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Monthly Archives: May 2013
Clinical trials committee vote: a good day for transparency!
Today the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee voted on the new EU regulation on clinical trials. The MEP responsible for the report is British Labour MEP Glenis Willmott. The regulation will make it easier for cli…
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EU lifts arms embargo but highlights disunity
Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE Leader has sharply criticised the failure of the EU foreign ministers to find a common EU position on the Syria arms embargo after high level discussions in Brussels last night but welcomed the fact that the Free Syr…
Posted in ALDE
Tagged Press Release,Leader Press releases and news,EU in the World,Democracy promotion,External Relations and Human Rights,AFET :: Foreign Affairs,Middle East
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Guy Verhofstadt meets with leading anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny in Moscow
Following the meeting with Alexey Navalny, Russian opposition leader, blogger and President of the Foundation for Fighting Corruption, ALDE Group President Guy Verhofstadt made the following statement:
Posted in ALDE
Tagged Press Release,Leader Press releases and news,EU in the World,Democracy promotion,External Relations and Human Rights,AFET :: Foreign Affairs,Russia and ex-Soviet Union
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ALDE supports an ambitious and global trade agreement with the United States of America
The European Parliament today gave its full support for the rapid commencement of negotiations in view of a trade and investment agreement with the United States. The resolution gives the European Commission a negotiating mandate to negot…
Posted in ALDE
Tagged Press Release,EU in the World,Trade,International Trade,INTA :: International Trade
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EU action plan urgently needed to ease catastrophic Syrian refugee crisis
For the last two years, the international community has stood by as Syrians are increasingly being crushed between the brutal actions of the Assad regime and extremist groups. There are now seven million Syrians that rely on aid. 4,5 mil…
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Tagged Press Release,EU in the World,Humanitarian relief,Resolutions,External Relations and Human Rights,AFET :: Foreign Affairs
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ALDE continue to strongly support EU membership for Iceland
Reacting to statements made by a spokesperson for the new coalition government in Iceland announcing that no further negotiation will be held with the European Union and Iceland on future EU membership without a prior referendum, Hans Van…
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Tagged Press Release,EU in the World,External Relations and Human Rights,AFET :: Foreign Affairs,Enlargement
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Free movement for pets across Europe
Ferrets, dogs and cats are set today (Thursday) to gain greater opportunities to travel across EU borders.
Posted in ALDE
Tagged Press Release,ENVI :: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety,Public Health
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European Parliament rejects Czech ‘opt-out’ on charter of fundamental rights
On the proposal of Andrew DUFF (Lib Dem, UK), ALDE coordinator in the Constitutional Affairs Committee, the European Parliament called on the European Council to reject a request to amend the Treaty of Lisbon which would weaken the force …
Posted in ALDE
Tagged AFCO :: Constitutional Affairs,Press Release,,Civil Liberties
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No Single Supervisory Mechanism until an agreement is reached with the ECB
The European Parliament voted today on the deal reached with Council last March on a Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), the first building block of the Banking union. The Parliament though decided to hold the final vote adopting this pro…
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Tagged Press Release,Economic and Monetary Affairs,ECON :: Economic and Monetary Affairs,ECB,Euro zone
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Europe needs a future proof Audio Visual Media Services Directive
ALDE, the group of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament, today voted against the Borys report on the implementation of media regulation in the EU. We denounce the lack of an innovative, future-oriented approach to tackle the …
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Tagged Press Release,Culture and Education,CULT :: Culture and Education,Audiovisual Policy,Media policy,Tv sans frontiers
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