Tag: ALDE
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Next Head of the European Commission: Verhofstadt?
On Monday this week, the ALDE political group nominated their candidate for the presidency of the European Commission: the former Belgian Prime Minister and current Liberal Group Leader in the European Parliament, Guy Verhofstadt. Do you want to know more about what the ALDE group stands for? Then read their election manifesto here! How many…
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“My dream is the United States of Europe.” An Interview with Gesine Meissner MEP
Before your mandate as a Member of the European Parliament, which started in 2009, you were involved in local politics, as a Member of the Lower Saxony Regional Assembly. What were your motivations for going into politics? Actually, I never thought about going into politics when I was younger. I was always interested in helping…
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“Europe is the solution!” Says Swedish Member of the European Parliament, Olle Schmidt
“Europe is the solution!” says Swedish Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Olle Schmidt, who has been working for the Swedish Liberal Party since the 1970’s. He has been active on most levels of Swedish politics and was elected to the European Parliament in 1999. Currently a member of the Committee on Economic and monetary affairs…