Monthly Archives: May 2014

EU and USA must support legitimate President of Ukraine -Petro Poroshenko

Hans van Baalen MEP, ALDE spokesman on Ukraine, commented on the elections in Ukraine, which took place last Sunday:

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Liberals and Democrats will remain the kingmakers in the new Parliament

Taking stock of preliminary election results to the European Parliament, Guy Verhofstadt, the ALDE group President underlined this morning:

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Euro elections turnout reverses downward trend after 35 years

Guy Verhofstadt comments this evening on the news that turnout across Europe in the elections to the European Parliament is higher than in 2009.

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Verhofstadt condemns Le Pen’s racist remarks

Last night at an election rally in Marseille, Jean Marie Le Pen suggested that immigration could be “solved by Monseigneur Ebola within three months”, referring to the deadly virus that has caused many deaths in West Africa.

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Open letter to Nigel Farage: Invitation to visit Romania

There has been quite a lot of discussion of my home country by you and your colleagues recently. You have made some statements that have rather perplexed Romanians, as I should expect they have Britons.

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Tomorrow, stand against homophobia

On the eve of the International day against homophobia, Guy Verhofstadt commits to concrete actions in ensuring LGBTI people’s human rights are protected and upheld.

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Verhofstadt: New Eurostat data for the first quarter proves need for an alternative approach

Guy Verhofstadt, candidate for the Presidency of the next European Commission, said that the official data released yesterday shows that the crisis is not over and that a new approach is urgently needed. The euro zone experienced a very w…

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Verklaring van Guy Verhofstadt na overlijden van Jean-Luc Dehaene

Verklaring van Guy Verhofstadt na overlijden van Jean-Luc Dehaene
“Dit is een trieste dag voor België en Europa. In de eerste plaats wil ik mijn medeleven overmaken aan zijn vrouw Celie, aan zijn kinderen en kleinkinderen.

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Google case: ALDE welcomes ECJ’s landmark ruling on data protection and privacy

Google case: ALDE welcomes ECJ’s landmark ruling on data protection and privacy
ALDE welcomes today’s European Union Court of Justice ruling which holds internet search engine operators responsible for the processing of personal data from any webpages and obliges them to respond to ordinary people’s legitimate requests to erase or modify search results affecting their right to privacy.

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Eastern Ukraine: Verhofstadt condemns so-called referendum as nothing more than provocation

In response to the so-called referendum taking place in Eastern Ukraine, Guy Verhofstadt, President of the ALDE Group in the EP and candidate for the Presidency of the Commission said:

“Such so-called referendums have no value and serve …

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