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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Rebecca Taylor welcomes efforts to tackle Youth unemployment
Lib Dem Euro-MP, Rebecca Taylor, has backed plans that will help young people across Europe in getting into work. Today the European Parliament adopted a call for a Europe wide youth guarantee scheme, which will increase EU funding to help get young …
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Council risks derailing fisheries reform – EP takes action
Today, the European Parliament in Strasbourg voted to postpone by an overwhelming majority and for the second time, a report by Pat the Cope Gallagher on Technical Conservation Measures. The purpose of deferring the vote is to once again…
Posted in ALDE
Tagged Press Release,Agriculture and Fisheries,PECH :: Fisheries,CFP - Common Fisheries Policy,Fish stocks
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Further examination of a form of common bond issuance is justified
Today the European Parliament voted on the report by ALDE MEP Sylvie Goulard (Modem, France) on the “feasibility of the introduction of stability bonds” which responds to the Green Paper launched by the Commission in November 2011.
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Tagged Press Release,,Economic and Monetary Affairs,ECON :: Economic and Monetary Affairs,Euro zone,Financial services regulation,Stability Pact
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EU further improves regulation on Credit Rating Agencies and aims at reducing overreliance
The European Parliament signed off today another legislative improvement to the recently revised EU laws regulating Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs), following their contribution to the worsening of the financial and debt crisis.
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Tagged Press Release,ECON :: Economic and Monetary Affairs,Economic and Monetary Affairs
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Irish Presidency must end the toxic link in Europe between banks and sovereign debt
Addressing the Irish Taioseach today in Strasbourg on the priorities for its six-month chairmanship of the EU, Pat the Cope Gallagher (FF, Ireland) said:
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Tips for young job seekers
I have just had the mammoth task of going through 280 (!!) applications for the role of policy assistant to the European Parliament’s Youth Intergroup. After reading so many applications and having both recruited and been a job seeker in the last few years, I was inspired to put together some advice and tips that I hope will be useful for young job seekers.
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Verhofstadt strongly criticizes first Commission draft on banking resolution
Addressing the incoming rotating President of the Council, Irish Taioseach Enda Kenny in Strasbourg today and in the presence of the president of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso, Guy Verhofstadt strongly criticized the first Commission draft on banking resolution as reported in the media.
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Tagged Press Release,,EU Presidency,Coordinated governance,ECON :: Economic and Monetary Affairs,Financial services regulation
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Europe needs closer integration rather than the repatriation of powers to the nation states
Addressing the European Parliament in a debate on the future of Europe with the Austrian President, Werner Faymann, Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE group president) underlined the uncertainty and confusion coming from the other side of the channel….
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Tagged Press Release,Leader Press releases and news,The EU and its Institutions
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The EU should not get distracted from the real foreign affairs crisis in Syria
Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE leader, has welcomed news there will be an extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council later this week on the situation in Mali, but deplores the fact the EU has not taken meaningful action on Syria despite 60,000 deaths a…
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Tagged Press Release,Leader Press releases and news,EU in the World,AFET :: Foreign Affairs,Middle East
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ALDE rejects more red tape for companies in times of crisis
Challenges posed by the effects of globalization and the economic crisis are affecting companies all over Europe. Restructuring processes often are the only path towards survival for companies going through times of economic hardship. But…
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Tagged Press Release,EMPL :: Employment and Social Affairs,Employment
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