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Ukraine: ALDE delegation meets president Poroshenko and political partners to discuss visa liberalisation process

An ALDE Delegation is today in Kiev and Lviv, Ukraine, to hold high-level meetings with president Poroshenko, Ukrainian leaders, and political partners, as well as representatives from civil society. ALDE members will also meet officials…

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Ukraine: ALDE delegation meets president Poroshenko and political partners to discuss visa liberalisation process

An ALDE Delegation is today in Kiev and Lviv, Ukraine, to hold high-level meetings with president Poroshenko, Ukrainian leaders, and political partners, as well as representatives from civil society. ALDE members will also meet officials…

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We must halt the financing of anti-EU parties by authoritarian regimes

We must halt the financing of anti-EU parties by authoritarian regimes
Following the recent visit to Moscow by Marine Le Pen, the leader of Front National and the disclosure by Russian banks of a substantial financial support for her party, ALDE Group Vice-President, Petras Auštrevičius (Liberal’s Movement of Lithuania) has today called for a prompt and proper investigation into the connections between the Front National and the Kremlin:

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EU should not underestimate its power when dealing with Russia

EU should not underestimate its power when dealing with Russia

ALDE MEP, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS (Liberal’s Movement of Lithuania), calls for unity of EU Member States, which should double their efforts in supporting Eastern Partners. In his opinion, this is the right way to deal with Putin’s Russia:

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ALDE strongly supports Ukraine Association agreement but deplores delays in implementation

The EU-Ukraine Association Agreement was ratified by the European Parliament today in Strasbourg against a backdrop of an unstable ceasefire in the Eastern part of the Ukraine. ALDE MEPs welcome this Agreement and support Ukraine in its …

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EU and USA must support legitimate President of Ukraine -Petro Poroshenko

Hans van Baalen MEP, ALDE spokesman on Ukraine, commented on the elections in Ukraine, which took place last Sunday:

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ALDE MEPS convinced that Ukraine’s future remains with Europe

ALDE MEPS convinced that Ukraine's future remains with Europe
Last week Ukraine announced that it will halt discussions with the EU on a political and trade association agreement following a vote by the Ukrainian Parliament to reject the EU’s demands to allow jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko to leave the country for medical treatment. ALDE MEPs regret the decision and remain convinced, along with 60% of the Ukrainian population many of whom demonstrated on the streets of Kiev this weekend, that Ukraine’s best prospects remain in closer association with the EU.

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