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Monthly Archives: September 2015
ALDE urges Council to back 120,000 refugee relocation plan
The ALDE Group strongly supports the European Commission’s proposal for the relocation of 120,000 refugees. European liberals and democrats have again added its support to the strong message that the European Parliament has today sent to …
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EU must immediately increase contribution to the UNHCR
“The question of who will take how many refugees turns out to be very difficult to solve. In my view, it will only be possible to find a solid agreement between the Member States if the relocation of refugees is treated as the final pilla…
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TTIP: new proposals show EU Commission is listening
The European Commission has today presented a proposal for a new system for investment protection in the trade agreement currently being negotiated between the European Union and the United States. The new proposal is the result of months…
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Russia: EU shows its commitment to Ukraine by extending sanctions
Following the decision taken by the Council to extend the validity of sanctions over actions against Ukraine’s territorial integrity, until March 2016, MEP Hans van Baalen (VVD, The Netherlands) ALDE Group’ spokesman on Russia and Ukraine…
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Verhofstadt: Emergency EU summit needed now
EU Ministers are now meeting in Brussels to discuss Europe’s response to the ongoing refugee crisis. The ALDE Group believes that, while the relocation proposals by the Commission are important, responsibility sharing will only work if th…
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Presidents of ALDE Group, S&D, EPP group co-signed a letter to Victor Orban calling on him to act on parliament’s resolution on migration
The European Parliament has voted today a resolution on the migration crisis in the European Union. It has been adopted with the overwhelming support of our three political groups.
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Orban does it again – ALDE urges the Commission to take action
European liberals and democrats in the European Parliament urge the European Commission to assess the compliance with EU law and the treaties of the legislative amendments to the asylum and criminal law that the Hungarian Parliament adopt…
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EU Labour Market: Reform will create Jobs
The European Parliament has today adopted a report by a leading Liberal and Democrat MEP, which proposes a number of labour market reforms necessary to help create a competitive EU labour market for the 21st century. The report was adopte…
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EU must take the lead on the Middle East Peace Process
MEPs voted today on a resolution welcoming the appointment by the High Representative,of an EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process ,which is a clear signal of the EU’s engagement in the region. The text adopted by the European Parliament calls for a fresh EU approach that genuinely serves the interests of peace and security of both Israelis and Palestinians.
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EP urges Russian Federation to release all illegally detained citizens and respect international law
The European Parliament strongly condemns the trial and the sentence of Estonian police officer Eston Kohver to 15 years in prison by a Russian court and the illegal jailing of Ukrainian film maker Oleg Sentsov and civic activist Olexandr…
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