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Migration situation in Greece: improvements made but more needs to be done

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Press releases from ALDE

From 28 to 31 October ALDE MEP Jan Mulder (VVD, the Netherlands) led an EP fact-finding delegation to Greece on the migratory situation in the Evros region at the Greek-Turkish borders and in Athens.. Members visited the detention centres…

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ALDE condemns Serbia’s ban of gay rights march

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Press releases from ALDE

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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Asylum seekers: no transfers to countries unable to cope with human rights

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Press releases from ALDE

After years of blockage, a compromise package between the Parliament and Council was agreed on in July to replace the Dublin II regulation, establishing the principles determining the country responsible for assessing asylum claims, impro…

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Establishment of a Common European Asylum System: what should be the next steps?

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Press releases from ALDE

The deadline for the adoption of the legislative package for the creation of a Common European Asylum System, set for 2012 by the Stockholm Programme, is rapidly approaching. In this context ALDE held a seminar today in order to reflec…

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ALDE statement on hearing on freedom of Bulgarian media

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Press releases from ALDE

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Group in the European Parliament is a longstanding promoter of human rights and civil liberties inside the European Union and beyond it’s borders. In this context the 6 June 2012 Hearin…

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Schengen: EP must take Council to Court and halt all negotiations in JHA

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Press releases from ALDE

Today the European Parliament held an emergency debate on Schengen following the decision taken by Justice and Home Affairs Ministers on 8 June to remove from the European Parliament its co-legislative rights on the new Schengen package -…

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Schengen: Council declares war on the European Parliament

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Press releases from ALDE

Today EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers agreed to exclude the Parliament from a role in the shaping of the new Schengen evaluation mechanism, by changing the legal basis from article 77 of the Treaty – meaning that the EP decides on a…

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