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NSA tapping into SWIFT system: no reason to delay suspension

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Press releases from ALDE

Today Sophie in’t Veld (D66, Netherlands) on behalf of the ALDE group requested the European Parliament to add to this week’s plenary agenda a statement by the Commission on the latest news reports that the US National Security Agency has…

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Parliament must hold inquiry into US spying scandal

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Press releases from ALDE

In the wake of a series of revelations about US NSA secret surveillance of telecommunications data, the latest reports that the US has been tapping into telephone calls and emails from EU offices in New York, Washington and Brussels serio…

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Greece: shutting down all state broadcasters is not a reform

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Press releases from ALDE

Yesterday, following a decision of the Greek government, all public TV and radio closed down all broadcasts and around 2500 workers were dismissed as a response to the tough bailout conditions requiring huge cuts in public expenditure.

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Prism: US data mining programme must be challenged by the EU

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Press releases from ALDE

Following yesterday’s ALDE request, the European Parliament held today a first debate on the US Internet surveillance programme (PRISM).

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Hungarian Government is at least at risk of breaching EU fundamental values

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Press releases from ALDE

At the request of ALDE Group the European Parliament today debated the constitutional situation in Hungary following the adoption of a fourth amendment to the Hungarian Constitution. Since its entry into force on January 2012, the country…

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Wiretapping scandal in Bulgaria is a matter of European concern

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Press releases from ALDE

Commenting on the investigation by the Bulgarian Prosecutor General’s Office into the allegations of illegal wiretapping of scores of political opposition leaders in Bulgaria, Guy Verhofstadt, President of the ALDE Group has made the foll…

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Verhofstadt calls on Council and Commission to take immediate action on Hungary

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Press releases from ALDE

Reacting to the adoption by the Hungarian Parliament of the new set of constitutional changes, Guy Verhofstadt, President of the ALDE Group in the European Parliament said:
“It is time to finally see the Orban regime for what it really is…

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Hungary is still not applying its Treaty obligations to respect fundamental rights

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Press releases from ALDE

The ALDE group is once again extremely worried about a draft Amendment to the Constitution that is currently being examined by the Hungarian Parliament and has tabled an Oral Question on this matter with a view of holding a debate in plen…

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Human rights prize awarded to Iranians in recognition of their struggle for freedom

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Press releases from ALDE

Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh and Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi have won the Sakharov Prize 2012 which is the annual human rights prize of the European Parliament. They were nominated for the award by the AL…

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Anti-Europese partijen weggevaagd in Nederlandse verkiezingen

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Press releases from ALDE

Guy VERHOFSTADT, leider van de liberale fractie in het Europees Parlement (ALDE) verwelkomt de uitkomst van de Nederlandse verkiezingen, die op ondubbelzinnige wijze afrekent met anti-Europese partijen, in een verkiezingsstrijd waarin een…

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