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Verhofstadt: "Nothing less than full economic and fiscal union including eurobonds will do"

Intervening in an important debate today in Strasbourg on the future scope and structure of economic governance in Europe, Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE group leader) drew attention to widening spreads on European bond markets - even amongst AAA countries - and called for a bold and global step forward towards economic and fiscal union - the missing piece from the EMU project dating back 20 years to the Treaty of Maastricht.

Lib Dems condemn “Out of touch” Conservative Surrey

Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have condemned the County Council's Conservative administration after an official survey showed that residents consider them out of touch.

Lib Dems win Bookham South by-election

Libraries axe still set to fall: but is there light at the end of the tunnel?

Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have condemned the County's Communities Select Committee for failing to reverse plans to axe all staff from ten of the County's smaller libraries.

Surrey’s libraries: Is there another U-turn coming?

In a debate on the future of Surrey's libraries at County Hall this afternoon not a single Conservative councillor voted for the council to abandon its plans for Community Libraries and adopt a library policy that retains professional staff in all libraries.

26,300 signatures and a palace coup later, Surrey Tories finally scrap On-Street Parking Charges plan

In a victory for local campaigners and Liberal Democrats who organised an on-line petition with 26,300 signatures, the new Leader of Surrey County Council will this morning announce the abandoment of the County's on-street parking charge plans.