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…
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MEPs attack terrorist financing
MEPs have declined the EU Commission blacklist of countries deemed to be at risk of money laundering and terrorist financing, pointing that it is not coherent with the scale of the problme, and should be expanded to include territories that facilitate tax crimes. The document was retured to the EC after this week EP pleanry…
EP: Tajani – Berlusconi's loyalist elected president
Antonio Tajani (63) (EPP, Italy), Silvio Berlusconi loyalist is to lead the European Parliament for the next two and a half years, being elected in an elaborate, but highly symbolical procedure in the fourth round by simple majority. The European People’s party (EPP) claimed the seat after the agreement was broken by the Socialists, who prolonged…
Verhofstadt supports Tajani
The European Parliament’s candiate for presidency from Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) – Guy Verhofstadt – have withdrawn his bid, deciding to offer his support to European’s People’s party candidate Antonio Tajani forming a pro-European coalition. This month Mr. Verhofstadt made a remarkable attempt to reinforce his EP political group by 17…
Juncker attends talks on Cyprus
Today Jean-Claude Juncker the European Commission president attends Cyprus peace talks in Geneva considering it as a ‘very last chance’ between divided island to united, however he expected it to be a success. His participation is framed in an observer status. The Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders come together to reunification talks in Geneva this…
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…
MEPs visit Israel and Jordan
A delegation of the European Parliament, headed by Elmar BROK, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, visited Israel, the West Bank and Jordan from 2 January to 6 January. Members discussed the situation in the region with representatives of the government and parliamentarians from the majority and the opposition in Israel, after which they visited…
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