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TTIP: Commission must show more ambition after ISDS consultation
Marietje Schaake MEP, ALDE spokesperson for TTIP, has said today that the results of more than 150,000 reactions to the public consultation of ISDS in TTIP mean a roadmap from the European Commission is needed:
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Tagged Week News,Press Release,EU in the World,Transatlantic relations,External Relations and Human Rights
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Ries report on GMO’s secures overwhelming majority
The European Parliament today voted in favour (480 for, 159 against) of proposals to modify the current rules on genetically modified organisms, by giving EU member states the possibility to restrict their cultivation on their own territory, even if allowed at EU level.
Commenting after the vote, rapporteur for the report, MEP Frédérique Ries, said:
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Tagged Public Health and Food Safety, Week News,Press Release,Health and Environment,ENVI :: Environment
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A European Pact to defend our democratic values
Today, the ALDE Group in the European Parliament will present Commission Vice-President Timmermans, responsible for the rule of law and the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, an EU Democratic Governance Pact (DGP). The Libe…
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Tagged Justice and Home Affairs,Terrorism, Week News,Press Release,Civil Liberties,Anti Terrorism,Freedom,LIBE :: Civil Liberties
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Fighting against terrorism, defending democracy: two sides of the same coin
Reacting to today’s meeting of the European Home Affairs Ministers in Paris, ALDE welcomes the intentions of Member States to step up cooperation and exchange of information in the fight against terrorism.
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Tagged Justice and Home Affairs,Terrorism, Week News,Press Release,Leader Press releases and news,EU in the World,Democracy promotion,Civil Liberties,Anti Terrorism,Freedom,LIBE :: Civil Liberties
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Charlie Hebdo: Barbaric attack at the democratic heart of Europe
Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament have today compared the shooting at Charlie Hebdo with the September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.
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TTIP negotiating texts made public
The European Commission has today made EU negotiating texts and proposals for the TTIP negotiations public, in line with the Transparency initiative announced by Liberal Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström.
Marietje Schaake MEP (ALDE/D66), TTIP spokesperson for the ALDE group responded today:
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Tagged Week News,Press Release,EU in the World,International Trade,INTA :: International Trade,Transatlantic relations
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No place for PEGIDA in modern Germany
ECR group must closely monitor political direction of its own AfD MEPs
Yesterday, thousands of Germans came out to demonstrate against the weekly anti-Islamic ‘PEGIDA’ movement rallies.
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Tagged Justice and Home Affairs, Week News,Press Release,EU in the World,Civil Liberties
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Szczurek and Verhofstadt present proposals to close Europe’s 700 billion investment gap
During today’s ALDE conference, the Polish Finance Minister Mateusz Szczurek and ALDE Leader Guy Verhofstadt agreed on what is needed to relaunch the European economy.
Europe needs decisive action on three fronts according to the two leaders:
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Verhofstadt: “Stop talking about a Grexit”
ALDE Leader Guy Verhofstadt takes a firm stance against the idea that Greece could leave the Eurozone:
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