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Tag Archives: Justice and Home Affairs,Civil Liberties
Free movement of citizens: less bureaucratic obstacles and increased legal certainty
The 12 million European citizens who study, work or live in Member States in which they are not nationals will now face less bureaucratic obstacles when moving within the EU.
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EU-US privacy shield: the US need to back up its commitments with legislation, not just “scouts honour”
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”
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
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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France: the state of emergency cannot replace the rule of law
Reacting to the possible extension of the state of emergency in France, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats have sent a written question to the European Commission expressing concern about the French legislation adopted in the aftermat…
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European Parliament approves ambitious standards for fair trials across the EU – Plenary backs new directive on presumption of innocence-
The European Parliament has today, by an overwhelming majority, approved the new directive on the presumption of innocence, which was drafted by the ALDE MEP Nathalie Griesbeck in cooperation with Member States and the European Commission…
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Verhofstadt to Polish Prime Minister: “I have faith in the Polish citizens”
The ALDE Group in the European Parliament has today called upon the Prime Minister of Poland, Beata Szydło, to listen to concerned Polish citizens, and to stop using the broad majority of the PiS government to dismantle the system of checks and balances of the Polish democracy. That strong mandate should instead be used to lead the country according to the rule of law and European core values.
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Verhofstadt: “Stop analysing, make European leaders act” – “No Summit on Brexit, but an emergency summit to solve the refugee crisis” –
During today’s debate with Council President Tusk and Commission President Juncker, ALDE leader Guy Verhofstadt has called upon them to stop analysing how bad the situation is and make the Member States act.
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Poland: historic decision by EU Commission welcome
The ALDE Group strongly welcomes the announcement of the European Commission to launch a preliminary assessment on the constitutional reforms in Poland, within the EU framework to strengthen the Rule of Law. The European Parliament will d…
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Poland dispute: EU needs annual Rule of Law “Health check”
The ALDE Group welcomes the proactive response by European Commission on the recent constitutional changes that may jeopardise the independence of the judiciary and the public media. However, by choosing to intervene in Poland, but not in…
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