Monthly Archives: July 2015

Budget 2016: a good Commission draft to be defended in front of the Council

Today, the EU budget 2016 will be debated in a plenary session in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. 2016 is a year with high uncertainty, in which the European taxpayers’ money must more than ever be used well. In this respect, the A…

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Liberal and Democrat MEPs demand easier, more transparent travel across the EU – Doors are open to investment and innovations in the transport sector-

Liberal and Democrats MEPs believe that much more should be done to help deliver hassle-free travel across the EU, while modernising the European transport sector, which is why they today supported the adoption of a report in the Europea…

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Tsipras refuses to come to the European parliament

Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE Group leader, calls the refusal of Prime Minister Tsipras to come to the European Parliament “a scandal”

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EP President Schulz to request Tsipras to attend plenary as requested by Verhofstadt

Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the European Liberals and Democrats, has urged Tsipras to come the European Parliament to join this Wednesday`s debate on the future of Greece in the Eurozone.

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EP President Schulz to request Tspiras to attend plenary as requested by Verhofstadt

Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the European Liberals and Democrats, has urged Tsipras to come the European Parliament to join this Wednesday`s debate on the future of Greece in the Eurozone.

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Greece: This is not the end. Now up to Tsipras to propose serious reform package

– “This week will determine if Tsipras is a leader who offers solutions or a false prophet without any ideas of his own.” –

Commenting on the results in Greece, European Liberals and Democrats Group leader Guy Verhofstadt said:

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Yes, better together! (Greek translation below)

ALDE Group leader Guy Verhofstadt starts a social media campaign to show the Greek people that the European Liberals and Democrats firmly believe that Greece and the rest of Europe belong together. Verhofstadt believes only united can we…

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Yes, better together!

ALDE Group leader Guy Verhofstadt starts a social media campaign to show the Greek people that the European Liberals and Democrats firmly believe that Greece and the rest of Europe belong together. Verhofstadt believes only united can we…

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Maternity leave – ALDE deplores that EP role as co-legislator is, once again, ignored by Member States and the European Commission

The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament deplores the withdrawal by the Commission of the proposal for a new maternity leave directive and calls on the European Commission to bring forward a new legislative propo…

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“Disrupt” Europe: EU must stop punishing digital innovation – Digital start-ups emerge to solve problems in all areas of our lives-

European Liberals and Democrats this afternoon host a key conference in the European Parliament, with Skype, TransferWise and Vice President of the European Commission Andrus Ansip, to discuss what Europe must do to ensure that it leads …

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