The leaders of Parliament's political groups today reached consensus on the 2009 winner of the Sakharov prize for human rights and freedom of thought. The 'Memorial' organisation founded in the 1980s in Russia by Andrei Sakharov himself represents the courageous efforts of a number of individuals...

As candidates names for the position of President of the European Council are circulating with increasing frequency in the media ahead of the EU summit meeting in Brussels at the end of the month, Liberals and Democrats are calling for a parliamentary debate to better define the role and...

Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the ALDE group in the European Parliament was critical of the failure of Europe's finance ministers yesterday to reach agreement, ahead of the all-important Copenhagen summit in December, on financial support to developing countries to meet their share of global...

Guy Verhofstadt, President of the ALDE group addressed the Presidents of both Council and Commission in a European Parliament plenary debate in Brussels today on the new prospects for full ratification of the Lisbon Treaty. Given that the outgoing Commission's term of office expires on 31st...

"Today is a beautiful day for Europe. With the Irish YES, all the citizens of Europe, directly or indirectly, said YES to the Lisbon Treaty. Today is the first day of a new future for Europe, united, democratic, effective and strong," said Guy Verhofstadt ALDE group leader in the European...