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The Independent View: Could Europe be an unlikely area of consensus for the...

Following the bad blood within the coalition over the collapse of Lords reform and the constituency boundary review, there has been much speculation that the two parties will enact a policy ‘reset’...

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Opinion: Focusing on the size of the EU budget is side-lining the wider issue...

The outcome of the EU budget summit last week was not as bad as it could have been. Cameron did not wield his veto, as he was threatening to just a few days before. And while EU Leaders did not reach a...

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The PM and the EU: Cameron’s zen art of compromise maintenance

Credit where it’s due. If David Cameron had returned to Britain empty-handed or walked out of the EU budget talks in a fit of pique he’d have been pilloried. Plenty of his opponents were hoping he’d do...

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LibLink: George Lyon MEP – EU budget cuts must not sacrifice research and...

Writing on Huffington Post, George Lyon, MEP for Scotland, outlines concerns that the forthcoming round of EU budget reviews does not risk future growth prospects: The EU Parliament will be...

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George Lyon MEP writes: Lib Dem MEPs will resist secret EU vote

Last week the European Council agreed a new European budget that will, for the first time, see a cut in the amount of money that the EU spends. Liberal Democrats at Westminster and in the European...

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This week in Europe: 25-28 February

European Liberals and Democrats to oppose the 2014-20 budget proposal but accept the global amount In a statement on Wednesday, the ALDE Group in the European Parliament adopted its position ahead of...

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Last week in Europe: 11-14 March

Liberal Democrats want better deal for UK in EU’s long term budget Liberal Democrat MEPs today voted to approve the size of the EU’s multi-annual financial framework deal reached by Member States last...

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Lyon: EU must justify spending increases

Commenting on the European Commission request for an additional 11.2 billion euros in an amending budget, senior Liberal Democrat MEP George Lyon, Vice-President of the European Parliament’s Budget...

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This week in Europe: 15-18 April

Lib Dem MEP calls on EU Parliament to scrap planned budget hikes On Tuesday, senior UK Liberal Democrat MEP George Lyon called on the European Parliament to scrap planned budget increases ahead of the...

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George Lyon MEP writes… not a single Liberal Democrat voted for extra...

Earlier this year, Nick Clegg said that when we are having to tighten our belts at home it would be wrong for the EU to press ahead with big spending increases. He was right then and he is right now....

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What European liberals have done over the past five years – EU budget and...

Having taken a day off, I’m back with more ALDE achievements… Reform of the European Union’s system of own resources ALDE has sought to increase the transparency of the current financing system of the...

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