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Monthly Archives: February 2014
EU food aid programme continues
The European Parliament today approved an agreement to continue a € 3.5 billion programme that delivers food aid to poverty-hit Europeans over the period 2014-2020. The on-going economic crisis has reduced governments’ abilities to provide for those facing extreme poverty. 43 million Europeans cannot meet their basic food needs. 18 million people now have to rely on food aid. The Fund for European Aid to the most deprived (FEAD) will help Member States break the vicious circle of poverty and deprivation.
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Liberals and Democrats welcome continuation of EU food aid programme
The European Parliament today approved an agreement to continue a € 3.5 billion programme that delivers food aid to poverty-hit Europeans over the period 2014-2020. The on-going economic crisis has reduced governments’ abilities to provide for those facing extreme poverty. 43 million Europeans cannot meet their basic food needs. 18 million people now have to rely on food aid. The Fund for European Aid to the most deprived (FEAD) will help Member States break the vicious circle of poverty and deprivation.
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Uganda: Unacceptable anti-gay law
Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE President called the signing of the Anti-homosexual act in Uganda an “appalling breach of human rights”. This act, recently signed into law by Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, hands down sentences of life in pr…
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Uganda: EU must take action against unacceptable anti-gay law
Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE President called the signing of the Anti-homosexual act in Uganda an “appalling breach of human rights”. This act, recently signed into law by Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, hands down sentences of life in pr…
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Europe’s openness to foreign talent benefits growth
The European Parliament signed off today ALDE MEP Cecilia Wikström’s (Folkpartiet, Sweden) report improving rules and conditions for third country nationals who come to Europe for research, studying, paid or unpaid traineeships, to work as a volunteer or as au-pair.
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Troika’s lack of democratic accountability fuels euroscepticism
After several months of enquiry, the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) will vote tonight on a report on the role and operations of the Troika (ECB, Commission and IMF) with regard to the euro area programme countries.
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History in the making at Maidan Square
“We are witnessing history in the making in Kiev today,” said Hans van Baalen (VVD, Netherlands) who is back in Kiev as part of an ad hoc official delegation visit of MEPs, following the tumultuous events of the past week.
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Verhofstadt on Ukraine: Yanukovich should step down as soon as possible
Responding to news that the opposition parties and President Yanukovich have signed an agreement to end the violent stand-off in Maidan Square and elsewhere in Ukraine, Guy Verhofstadt said:
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Frontex operations: EU binding rules to rescue lives at sea
“No one can deny the urgent need to do everything in our power to prevent more tragic deaths in the Mediterranean sea”, said ALDE MEP Cecilia Wikström (Folkpartiet, Sweden) welcoming today’s adoption by the Civil Liberties Committee of the deal reached with the Council on 11 February 2014 establishing new rules for improving the surveillance of the external sea borders in the context of operations coordinated by the Frontex Agency.
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Guy Verhofstadt leads Ad-hoc delegation to Kiev
Following the events of the last few days and the escalating violence, Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE Group President will lead a delegation to Kiev to meet with opposition leaders, representatives of euro-Maidan, civil society leaders and protes…
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