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“Schengen finished without European Border and Coast Guard”, Guy Verhofstadt

– Ping pong game, shuffling refugees between countries must stop, says Group Leader of the European Liberals and Democrats –

During today’s debate in the European Parliament Guy Verhofstadt has warned Europe’s leaders that Schengen is fi…

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ALDE urges EU Heads of State to agree on a comprehensive response to refugee crisis

Today the liberals and democrats in the European Parliament (ALDE) have sent a letter to the Heads of State and government of the 28 EU Member States urging them to find a global and comprehensive response to the refugee crisis in Europe….

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Spain and France should not treat migration as someone else’s problem

During today’s debate on Europe’s migration and asylum policy, ALDE Group leader Guy Verhofstadt has called on Member States to support the proposals of the European Commission.
“The outright refusal of France and Spain to consider the Co…

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Migration: “Important step to tackle immediate crisis, but more needed to solve the root causes”

Migration: "Important step to tackle immediate crisis, but more needed to solve the root causes”
Commenting on today’s Commission migration proposals, Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE president commented:

“President Juncker has taken an important step. Europe cannot continue to look away from the tragedies that are happening in the Mediterranean.”

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Migration – ALDE delegation meets key experts in the field of asylum and migration in Malta

An ALDE delegation is today travelling to Valleta, Malta, to meet with representatives from the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), Malta’s Home Affairs Minister, as well as with agencies in charge of open and closed centres, police, a…

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Declaration of the Chairmen of the ALDE, EPP and S&D Groups on migration ahead of the EU Summit

We cannot remain silent in the face of recurring tragedies in the Mediterranean. We want a European solution to what we consider a European problem, involving all the Member States that have exclusive competence on external borders, all E…

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