
ECOFIN today had an exchange of views on the micro-supervision of the financial sector. After more than 5 hours of negotiations, Council finally agreed on the general principle of creating a European banking authority, a European insurance and occupational pensions authority, and a European secur...
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Ahead of the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty tomorrow, Liberals and Democrats recall the substantial benefits that will ensue from the reforms introduced which mark a major improvement on the existing Nice Treaty.Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE group leader) started the process of revision of the Tre...
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Following the unexpectedly quick announcement last Friday from President Barroso regarding the distribution of portfolios in the new Commission, focus now turns to the parliamentary hearings which all candidates will have to go through before formally taking up duties in February next year. Andr...
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Guy Verhofstadt, Liberal and Democrat group leader in the European Parliament, responded positively to the announcement today by President Barroso that Liberal commissioners will be assigned a number of key portfolios in the new Commission. As the Commission is the engine of the Eu...
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Today in Strasbourg in a speech to the Federation of the European Construction Industry, Guy Verhofstadt will argue that the health of the construction industry is vital to the health of the wider European economy. "The construction sector is the barometer of the economy at large. When the ec...
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Today the European Parliament will approve a resolution calling for a strengthening of the European Union's 'Operation Atalanta' in the Gulf of Aden in order to cover fishing vessels as well as commercial maritime traffic and to be extended beyond the confines of the Gulf itself to shipping lanes...
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On the request of Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament, EP group leaders today accepted to include a debate on the December part session in Strasbourg of the particular economic and financial difficulties being experienced in the Central and...
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ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Guy Verhofstadt on Preparation of the European Council
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ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe ALDE demands legal safeguards for passenger rights in case of airline bankruptcy http://bit.ly/5GZYxy
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ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Parliament to debate impact of financial crisis in Central & Eastern Europe
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ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Verhofstadt outlines dedicated plan for European construction industry
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ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 2011 The European Year of Volunteering an opportunity to be seized
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ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 8 ALDE Commissioners have been nominated for the Barroso II Commission, 4 of whom are women. Portfolios are excepted to be assigned next week. They are > Siim Kallas Neelie Kroes Janusz Potocnik Karel De Gucht Maire Geoghan Quinn Androulla Vassiliou Olli Rehn Cecilia Malmström

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe ALDE Priorities for the November Strasbourg plenary session - including videos and press releases
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ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Liberals and Democrats campaign for better gender balance in EU Institutions http://bit.ly/VtW3e
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