ALDE Party welcomes new Junior Data Analyst On 6 January, we welcomed Ludovica D’Orsa to the ALDE Party Secretariat as our new Junior Data Analyst, part of the Political Unit. Originally from Milan in Italy, Ludovica started working as a Data S... 15 Jan 2025
Liberals picked to lead key Commission project groups The European Commission announced the launch of 14 Project Groups to improve the coordination, preparation and political drive of EU legislation and diplomacy. Each Project Group will focus on a diffe... 14 Jan 2025
Viðreisn hold four ministers in new Icelandic government On 21 December, ALDE Party member Viðreisn (Liberal Reform Party) entered into government in Iceland with the Social Democratic Party and the People’s Party. Icelandic liberals will hold four minister... 13 Jan 2025
The international liberal family recognises Edmundo González as the President of Venezuela On the occasion of the inauguration of the new President of Venezuela today, on 10 January 2025, the international liberal family stands united and issues the following statement: The international li... 10 Jan 2025
FDP kick off election campaign at Three Kings meeting On 6 January, FDP kicked off the new year at the traditional Three Kings meeting in Stuttgart, Germany, ahead of the country’s upcoming federal election on 23 February. FDP political leaders delivered... 7 Jan 2025
Romania and Bulgaria join Schengen Area On 1 January, Romania and Bulgaria became full members of the Schengen Area after the checks on persons at the internal land borders were lifted. The internal air and sea border controls between Bulga... 1 Jan 2025
ALDE Party-Liberal International Joint Statement on the inauguration of the new Georgian "President" Responding to the inauguration of the new Georgian ‘President’ today, we, the Presidents of Liberal International and ALDE Party stand united and issue a following statement: The recent one-party elec... 29 Dec 2024
Georgia's struggle for EU integration: A united front against authoritarianism European and Euro-Atlantic integration is a unifying vision for Georgia, representing their shared aspiration to return to our civilisational home and fulfil the dreams of a democratic, free future. H... 27 Dec 2024
UK General Election: The Lib Dems are back In July, the Liberal Democrats achieved their best ever general election result with 72 Members elected to the UK Parliament. They held all their seats, including four outstanding by-election victorie... 23 Dec 2024
ALDE Party Bureau Recommends Expulsion of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) The ALDE Party Bureau has unanimously voted to recommend the expulsion of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), Bulgaria, following recent developments concerning its leadership. This recommenda... 22 Dec 2024
Historic EU-Switzerland agreement revamps bilateral relations In December, Switzerland and the EU reached a groundbreaking cooperation agreement to revamp their relationship after a decade of negotiations. This agreement, long advocated for by Renew Europe, aims... 21 Dec 2024
Renew Europe take control of EP security, defence and democracy On 18 December, MEPs voted to establish two new standing and two special committees in the European Parliament. The existing subcommittees on Security and Defence (SEDE) and on Public Health have been... 18 Dec 2024