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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Kazakhstan: Government must respect and protect freedom of expression
The European Parliament voted today on a resolution on freedom of expression in Kazakhstan; MEPs being highly concerned about the pressure on independent media outlets and the possible negative implications of new draft legislation on the…
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Tagged Week News,AFET :: Foreign Affairs,Human Rights
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EU enlargement: Macedonia and Montenegro’s efforts backed by MEPs
The progress reports for 2015 on Macedonia and Montenegro were adopted today by the European Parliament; MEPs welcoming the steps forward made by both countries. There are still problems to be solved in different sectors, with each of the…
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Tagged Week News,AFET :: Foreign Affairs,Enlargement
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No EU financial aid to Eritrea, if government doesn’t respect its international commitments
MEPs debated today the deteriorating political, rule of law and human rights situation in Eritrea, at the initiative of ALDE MEP Beatriz Becerra (UPyD, Spain), who also asked for a vote on a resolution. Eritrean refugees are among the la…
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Tagged Week News,Press Release,EU in the World,AFET :: Foreign Affairs
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Better law-making: new inter-institutional agreement will improve legislative transparency
Today during the plenary session in Strasbourg, the European Parliament adopted by an overwhelming majority the Inter-institutional agreement on better law-making reached between the Council, the Commission and the Parliament.
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Tagged Week News,The EU and its Institutions,AFCO :: Constitutional Affairs,Press Release,Leader Press releases and news
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Budget 2017: un exercice plein d’incertitude exigeant des priorités politiques claires
Le Parlement européen, réuni en session plénière à Strasbourg, a adopté aujourd’hui les orientations budgétaires dont les députés européens souhaitent que la Commission européenne s’inspire pour l’élaboration de l’avant-projet de budget 2017. Ce prochain exercice budgétaire arrive à mi-parcours de la période de programmation actuelle (2014-2020) et sera vraisemblablement soumis à des contraintes et incertitudes.
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Polish government must respect and implement the verdict of the Constitutional Tribunal – ” Verhofstadt: PM Szydlo’s attitude is absurd and kafkaesque” –
The ALDE group in the European Parliament urges the Polish government to respect the verdict of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal, which has just ruled that the new legislation regulating its functioning is unconstitutional. The governme…
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Verhofstadt urges Tusk and the Council to redo their homework
During today’s debate on the EU-Turkey agreement, ALDE leader Guy Verhofstadt voiced strong criticism:
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Tagged Justice and Home Affairs,Immigration policy, Week News,The EU and its Institutions,EU in the World,Democracy promotion,AFET :: Foreign Affairs,Turkey,Human Rights,LIBE :: Civil Liberties
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Social Triple-A rating: the EU has to invest in people
The ALDE Group urges the Commission to clarify its plan to create a “Social Triple A rating”, as announced by the President of the European commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, in November, and to explain the necessary mechanisms, procedures…
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The ALDE Group calls on High Representative Mogherini to adopt a Savchenko List
At the initiative of ALDE Group Vice-President, Petras Auštrevičius, 57 MEPs from five of the biggest political Groups in the European Parliament have co-signed a letter addressed to High Representative, Federica Mogherini, calling on the EU to adopt targeted sanctions against those Russian officials involved in the kidnapping, unlawful detention, imprisonment and fabrication of charges against the Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko.
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Gender equality: ALDE MEP Angelika Mlinar shows the way ahead
On international Women’s Day, the European Parliament’s plenary today gave strong support to the report drafted by ALDE member Angelika Mlinar on strengthening the gender dimension of the European Parliament’s work. The report calls for…
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