Monthly Archives: September 2013

ALDE ensured that the ECB is accountable in banking supervision

On Monday the European Parliament decided to postpone to Thursday the vote on the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), the first building block of the Banking union, in order to keep pressure on the European Central Bank to fully agree on …

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Youth unemployment: drastic measures required to turn the tide

The real challenge in combating record youth unemployment is to get the European economy back on track. The group of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament (ALDE) today reiterates that structural reforms to the EU’s economic go…

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EU must ensure press freedom

This evening, as requested by the ALDE group, the European Parliament will debate the threats to media freedom and surveillance of citizens, based on last month’s detention in the UK – under section 7 of the Terrorist act 2000 – of David …

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ALDE: EU must ensure genuine press freedom and data protection

This evening, as requested by the ALDE group, the European Parliament will debate the threats to media freedom and surveillance of citizens, based on last month’s detention in the UK – under section 7 of the Terrorist act 2000 – of David …

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ALDE: EU must ensure genuine press freedom and data protection

This evening, as requested by the ALDE group, the European Parliament will debate the threats to media freedom and surveillance of citizens, based on last month’s detention in the UK – under section 7 of the Terrorist act 2000 – of David …

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Verhofstadt condamne massacre d’Achraf

Verhofstadt condamne massacre d'Achraf
Guy Verhofstadt, Président du groupe ALDE condamne fermement le massacre de 52 résidents du camp d’Achraf, membres de l’organisation des moudjahidines du peuple d’Iran (OMPI), situé au Nord de l’Irak, le 1er septembre 2013 par les forces irakiennes du Premier Ministre Nouri al-Maliki. Les violences à l’encontre de la population civile sont un crime contre l’humanité.

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Guy Verhofstadt condamne fermement le massacre de 52 résidents du camp d’Achraf

Guy Verhofstadt condamne fermement le massacre de 52  résidents du camp d'Achraf
Guy Verhofstadt, Président du groupe ALDE condamne fermement le massacre de 52 résidents du camp d’Achraf, membres de l’organisation des moudjahidines du peuple d’Iran (OMPI), situé au Nord de l’Irak, le 1er septembre 2013 par les forces irakiennes du Premier Ministre Nouri al-Maliki. Les violences à l’encontre de la population civile sont un crime contre l’humanité.

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Rules for online gambling

The European Parliament has mandated today the Commission to set common standards in order to better protect those European consumers in the common market who are attracted by online gambling. Additionally, the Member States are asked to …

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Time for clearer rules for online gambling

The European Parliament has mandated today the Commission to set common standards in order to better protect those European consumers in the common market who are attracted by online gambling. Additionally, the Member States are asked to …

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Mortgage credit: better protection for home buyers

Today the European Parliament debated and voted on an agreement reached last April with the Commission and the Council on the new mortgage credit directive.

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