK. Rebecca Taylor said, “3.5 million jobs in the UK …
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EU defence strategy seems to be based on unilateral action first, EU coordination later
The situation in Mali has underlined that EU defence policy is left to individual Member States to handle when it should be coordinated at EU level. This was the message today from Guy Verhofstadt on the day of the extraordinary Forei…
Posted in ALDE
Tagged Press Release,Leader Press releases and news,EU in the World,External Relations and Human Rights,AFET :: Foreign Affairs
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Made in: Parliament urges the Commission to reconsider its decision to withdraw the origin marking regulation
In a resolution adopted today by a large majority during the plenary session in Strasbourg, the European Parliament urges the European Commission to reconsider its decision to withdraw its proposal for a regulation on origin marking, call…
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Tagged Press Release,,Trade,INTA :: International Trade
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EU must tackle airlines excessive and arbitrary rules on ‘One carry-on bag’
Ahead of the proposals the European Commission is due to present in the coming months to review air passenger rights, the European Parliament debated today the “one carry-on bag” rule imposed by certain airline companies. In particular EP…
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Tagged Press Release,TRAN :: Transport and Tourism,Airlines
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