Tag Archives: Justice and Home Affairs,Citizens rights

Verhofstadt calls on Council and Commission to take immediate action on Hungary

Reacting to the adoption by the Hungarian Parliament of the new set of constitutional changes, Guy Verhofstadt, President of the ALDE Group in the European Parliament said:
“It is time to finally see the Orban regime for what it really is…

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Hungary is still not applying its Treaty obligations to respect fundamental rights

The ALDE group is once again extremely worried about a draft Amendment to the Constitution that is currently being examined by the Hungarian Parliament and has tabled an Oral Question on this matter with a view of holding a debate in plen…

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Verhofstadt to call for plenary debate on rule of law and freedom in Bulgaria

“Following the shocking scenes at the weekend of an assassination attempt in Sofia against the leader of Bulgaria’s Movement for Rights and Freedoms, Dr. Ahmed Dogan, I would like to express my deepest concern on behalf of the ALDE Group …

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ALDE condemns Serbia’s ban of gay rights march

Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament (ALDE) strongly condemn Serbia’s decision to ban the Belgrade Gay Pride for the second year in a row out of safety concerns over ultra-nationalist treats.

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From Rome to Riga, Europe puts victims first

Today the first ever European-wide law on the protection of citizen’s fundamental rights will be approved by the European Parliament, setting minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime. Liberals and Democr…

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Situation in Romania

Guy Verhofstadt, the leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament, today has written to European Commission, Vice President, Viviane Reding following her comments on twitter which were widely reported in the…

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