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Guy Verhofstadt

Type: Person

Name: Guy Verhofstadt

Title: Prime Minister

Organization: Government of Belgium

Date of Birth: 11/04/1953

Place of Birth: Dendermonde

Nationality: Belgium

Fact Sheet: Biography for Guy Verhofstadt

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 2 reports

Guy Verhofstadt

Verhofstadt urges Greece to take reforms

Former Belgian PM opens Drasi conference in AthensGuy Verhofstadt, President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Group in the European Parliament, on Saturday urged Greece to introduce “real reforms” while slamming the conservative-led ... [Published eKathimerini.com - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Guy Verhofstadt, Greece, Reformism, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

First reported May 25 2013 - Updated May 25 2013 - 1 reports

Donald Tusk

Tusk next head of EC?

PM Tusk says he has been "persuaded" to apply for head of the ECMore speculation about Donald Tusk taking over as the head of the European Commission appeared in the Polish media this week, with TVN running a story looking at the pros and cons.While on ... [Published New Poland Express - May 25 2013]

Entities: Donald Tusk, European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, Guy Verhofstadt

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

European Union

EU summit debate

EU governments have been criticised by the European Commission and many MEPs for failing to do enough to tackle the problem of tax evasion and tax havens.The debate on 21 May 2013 took place a day before a summit of EU leaders that has been called to ... [Published BBC - May 21 2013]

Entities: European Union, Tax-Haven, Tax Avoidance

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Martin Callanan

MEPS call on governments to act on tax evasion and energy issues

Concrete actions and not words are urgently needed to fight tax evasion and upgrade the EU's energy infrastructure, representatives from the EP's political groups said during a debate on Tuesday 21 May. They spoke out ahead of Wednesday's European Council, ... [Published European Parliament - May 22 2013]

Entities: Tax Evasion, Taxes, Tax-Haven, Martin Callanan, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Council to discuss energy, monetary union and tax avoidance

The aim of this European Council is to set the direction for future work on two issues of crucial importance for Europe's economy and social cohesion: energy and taxation, European Council President, Herman Van Rompuy wrote to EU leaders, setting out ... [Published New Europe - May 21 2013]

Entities: Tax Avoidance, Energy Policy, European Union, Taxes, Guy Verhofstadt

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Nigel Farage

From the Archive: Farage Taken to Task for Lack of Work

This is a blog from November 22nd of last year. Following a typically pompous and offensive speech by Nigel Farage in the plenary chamber in Strasbourg former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofsadt gave us a few home truths. It’s a great bit of footage ... [Published THE HONEYBALL BUZZ - May 10 2013]

Entities: Nigel Farage, Guy Verhofstadt, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Doris Pack

Vote: which EU leader has had the most impact on Europe this year?

cutive Council is giving citizens the chance to vote for the EU leader who has had the greatest influence on the European agenda over the past 12 months.Organised in partnership with Euronews, the EECThe award winner will be honoured during a gala evening ... [Published EuroNews - May 06 2013]

Entities: European Union, Doris Pack, Eurozone, Poland, Guy Verhofstadt

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Shortlist for European Leader of the year announced

Euronews and Brussels lobby firm, Burson Marsteller have announced the shortlist for the European Leader of the Year 2013.Half a dozen made the shortlist, "selected by a high-level jury composed of opinion-leaders from the media, academic, and civil society," ... [Published New Europe - May 07 2013]

Entities: Guy Verhofstadt, Viviane Reding, Donald Tusk, Eurozone

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

MEPs ponder parliament-level Russia sanctions

BRUSSELS - It is early days, they have no majority and it has never been done before, but MEPs in the Liberal group are pondering the creation of a European-Parliament-level travel ban list on Russian officials.Group leader and former Belgian PM Guy Verhofstadt ... [Published EUobserver - May 02 2013]

Entities: European Union, Sanctions, Russia, Guy Verhofstadt

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Hungarian Leaders Are Playing 'Cat And Mouse' With EU

The gradual erosion in Hungary of the fundamental checks and balances of a democratic society is not going unnoticed, writes Guy Verhofstadt.Guy Verhofstadt is a Belgian MEP and president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament. ... [Published XpatLoop.com - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Hungary, Constitutional Court, European Union, Guy Verhofstadt

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 3 reports

Russia Denies Threatening Ireland With Adoption Ban

MOSCOW, April 29 (RIA Novosti) Russia has no plans to ban Irish citizens from adopting Russian children, despite Irish lawmakers lobbying for an EU-wide blacklist of Russian officials, a spokesman for the Russian Embassy in Dublin told RIA Novosti on ... [Published RIA Novosti - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Ireland, Adoption, Blacklisted, Russia

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Controversial Iran visit by members of the European Parliament ‘postponed’

BRUSSELS (EJP)---A controversial visit of a delegation of European Parliament members to Iran has been canceled amid concerns about the situation of human rights in this country."The visit of the Bureau of the Delegation for Relations with Iran of the ... [Published European Jewish Press - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Iran, European Parliament, Tarja Cronberg, Human Rights, Martin Callanan

Quotes

"far more pressing is the case of syria and the lack of courage of the international community to bring the conflict and loss of life to an end" said Verhofstadt, a former Belgian Prime Minister

Liberals leader calls on EU leaders to discuss Syria [Published Kuwait News Agency - May 21 2013]

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Verhofstadt urges Greece to take reforms [Published eKathimerini.com - 14 hours ago]
Tusk next head of EC? [Published New Poland Express - May 25 2013]
Drasi set to hold party conference [Published eKathimerini.com - May 24 2013]
European Parliament political groups unite agai... [Published EurActiv Press Release Service - May 22 2013]
MEPS call on governments to act on tax evasion ... [Published European Parliament - May 22 2013]
EU summit debate [Published BBC - May 21 2013]
If Britain Leaves, Will the EU Really Follow th... [Published International Business Times UK - May 21 2013]
PREVIA La Europa escéptica intenta cortar la s... [Published Europe Online Magazine - May 21 2013]
Liberals leader calls on EU leaders to discuss ... [Published Kuwait News Agency - May 21 2013]
Council to discuss energy, monetary union and t... [Published New Europe - May 21 2013]
Anti-globalization groups lower the volume [Published Haaretz - May 21 2013]
From the Archive: Farage Taken to Task for Lack... [Published THE HONEYBALL BUZZ - May 10 2013]
Europe and the anti-establishment vote [Published BBC - May 07 2013]
Shortlist for European Leader of the year annou... [Published New Europe - May 07 2013]
Vote: which EU leader has had the most impact o... [Published EuroNews - May 06 2013]
MEPs ponder parliament-level Russia sanctions [Published EUobserver - May 02 2013]
Ireland to drop Magnitsky List plan [Published BBC - May 02 2013]
European Elections: Reinforce the European Parl... [Published Presseurop - May 02 2013]
Hungarian Leaders Are Playing 'Cat And Mouse' W... [Published XpatLoop.com - Apr 30 2013]
Russia Denies Threatening Ireland With Adoption... [Published RIA Novosti - Apr 29 2013]
Pakistan Calling [Published Crooked Timber - Apr 29 2013]
Russia's 'blackmail' of Ireland over Sergei Mag... [Published Politics.ie - Apr 29 2013]
Russian ‘blackmailing’ of Ireland ‘unacceptable... [Published Irish Times - Apr 29 2013]
Controversial Iran visit by members of the Euro... [Published European Jewish Press - Apr 28 2013]
For Europe! A manifesto [Published EU opinion & policy debates BlogActiv.eu - Apr 25 2013]
Angela Merkel to receive Edmond Israel Foundati... [Published Noodls - Apr 21 2013]
Abbas Rezai: European Parliament's Surprise Vis... [Published Huffington Post UK - Apr 21 2013]
Gerald Warner: We should fight Hungary’s corner [Published The Scotsman - Apr 21 2013]
Minister Of State Győri: Hungary's Critics Shou... [Published XpatLoop.com - Apr 19 2013]
Heated Debate in EP About Hungary [Published TeleTrader.com - Apr 18 2013]

Blogs

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From the Archive: Farage Taken to Task for Lack... [Published THE HONEYBALL BUZZ - May 10 2013] This is a blog from November 22nd of last year. Following a typically pompous and offensive speech by Nigel Farage in the plenary chamber in Strasbourg former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofsadt gave us a few home truths. It’s a great bit of footage ...
Pakistan Calling [Published Crooked Timber - Apr 29 2013] As a child of the Cold War, I’m a bit skeptical about how much good comes out of cultural exchanges between countries with either little in common or mutually opposed interests. At the gentlest stroke of the trigger, realpolitik blasts all the carefully ...
For Europe! A manifesto [Published EU opinion & policy debates BlogActiv.eu - Apr 25 2013] Aprovecho que hoy es el Día del Libro para recomendaros la lectura de ¡Por Europa! Un Manifiesto , de Daniel Cohn-Bendit (DCB) y Guy Verhofstadt (GV). El libro se divide en cuatro apartados, que no se corresponden exactamente con lo aquí expuesto. No ...
The EU's Rubik's cube: Who will lead after 2014? [Published Centre for European Reform - Apr 03 2013] Next year, EU leaders will decide who will succeed Herman Van Rompuy, José Manuel Barroso and Catherine Ashton as, respectively, the next president of the European Council, president of the European Commission and high representative for foreign affairs. ...
Farage.... [Published The Corner on National Review Online - Mar 13 2013] …..on where things now stand in the EU. Goo d knockabout stuff, b ut the best moment is when Guy Verhofstadt (the undistinguished former prime minister of a country—Belgium–that has lost whatever point it once had) gets very agitated indeed. ...

Audio/Video

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Euro Zone Summit: Mistake to think crisis over ... [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Feb 26 2013]
Euro Zone Summit: Mistake to think crisis over ... [Published Reuters Video: Business - Feb 26 2013]