Five liberals approved as European Commissioners Between 4-12 November, the European Parliament held confirmation hearings for the candidates to the next European Commission. With three highly-qualified European Commissioners approved for three impo... 17 Nov 2024
Renew Europe leaders meet before European Council On 17 October, ALDE Party President Svenja Hahn MEP met with other leaders from our political family ahead of the European Council summit in Brussels. It was the first Renew Europe Pre-Summit meeting ... 17 Oct 2024
Liberals renew mandate in Lithuanian elections Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania on 13 October, with a second round on 27 October, to elect all 141 seats in the Seimas. Half of the 141 seats are allocated through proportional ranked v... 13 Oct 2024
Svenja Hahn elected ALDE Party President On 6 October, Svenja Hahn MEP was elected as the new ALDE Party President for a two-year mandate at the ALDE Party Congress in Estoril, Portugal. In her first statement as ALDE Party President, Hahn e... 6 Oct 2024
Rutte takes office as NATO Secretary General On 1 October, Mark Rutte took office as the new Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) at a ceremony in Brussels. The former Dutch Prime Minister takes over from Jens Stolt... 1 Oct 2024
Austrian liberals gain seats in national election On 29 September, Austria held legislative elections to elect all 183 seats in the National Council. ALDE Party member NEOS , led by Beate Meinl-Reisinger , received a record 9.2% of the popular vote a... 30 Sep 2024
Lib Dems celebrate election success at Conference The Liberal Democrats gathered for their annual Autumn Conference in Brighton on 14-17 September, with members buoyant following the historic success achieved at the last general election. The Lib Dem... 17 Sep 2024
Liberal Insider goes on summer holidays Our weekly Liberal Insider newsletter will go on a short summer break from 24 July and will return on 28 August . In the meantime, you can still keep up with our updates on social media and on our web... Belgium 5 Sep 2024
Irish liberals gather ahead of June elections On 12-13 April, ALDE Party member Fianna Fáil in Ireland held its 82ndArd Fheis in Dublin ahead of upcoming local and European elections in the country on 7 June. Fianna Fáil head into the European el... 2 Sep 2024
Run for the European Elections It’s Europe day and it’s time to run for the European elections! Our lead candidates around the EU are running for the European elections in one month’s time – and now is your chance to join them (in ... 2 Sep 2024
Reformierakond reveal EU list at campaign launch On 7 April, ALDE Party member Eesti Reformierakond in Estonia launched its electoral campaign for the European elections in June under the slogan “Secure Estonia in Europe.” At a party Conference in T... 7 Apr 2024
Venstre kick off EU election campaign On 6 April, Venstre launched its campaign for the European elections in June under the slogan “A strong Denmark in a safe Europe”. Party leadership including Denmark’s Deputy Prime Minister Troels Lun... 6 Apr 2024