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Monthly Archives: July 2013
MFF: All EP conditions must be fulfilled prior to giving our final assent
On adoption of today’s political resolution on the Multi-annual Financial Framework, Guy Verhofstadt, president of the ALDE Group said, “The ALDE Group supported the MFF resolution voted today in the Parliament. However, the ALDE Group be…
Posted in ALDE
Tagged ,Leader Press releases and news,Budget Reform,BUDG :: Budgets,Financial Perspectives
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Lithuania needs to use its EU presidency to improve the rights of minorities
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe welcomes the accession of Lithuania to the European Union’s presidency and welcomes the focus on the internal energy market and the Eastern Partnership programme. Liberals and Democrats al…
Posted in ALDE
Tagged Press Release,EU Presidency,Civil Liberties,Combat discrimination,Homophobia
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Hungary: If the EP is serious about fundamental rights, it must apply Article 7(1) TEU
Ahead of tomorrow’s vote on a report on the situation of fundamental rights in Hungary, Parliament held today a debate in the presence of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Posted in ALDE
Tagged Justice and Home Affairs,Citizens rights, Press Release,Civil Liberties,LIBE :: Civil Liberties
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OLAF must conduct own initiative investigations to better fight corruption
“The EU’s anti-fraud office OLAF must conduct investigations on its own initiative as part of its future activities. Instead of limiting its investigations only to cases brought to OLAF by whistle-blowers or other sources, OLAF should pr…
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Tagged Press Release,CONT :: Budgetary Control
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Safety standards raised on vehicles and their trailers
Today the European Parliament adopted three pieces of legislation – also known as “Roadworthiness Package” – aiming at enforcing new rules on standards on safety checks for all vehicles to improve both road safety and environmental protec…
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Tagged Press Release,Transport,,TRAN :: Transport and Tourism,Road,Transport safety
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Parliament votes to raise safety standards of vehicles and their trailers
Today the European Parliament adopted three pieces of legislation – also known as “Roadworthiness Package” – aiming at enforcing new rules on standards on safety checks for all vehicles to improve both road safety and environmental protec…
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Tagged Press Release,Transport,,TRAN :: Transport and Tourism,Road,Transport safety
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Expert Group on EU redemption fund established
Today, during the European Parliament’s debate on the outcome of last European Council meeting, the President of the Commission formally launched the setting up of an Expert Group that will analyse the feasibility to mutually issue part o…
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Tagged Press Release,Growth & Jobs,Coordinated governance,Recovery strategy,ECON :: Economic and Monetary Affairs,Stability Pact
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Verhofstadt angry over NSA revelations
Speaking today in Parliament’s plenary debate on the results of last week’s EU summit, Guy VERHOFSTADT, President of the ALDE group, focussed especially on the MFF deal reached late last week which will be the subject of a political resol…
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Tagged Press Release,Leader Press releases and news,Growth & Jobs,Coordinated governance,Recovery strategy,ECON :: Economic and Monetary Affairs,Week News
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Parliament must hold inquiry into US spying scandal
In the wake of a series of revelations about US NSA secret surveillance of telecommunications data, the latest reports that the US has been tapping into telephone calls and emails from EU offices in New York, Washington and Brussels serio…
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Tagged Justice and Home Affairs,Privacy / data protection, Press Release,Leader Press releases and news,Civil Liberties,LIBE :: Civil Liberties
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