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Boris Nemtsov Forum: an opportunity for Russia and the EU to exchange discord for dialogue

Building bridges between EU and Russian civil society actors is vital to ensuring balance, progress and durability in wider EU-Russia relations, ALDE President Guy Verhofstadt said ahead of the Boris Nemtsov Forum in Brussels this week.

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Boris Nemtsov Forum: an opportunity for Russia and the EU to exchange discord for dialogue

Building bridges between EU and Russian civil society actors is vital to ensuring balance, progress and durability in wider EU-Russia relations, ALDE President Guy Verhofstadt said ahead of the Boris Nemtsov Forum in Brussels this week.

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Western Balkans’ European path is vital for the stability in the region

Western Balkans’ European path is vital for the stability in the region
The ALDE Group in the European Parliament welcomes the steps forward made by some of the Western Balkan countries on their European path, as shown by the progress reports presented today by the European Commission in the EP’s Foreign Affairs Committee. There are still many issues to be fixed and reforms to be considered and the EU must support candidate countries to face the challenges ahead.

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Western Balkans’ European path is vital for the stability in the region

Western Balkans’ European path is vital for the stability in the region
The ALDE Group in the European Parliament welcomes the steps forward made by some of the Western Balkan countries on their European path, as shown by the progress reports presented today by the European Commission in the EP’s Foreign Affairs Committee. There are still many issues to be fixed and reforms to be considered and the EU must support candidate countries to face the challenges ahead.

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Turkey progress report: European Commission addresses concerns, but fails to ask for a halt in accession talks

In its progress report on Turkey the European Commission presents a detailed overview of the serious deterioration of rule of law and democracy in Turkey. However, the Commission failed to draw the appropriate political conclusions: to p…

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Turkey progress report: European Commission addresses concerns, but fails to ask for a halt in accession talks

In its progress report on Turkey the European Commission presents a detailed overview of the serious deterioration of rule of law and democracy in Turkey. However, the Commission failed to draw the appropriate political conclusions: to p…

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Charles Goerens MEP: EU should offer associate EU citizenship to UK citizens who wish to maintain their European identity

Charles Goerens, MEP for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats Group in the European Parliament, has tabled an amendment to a Parliament report on the future institutional set up of the European Union, calling for the establishment of a…

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Charles Goerens MEP: EU should offer associate EU citizenship to UK citizens who wish to maintain their European identity

Charles Goerens, MEP for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats Group in the European Parliament, has tabled an amendment to a Parliament report on the future institutional set up of the European Union, calling for the establishment of a…

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ALDE: “Wake up call for European leaders. Europe needs to take charge of its own destiny.”

ALDE: “Wake up call for European leaders. Europe needs to take charge of its own destiny.”

Commenting on the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, ALDE leader Guy Verhofstadt calls on European leaders to work more closely together to take charge of Europe’s destiny.

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ALDE: “Wake up call for European leaders. Europe needs to take charge of its own destiny.”

ALDE: “Wake up call for European leaders. Europe needs to take charge of its own destiny.”

Commenting on the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, ALDE leader Guy Verhofstadt calls on European leaders to work more closely together to take charge of Europe’s destiny.

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