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ALDE response to the seven conditions of the Movimento 5 Stelle.

ALDE considers the seven conditions, corresponding to M5S manifesto for the European elections, as completely incompatible with our own pro-European political programme as well as inconsistent in so far as it seeks to exit Italy from the …

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Open letter to Nigel Farage: Invitation to visit Romania

There has been quite a lot of discussion of my home country by you and your colleagues recently. You have made some statements that have rather perplexed Romanians, as I should expect they have Britons.

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New rules adopted on claiming damages from cartels

Today MEPs voted through new rules on the ability of consumers and businesses to claim damages when harmed by an infringement of competition law. Key issues relate to disclosure of evidence and the binding effect of national decisions in …

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Geneva talks today will test Russia’s true intentions

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the eastern part of Ukraine today. ALDE are not only calling for restraint on both sides but also for extended sanctions against those individuals responsible for provoking unrest in th…

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Ukraine: We must end the tug-of-war between East and West

Hans van Baalen, ALDE Shadow on Ukraine welcomes the broad support in the European Parliament for the democratic change in Ukraine following a cross party resolution adopted today.

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European Council fails to convince on Banking Union

Some may claim that progress has been made over the last week towards delivering an EU wide Banking Union, but the reality is very different.

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European Council fails to convince on Banking Union

Some may claim that progress has been made over the last week towards delivering an EU wide Banking Union, but the reality is very different.

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Khodorkovsky pardon is welcome but it does not yet mean that Rule of Law is respected

Commenting today on news that President Putin has granted an amnesty to a number of political prisoners including jailed businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE Group President, said

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Khodorkovsky pardon is welcome but it does not yet mean that Rule of Law is respected

Commenting today on news that President Putin has granted an amnesty to a number of political prisoners including jailed businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE Group President, said

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Europeans and Ukrainians have a common destiny

Nathalie Griesbeck, Violeta Moskalu, Marielle de Sarnez and Mykola Katerynchuk, leader of the European Party of Ukraine
MEPs Marielle de Sarnez and Nathalie Griesbeck, along with former MEP Bernard Lehideux, have been in Kiev, in Ukraine, …

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