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Digital Single Market: Contract law-related barriers must be torn down

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Press releases from ALDE

The ALDE Group in the European Parliament this week discussed proposed new legislation on contract law reform, the aim of which is to help build a genuine Digital Single Market in the European Union, by eliminating the key contract law-re…

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Energy Union: MEP’s push for more ambitious renewable targets, less reliance on imported fossil fuels – Attempt by far-right parties to block report dashed –

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Press releases from ALDE

MEPs have today adopted a key report on progress on the creation of an EU ”energy union”. Liberal and Democrat MEPs today supported the report, which recommends a number of actions that will help to lower the cost of energy bills, de-ca…

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Liberals and democrats start campaign in Strasbourg to scrap roaming

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Press releases from ALDE

The Liberal and Democrat Group in the European Parliament (ALDE), have today started a campaign to demand to reverse the decision taken last week by EU Member State representatives in the Council not to abolish roaming surcharges before 2…

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Roaming and Net Neutrality proposals savaged by Member States

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Press releases from ALDE

– Roaming surcharges to remain in place until at least 2018 –
EU Member State representatives today adopted a joint position on the European Commission’s proposal for a Telecoms Single Market, leading the way for negotiations to start bet…

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Launching Ariane 6: A Europe united and in the lead

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Press releases from ALDE

Ministers responsible for space from the member countries of the European Space Agency met yesterday in Luxembourg to approve the launch of Ariane 6.

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ALDE MEPs strongly disapprove the European Commission U-turn on oil from Canadian tar sands

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Press releases from ALDE

Gerban Jan Gerbrandy MEP, ALDE coordinator on the European Parliament’s Environment Committee commented:

“Tar sands oil is highly polluting and should be labelled as such; this is a backward step from the European Commission and definite…

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Parliament committee votes to end roaming fees by 2015

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Press releases from ALDE

From 15 December 2015 telecom providers in the EU will no longer be allowed to charge extra roaming costs to their customers. This is the main outcome of the telecom package which has been adopted today in a decisive vote by the EP Commit…

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