Monthly Archives: December 2014

ALDE welcomes measures to tackle “Gridlock in the Skies”

EU Member States today reached a general agreement on two proposals to make the European air transport system more efficient, as part of the Single European Sky 2+ package. The measures in this package aim to dramatically improve Europe’s…

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Launching Ariane 6: A Europe united and in the lead

Ministers responsible for space from the member countries of the European Space Agency met yesterday in Luxembourg to approve the launch of Ariane 6.

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MEPs back Tar Sands objection

MEPs back Tar Sands objection

MEPs on the European Parliament’s Environment Committee have today voted to support a resolution objecting to the decision by the European Commission to weaken the EU’s Fuel Quality Directive, which will remove a major potential obstacle to the exportation of Tar Sand oil to Europe.

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ALDE calls on EU Governments to unblock EU anti-discrimination law

On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the ALDE group in the European Parliament has called for the horizontal antidiscrimination directive, proposed in July 2008 by the European Commission at the request of the European P…

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Europe must lead the fight against trafficking

Ahead of the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery on the 2nd December 2014, the ALDE group in the European Parliament has called for a more urgent and coordinated approach to help tackle the modern day slave trade.

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ALDE Group welcomes Moldova’s pro-European vote

According to latest results from Moldova’s parliamentary elections, with almost 90% of the votes counted, the three pro-European parties are set to have 56 – 58 mandates, while the two pro-Russian opposition parties are expected to hold 4…

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