Tag Archives: Justice and Home Affairs,Terrorism

New legislation on combatting terrorism: ALDE demands right balance between security and civil liberties

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Press releases from ALDE

The ALDE Group in the European Parliament welcomes the vote today in the civil liberties committee of the new directive on combatting terrorism.

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New legislation on combatting terrorism: ALDE demands right balance between security and civil liberties

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Press releases from ALDE

The ALDE Group in the European Parliament welcomes the vote today in the civil liberties committee of the new directive on combatting terrorism.

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New legislation on combatting terrorism: ALDE demands right balance between security and civil liberties

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Press releases from ALDE

The ALDE Group in the European Parliament welcomes the vote today in the civil liberties committee of the new directive on combatting terrorism.

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Guy Verhofstadt calls on European Commission to “urgently come forward with new European intelligence initiatives”

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Press releases from ALDE

Commenting on yesterday’s meeting of the national ministers of Justice and Home Affairs, Guy Verhofstadt says:”The Council’s Joint statement went in the right direction, but not nearly far enough. I see two substantial elements in the cou…

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Guy Verhofstadt: “Member States should go beyond better coordination between our national security services. Information sharing is imperative”

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Press releases from ALDE

Speaking ahead of the extraordinary meeting of ministers for justice and security to be held later today in Brussels, Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE Group leader, urges Member States to go beyond better coordination between our national security s…

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European Agenda on Security- New powers require new safeguards

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Press releases from ALDE

The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament welcomes the Commission’s EU Internal Security Strategy presented today but nevertheless ALDE MEPs believe that whole agenda on security remains vague when it comes to ac…

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ALDE’s three step approach to counter terrorism

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Press releases from ALDE

During today’s debate with Council President Tusk, ALDE’s three step approach to counter terrorism.

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A European Pact to defend our democratic values

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Press releases from ALDE

Today, the ALDE Group in the European Parliament will present Commission Vice-President Timmermans, responsible for the rule of law and the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, an EU Democratic Governance Pact (DGP). The Libe…

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Fighting against terrorism, defending democracy: two sides of the same coin

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Press releases from ALDE

Reacting to today’s meeting of the European Home Affairs Ministers in Paris, ALDE welcomes the intentions of Member States to step up cooperation and exchange of information in the fight against terrorism.

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Europe must now come clean on its role in CIA torture programmes

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Press releases from ALDE

Europe must now come clean on its role in CIA torture programmes
The US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI)’s this evening released a summary of their report into the CIA’s brutal use of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment against detainees who had been forcibly disappeared in the period following 11 September 2001 (9/11).

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