Tag Archives: Justice and Home Affairs

Europol must be given a genuine European investigation capacity

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Press releases from ALDE

ALDE tables four amendments to reform Europol and deliver more integrated European police cooperation.

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ALDE: upgrade Europol to give it intelligence capacity

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Press releases from ALDE

During today’s debate on anti-terrorism measures, ALDE leader Verhofstadt announced that the European Liberals and Democrats will table amendments to re-open the negotiations on the Europol Regulation in order to upgrade Europol and give …

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Liberals and Democrats present legislative initiative on a European fundamental rights pact

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Press releases from ALDE

Liberals and Democrats present legislative initiative on a European fundamental rights pact
ALDE Group Vice-President Sophie in ‘t Veld MEP has today submitted, in the European Parliament, her legislative initiative for a binding pact on the protection of democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights for the European Union.

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Launch binding EU Pact on democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Press releases from ALDE

Launch binding EU Pact on democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights
ALDE Group Vice-President Sophie in ‘t Veld MEP has today submitted, in the European Parliament, her legislative initiative report for a binding pact on the protection of democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights (DRF) in the European Union, both in the Member States and the EU Institutions.

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Poland: Venice Commision is very clear: constitutional crisis endangers rule of law, democracy and human rights

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Press releases from ALDE

Poland: Venice Commision is very clear: constitutional crisis endangers rule of law, democracy and human rights
Verhofstadt: “Polish government must now publish and fully implement the verdict of the Constitutional Tribunal.”
The president of the ALDE Group in the European Parliament, Guy Verhofstadt, has today urged the Government of Poland to respect the opinion of the Venice Commission on the legal changes to the Polish Constitutional Court’ s functioning. The government has to find a solution to the constitutional crisis within the rule of law framework.

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Verhofstadt: “Agreement to disagree is unacceptable”

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Press releases from ALDE

ALDE leader Guy Verhofstadt finds it unacceptable that Europe’s leaders fail to agree on anything to tackle the refugee crisis. He calls on Europe’s leaders to invoke emergency article 78.3 of the Treaty to set up a European Coast and Bor…

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EU-US privacy shield: the US need to back up its commitments with legislation, not just “scouts honour”

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Press releases from ALDE

Reacting to the announcement of the European Commission on the agreement of a new scheme to regulate the commercial transfer of personal data from the EU to the US (formerly “Safe harbor”, now “EU-US privacy shield”), Sophie In’t Veld, AL…

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Verhofstadt: “Only a European approach can stop Europe’s race to the bottom in the treatment of refugees”

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Press releases from ALDE

Today, the leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament has presented in the plenary to Commissioner Avramopoulos the ALDE roadmap to get a grip on the refugee crisis, a package of seven emergency measures E…

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ALDE calls on European Commission to ensure there will be no Schrems II

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Press releases from ALDE

Today, reacting to the statement of Commissioner Jourova on the talks with the US on the safeguards for the transfer of personal data for business purposes, the ALDE First Vice President, Sophie in ‘t Veld, urged the European Commission t…

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MEPs calls on Indian authorities to ensure a fair trial in the case of EU citizens detained in India

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Press releases from ALDE

ALDE MEP, Urmas Paet (Estonian Reform Party), initiated a resolution, voted today by the European Parliament, which calls on the Indian authorities to ensure that the case of the MV Seaman Guard Ohio crew is dealt with on a basis of full …

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