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Monthly Archives: May 2016
Refugees: More must be done to secure labour market, social inclusion
The European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee has adopted a key strategic report on the situation of refugees in the European Union. The report analyses the challenges to social inclusion and labour market participati…
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Tagged Week News,Press Release,Employment and Social Affairs,EMPL :: Employment and Social Affairs
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Refugee crisis: One step closer to a European border and coast guard – ALDE calls for an independent and a strong mandate for the new agency-
European Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament strongly welcome the adoption today of the civil liberties committee position on the establishment of a European border and coast guard. The ALDE Group calls for a European agency…
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Tagged Justice and Home Affairs,Immigration policy, Justice and Home Affairs,LIBE :: Civil Liberties, Week News,Civil Liberties
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IACHR must continue its work to tackle human rights violations in the OAS countries
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is facing a severe financial crisis with direct impact on its activity and staff. Part of the Organization of American States (OAS), IACHR deals with thousands of victims of human righ…
Cutting energy bills: Liberals and Democrats push for a “New Deal” for consumers.
The European Parliament has today adopted a report pressing for a new deal for energy consumers across the EU, to improve consumer choice, information, transparency and to increase the EU-wide deployment of ICT, which can reduce energy use and household bills.
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Tagged Research and Energy,Energy, Week News,ITRE :: Industry
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Medical Devices: EU deal will improve patient safety, reduce bureaucracy
The European Parliament and European Council last night reached a political agreement on the Medical Device Regulation and the In-Vitro Medical Device Regulation, which have been under negotiation since 2012. The new regulations update ex…
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Tagged Public Health and Food Safety,Public Health, Week News,ENVI :: Environment
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No Turkey is not joining the EU anytime soon
In a clear attempt to avoid talking about the economy (after Gove “the clever one” came up with #Let’sBeAlbania and it tanked. Badly.), Leave campaigners returned to their favourite #ProjectFear by scaremongering that staying in the EU will see the UK …
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No Turkey is not joining the EU anytime soon
In a clear attempt to avoid talking about the economy (after Gove “the clever one” came up with #Let’sBeAlbania and it tanked. Badly.), Leave campaigners returned to their favourite #ProjectFear by scaremongering that staying in the EU will see the UK …
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Nadiya Savchenko is free, but the rule of law in Russia still has a long way to go
The Ukrainian pilot and Member of Parliament, Nadiya Savchenko, has been freed today by Russian President, Vladimir Putin, as part of a prisoner swap between Moscow and Kiev; two alleged Russian agents have in turn been pardoned by Presid…
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Tagged Justice and Home Affairs,AFET :: Foreign Affairs, Press Release,EU in the World,LIBE :: Civil Liberties
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Greece deal needs a reality check “No difference between Tsipras government and his predecessors.”
During a press conference this morning, ALDE leader Guy Verhofstadt and To Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis have called on the Greek government and the Institutions to stop burying their heads in the sand. Without real change, Greece wil…
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“Deal with Greece will not work”, Guy Verhofstadt
Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the European Liberals and Democrats, is very critical of the deal reached between Greece and its creditors. During a press conference “The truth about Greece” today at 11h00, he will urge the creditors to finally realise that this strategy is not going to work:
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