Monthly Archives: October 2016

Unaccompanied minors in Calais: France and the UK must come to European Parliament to explain this humanitarian disaster

European Liberals and Democrats have today called on the European Commission, as well as on the British and French governments, to come to the European Parliament to explain what will happen to over 1000 unaccompanied children living in t…

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Poland’s abortion law: Polish women win a battle

Poland’s abortion law: Polish women win a battle
The ALDE Group in the European parliament welcomes the rejection today in the Polish parliament of the bill for an almost complete abortion ban. Today’s vote constitutes a victory for Polish women, whose determined fight has succeeded in convincing the Polish Sejm to abandon this dangerous and counterproductive legislation.

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Poland’s abortion law: Polish women win a battle

Poland’s abortion law: Polish women win a battle
The ALDE Group in the European parliament welcomes the rejection today in the Polish parliament of the bill for an almost complete abortion ban. Today’s vote constitutes a victory for Polish women, whose determined fight has succeeded in convincing the Polish Sejm to abandon this dangerous and counterproductive legislation.

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Liberals reject unbalanced report on Iran

Today the Foreign Affairs Committee voted on a report dealing with EU – Iran relations following the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the nuclear deal. The ALDE Group in the European Parliament made clear its position on this f…

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Liberals reject unbalanced report on Iran

Today the Foreign Affairs Committee voted on a report dealing with EU – Iran relations following the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the nuclear deal. The ALDE Group in the European Parliament made clear its position on this f…

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ALDE Group welcomes the international community’s renewed commitment to support Afghanistan  

Representatives from over 70 countries and 20 international organisations and agencies participated in a Brussels Conference on Afghanistan to ensure political and financial support for state-building and development over the coming four …

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ALDE Group welcomes the international community’s renewed commitment to support Afghanistan  

Representatives from over 70 countries and 20 international organisations and agencies participated in a Brussels Conference on Afghanistan to ensure political and financial support for state-building and development over the coming four …

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Colombia’s future must be based on peace and reconciliation

Colombia’s future must be based on peace and reconciliation
MEPs today debated the situation in Colombia following the narrowly rejected referendum on the peace process between FARC and the Colombian Government, held on the 2nd of October. The result of this public consultation was a shock for the international community as nearly every poll predicted that it would be approved by the people with a comfortable margin.
 

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Colombia’s future must be based on peace and reconciliation

Colombia’s future must be based on peace and reconciliation
MEPs today debated the situation in Colombia following the narrowly rejected referendum on the peace process between FARC and the Colombian Government, held on the 2nd of October. The result of this public consultation was a shock for the international community as nearly every poll predicted that it would be approved by the people with a comfortable margin.
 

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Verhofstadt: A no-fly zone and sanctions needed to stop the suffering in Aleppo

The European Parliament today debated a resolution on the situation in Syria, initiated by the ALDE Group, which has achieved support from nearly all political groups in the House. The current situation in Aleppo demonstrates that diploma…

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