“Let’s start Brexit negotiations, to end uncertainty and low economic growth”, Guy Verhofstadt During today’s plenary debate, ALDE leader Guy Verhofstadt called on the UK to finally agree on a joint position to start the negotiations with the EU. I ask clarity from the British side on these five pressing questions ⬇ pic.twitter.com/5aaLlPSOM3 — Guy…
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EP: Catalan referendum – standing ovation
DEPECHE Anna van Densky Today at European Parliament a conference on Catalan referendum took place hosted by Liberals (ALDE) and Greens groups. The participants declared their intentions to organise tbe referendum in compliance with direct democracy standards in the framework of the EU. #CatalanRef2017 pic.twitter.com/ixlqZpojN4 — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) January 24, 2017 The perspective…
Liberals rejected Alliance with Five Star Movement
DEPECHE from Serge Turbin, European Parliament, follow-up of OPINION on M5S joining ALDE party: The shocking prospect of Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement (M5S) joining the ALDE group in the European Parliament did not materialise as the ALDE group’s executive committee bureau rejected the deal. The national delegations of the Nordic countries (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Sweden) as well as…
ALDE-Five Stars: marriage of convenience?
Serge Turbin OPINION The news from the European Parliament of The Five Star Movement (M5S, Italy) joining the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) puzzled many of Brussels pundits and experts. Moreover, the European Liberal Youth (LYMEC), ALDE’s youth wing, issued a statement condemning this move: “LYMEC understands the urge to grow…
EP: 'Five Stars' to join Liberals
Today he Italian Five Star movement launches negotiations over joining ALDE group in the European Parliament, meaning an enlargement of the EP Liberals by 17 MEPs. Certainly a hight tight for Guy Verhofstadt, who recently launched campaign #guy4president, wishing to chair the institution. The decision of abandoning the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) group…
MEP Tajani for European Parliament president
Anna van Densky OPINION The promotion of the former EU Industry top civil servant Antonio Tajani (Italy, EPP) from Barroso’s Commission to the position of the European Parliament president, once again demonstrates the failure of the institution to renew. The civil servants becoming politicians and politicians styled into mandarins, surfing freely between Schuman and Luxembourg squares,…
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