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After the financial and sovereign debt crisis, state bailouts and budget cuts, the May 2014 European elections are expected to take the pulse of public confidence towards the European Union. For the first time, voters will also indirectly choose the next president of the European Commission, giving citizens a fresh chance to shape the future of Europe.

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The European Commission's proposals to give citizens the right to open a bank account are admirable, according to the European Banking Federation’s Eric Leenders, but there needs to be a clear distinction between opening accounts for economic migrants and opening accounts for social inclusion. He tells EurActiv that bank accounts for social inclusion purposes should be left within the determination of the member states.

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Tag: ALDE

Wilfried Martens’ hospitalisation opens EPP leadership succession race - 03 September 2013 - News

After Wilfried Martens, the long-serving president of the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), was admitted to hospital, discrete talks have began about his succession despite his expected recovery, EurActiv has learned.

Hungarian leaders are playing 'cat and mouse' with the EU - 24 April 2013 - Opinion

The gradual erosion in Hungary of the fundamental checks and balances of a democratic society is not going unnoticed, writes Guy Verhofstadt.

Brussels seeks faces for next European elections - 13 March 2013 - News

Political parties should nominate a candidate for European Commission President in the 2014 EU elections and display their European political party affiliation, the EU Executive recommended yesterday (12 March).

National egos tame Parliament’s ire over EU budget - 12 March 2013 - News

The European Parliament will vote tomorrow (13 March) over a resolution on the EU budget for 2014-2020. But as the vote approaches, the common position spelled out by five political groups last week appears to have been undermined by national views opposing the proposed budget “rejection.”

Kallas: Budget cuts threaten EU fundamentals - 12 November 2012 - News

Siim Kallas, the Commission vice president responsible for transport, said budget cuts for 2014-2020 proposed for the 22-23 November summit risked ‘cancelling’ European policies designed to link Eastern and Western parts of the continent.

European Liberals explore response to rising populism - 09 November 2012 - News

The annual congress of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform party (ELDR) began yesterday (8 November) in Dublin with a seminar dedicated to the rise of populism in Europe, and the response which should be given to the challenge. EurActiv reports from Dublin.

Verhofstadt: Merkel, Hollande squabble like children - 27 June 2012 - Interview

Time is running short to make a jump towards federalism - to avoid a complete collapse of the euro, Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the liberal ALDE group in the European Parliament, tells EurActiv in an exclusive interview.

Verhofstadt unveils 'Hercules' plan for Greece - 22 June 2011 - News

Two days ahead of the EU summit, the leader of the liberal ALDE group in the European Parliament, Guy Verhofstadt, unveiled yesterday (21 June) a strategy to save the Greek economy - dubbed 'the Hercules plan' - that combines fiscal consolidation measures with incentives for economic growth.

Verhofstadt tables alternative 'competitiveness pact' - 04 March 2011 - News

Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the liberal group in the European Parliament, has tabled a proposal for economic convergence in the EU. He said his was more wide-ranging than the recent Merkel-Sarkozy plan and would put the European Commission, not EU member states, in the driving seat.

Liberals hold balance of power in new Parliament: Report - 28 January 2011 - News

The liberal group in the European Parliament holds the balance of power in the assembly when there is a split between the centre-right and the centre-left, but the EPP, the largest party, can pass legislation alone when it is disciplined, a report has found.

Verhofstadt challenges the December 'EU summit' - 17 November 2010 - News

Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the liberal ALDE group, told EurActiv that the newly established Spinelli Group, which is promoting federalism across Europe, is to hold a public event on 15 December, as an ideological challenge to a key EU summit starting the next day.

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