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Guy Verhofstadt calls upon the Greek government to make progress with their reform plans and to come forward with concrete proposals:

“I urge the Greek government to now agree a compromise with their European partners and the other member states. This compromise should not only be based on the recent decisions taken by the Eurogroup, but also on a forceful reform agenda…

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Guy Verhofstadt expresses condolences to Czech soldiers killed in Afghanistan

On behalf of the ALDE Group I express my condolences to the families and relatives of victims of the suicide bombing in Afghanistan that killed Afghan civilians, policemen and four Czech NATO servicemen.

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Verhofstadt: Crimean referendum is illegal and will not be recognised

93 per cent of the population on the Crimean peninsula have voted in favour of joining Russia. The vote turn-out was around 80 per cent. Both the European Union and the United States of America reject the referendum as unconstitutional.

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Verhofstadt proposed as candidate for European Commission President. Rehn candidate for other senior post.

Verhofstadt proposed as candidate for European Commission President. Rehn candidate for other senior post.
The ALDE Party have just confirmed an agreement between Guy Verhofstadt and Olli Rehn, brokered by Mark Rutte and Christian Lindner, by which the former will be the candidate in the forthcoming European elections for the post of Commission President whilst the latter will be the party’s candidate for another senior post.

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Verhofstadt proposed as candidate for European Commission President. Rehn candidate for other senior post.

Verhofstadt proposed as candidate for European Commission President. Rehn candidate for other senior post.
The ALDE Party have just confirmed an agreement between Guy Verhofstadt and Olli Rehn, brokered by Mark Rutte and Christian Lindner, by which the former will be the candidate in the forthcoming European elections for the post of Commission President whilst the latter will be the party’s candidate for another senior post.

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Verhofstadt proposed as Liberal Party lead candidate for European Commission President

Verhofstadt proposed as Liberal Party lead candidate for European Commission President
The ALDE Party have just confirmed an agreement between Guy Verhofstadt and Olli Rehn, brokered by Mark Rutte and Christian Lindner, by which the former will be the lead candidate in the forthcoming European elections for the post of Commission President whilst the latter will be the party’s candidate for another senior post.

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Verhofstadt proposed as candidate for European Commission President. Rehn candidate for other senior post

Verhofstadt proposed as candidate for European Commission President. Rehn candidate for other senior post
The ALDE Party have just confirmed an agreement between Guy Verhofstadt and Olli Rehn, brokered by Mark Rutte and Christian Lindner, by which the former will be the lead candidate in the forthcoming European elections for the post of Commission President whilst the latter will be the party’s candidate for another senior post.

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Guy Verhofstadt wishes Christian Lindner a lot of success with his appointment as the new leader of the German liberals

Guy Verhofstadt wishes Christian Lindner a lot of success with his appointment as the new leader of the German liberals
Today the German liberals chose a new party chairman at their conference in Berlin. The thirty-four year old Christian Lindner succeeds Philipp Rösler at the head of the FDP. Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the Liberals in the European Parliament, acknowledges that the German liberals have a difficult task ahead now that the FDP has no longer elected representatives in the Federal Parliament, after the last Bundestag elections in September: “I wish Christian and his new team a lot of strength and success. I am convinced they have everything it takes to overcome the challenges they face,” Verhofstadt said .

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Guy Verhofstadt : ” A piece of South Africa has died »

Guy Verhofstadt , leader of the Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament, primarily remembers Nelson Mandela as a warm personality: “I have had the honour to meet him three times. He was an incredibly impressive man: direct in hi…

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Guy Verhofstadt: EU must redouble efforts to restore stability in Libya

Thousands of people have been taking to the streets of Tripoli in recent days to protest against the many armed militias in the city that are creating instability and insecurity and undermining the restoration of government and the rule o…

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