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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Guy Verhofstadt calls upon the Greek government to make progress with their reform plans and to come forward with concrete proposals:
“I urge the Greek government to now agree a compromise with their European partners and the other member states. This compromise should not only be based on the recent decisions taken by the Eurogroup, but also on a forceful reform agenda…
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WTO: Advantages of trade need to be explained to public
Mr. Olli REHN Vice President of the European Parliament, this afternoon addressed the 2015 Annual Session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO.
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“Greek Reform Plan should follow yesterday’s promises”, Guy Verhofstadt
Commenting on yesterday’s summit, ALDE Group leader Guy Verhofstadt:
“It’s promising that the tone has changed and Greece seems more willing to negotiate to find a solution with its creditors. But so far, I have only seen tweets by Varou…
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Fragile peace roadmap on Ukraine must be implemented as agreed
Following the peace talks on Ukraine held earlier in Minsk, ALDE Group leader, Guy Verhofstadt, said:
“The news from Minsk are a sign of fragile hope – which must not be destroyed in the next three days until the ceasefire enters into force.”
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The humanitarian crisis in Iraq and Syria needs an immediate response
MEPs strongly condemned today the human rights abuses and violations committed by the Assad regime and by the terrorists of Islamic state in Iraq and Syria.
ALDE MEP, Marietje Schaake (D66, The Netherlands), said EU must come up with a r…
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Greece: To Potami reform package key to solving crisis
The leader of the ALDE Group in the European Parliament has today called on the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to make use of a structural reform plan drafted by Stavros Theodorakis’s To Potami Party.
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European Parliament demands Saudi Arabia to release Raif Badawi
ALDE MEP, Marietje Schaake (D66, The Netherlands), initiated a resolution adopted today by the European Parliament, to condemn the cruel punishments applied to jailed blogger, Raif Badawi by the Saudi Arabian authorities.
“We call on th…
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Migrant tragedy in Mediterranean: urgent EU response needed
The European Liberals and Democrats have expressed deep sorrow at the unfolding events in the Mediterranean Sea where, according to reports, more than 300 migrants have died this week alone.
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Broad majority in EP for PNR with stronger legal safeguards to protect privacy
Today, a broad majority in the European Parliament has voted in favour of finalising the proposal for a PNR Directive by the end of the year. It also urges the Commission to ensure that the legal safeguards to protect the privacy of Europ…
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A step towards Safer Roads across Europe
European Liberals and Democrats have strongly supported new rules adopted today that will give national police forces across the EU the power to send out fines for road offences across Europe and pursue offenders through the courts of the…
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