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Belgium Verhofstadt challenges Italy's Salvini to debate ahead of EU elections "Hereby I challenge you to a one-on-one debate, as people have the full right to know what devil's plan you have in mind," the Belgian MEP and EU Commission President spitzenkandidat said in a video on Twitter. 20/05/2019
world news Brexit was 'mistake of the EU' says top job hopeful Zahradil Jan Zahradil, who hopes to replace Jean-Claude Juncker, said the EU could have avoided Brexit by offering concessions. 14/05/2019
brussels bureau The Brief: European Liberals and Democrats - a closer look In the run up to the elections we are profiling the European Parliament's political groupings, this time it's the turn of the Liberals, who are seeking to create a new group post-elections with the French President's En Marche politicians. 14/05/2019
world news Guy Verhofstadt: 'There is no east-west divide in Europe' "There is not an east-west divide [in Europe]. There is a divide in the brain of the Orbans of this world. Of Dragnea in Romania.” 13/05/2019
world news 'I'm maybe the first Eurosceptic,' says EU top job hopeful Verhofstadt Guy Verhofstadt, one of the highest-profile candidates for the EU’s top job, said he is a Eurosceptic who wants to reform the way the bloc is run. 13/05/2019
Belgium Watch again: 'I don't want a superstate' says Verhofstadt The former Belgian prime minister is in line for Europe's top job 13/05/2019
United Kingdom Guy Verhofstadt slams Britain's decision to abandon European family European Liberals leader Guy Verhofstadt said Britain's decision to abandon the European family has caused more damage than could have ever been imagined 10/05/2019
Good Morning Europe European elections profile: ALDE Centre-left grouping ALDE is positioning themselves as change-makers for the upcoming EU elections. 10/05/2019
Italy Candidates seeking to succeed Juncker as EC President outline EU vision The four candidates seeking to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission president spoke about their vision for the European Union 03/05/2019
brussels bureau EU elections 2019: Who is Guy Verhofstadt? And what does he stand for Our profile of Guy Verhofstadt, one of the hopefuls to replace Jean-Claude Juncker after May's European Parliament elections. 01/05/2019
world news EC presidency candidates cross swords during Maastricht Debate 2019 Frans Timmermans won initial impressions at the Maastricht Debate 2019, where five candidates for the European Commission presidency crossed swords 30/04/2019
brussels bureau Farage predicts 'new future for British democracy'; MEPs debate Brexit MEPs in Strasbourg engaged in an emotional debate on Tuesday over last week's decision to extend the Brexit deadline until October 31. 16/04/2019
France Tusk says European Parliament should be open to long Brexit extension EC President Donald Tusk tells MEPs European Parliament should be open to a long extension for Brexit, respecting Britons who want to remain in the EU 27/03/2019
Raw Politics MEP Verhofstadt: Farage to 'destroy the European Union from within' Belgian MEP Guy Verhofstadt accuses Nigel Farage of "trying to destroy the European Union from within". 13/03/2019
United Kingdom “We’re leaving the EU, but we should be friends,’ Brit, 6, tells Tusk A letter sent to EU Council President Donald Tusk from a 6-year-old British girl has brought leaders a little perspective during the tumultuous weeks before Brexit. 13/03/2019
United Kingdom Brexit: Theresa May in last-ditch warning to EU over backstop The UK prime minister is urging Brussels to make concessions. The EU says the UK must present new ideas. Both sides are deadlocked at a critical stage. 08/03/2019
The Cube Verhofstadt to Facebook: Remove 'false video' debunked by Euronews The MEP wrote to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling on the platform to remove a video sponsored by the Hungarian government. 19/12/2018
Belgium Hungary accuses Brussels of censorship over controversial billboard The Hungarian government sent a truck mounted with a billboard to Brussels, which suggested a link between immigration and terror attacks. 07/12/2018
brussels bureau Billboard battle brews between Brussels and Budapest A billboard battle is brewing between Guy Verhofstadt and Viktor Orban, the former said he was not bothered by the Hungarian leader's jibe in his new poster campaign. Orban's billboard appears to suggest that all migrants are terrorists. Verhostadt told Euronews, that this is scandalous. 29/11/2018
View Guy Verhofstadt: Europe à la carte is not on the menu | View Sooner rather than later [...] the EU must be able to prevent and correct breaches of Union values. We should create the powers to apply sanctions – if necessary including financial sanctions - that can act as effective deterrence. 29/11/2018
