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Europol must be given a genuine European investigation capacity

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Press releases from ALDE

ALDE tables four amendments to reform Europol and deliver more integrated European police cooperation.

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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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EU-Turkey deal : “European Parliament has to scrutinise this deal, to assess whether all international obligations have been met.”, Guy Verhofstadt

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Press releases from ALDE

Reacting to the agreement reached between the EU and Turkey, ALDE-leader Guy Verhofstadt said:”We can only hope that it will decrease the number of deaths in the Aegean Sea”.

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Poland: Venice Commision is very clear: constitutional crisis endangers rule of law, democracy and human rights

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Press releases from ALDE

Poland: Venice Commision is very clear: constitutional crisis endangers rule of law, democracy and human rights
Verhofstadt: “Polish government must now publish and fully implement the verdict of the Constitutional Tribunal.”
The president of the ALDE Group in the European Parliament, Guy Verhofstadt, has today urged the Government of Poland to respect the opinion of the Venice Commission on the legal changes to the Polish Constitutional Court’ s functioning. The government has to find a solution to the constitutional crisis within the rule of law framework.

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