Graham Watson
Graham Watson
Sir Graham Robert Watsonis a British Liberal Democrat politician. He served as a Member of the European Parliament for South West England from 1994 until 2014 and was the leader of the Group of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party 2002–2004 and the first leader of the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 2004–2009. From 2011 until 2015 he was the President of the ALDE Party...
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I think the Commission is likely to be defeated tomorrow afternoon,
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Part of our original criticism to the agreement was that it did not contain sufficient safeguards for data protection of EU citizens.
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Jacques Chirac will probably discuss the Iranian nuclear stand- off as well as the Israel-Palestinian conflict. He must also speak up to promote democracy in the Middle East.
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Human rights are indivisible. Freedom and security are not alternatives, they go hand-in-hand ... Much as the public may dislike it, suspected terrorists have rights.
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My good friend Simeon Saxe-Coburg is the prime minister who implemented the reforms necessary for Bulgaria's EU accession.
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There is now too much evidence to ignore.
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Coalition forces may actually be fueling the fires of insurgency.
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We do not agree that the human rights of the victims are more important than the human rights of the terrorists. Human Rights are indivisible. Freedom and security are not alternatives, they go hand in hand.
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We do not agree ... that the human rights of the victims are more important than the human rights of the terrorists,
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We need to examine all the evidence available to see whether or not fundamental rights across the European Union have been respected.
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Member States are their own worst enemies once they leave Brussels and return to their national capitals.
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We should stop worrying and be ready to keep up our efforts that will lead to a good result,
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It may work for now in the ex-communist bloc but it's a very blunt instrument for advanced economies.
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Doing away with the country of origin principle reduces the growth effect of this measure by half.