Portuguese Liberals Elect new Leadership ALDE Party member Iniciativa Liberal elected Mariana Leitão as leader at a party Convention on 19 July. Leitão, an MP and the current Parliamentary Group Leader in the Portuguese Parliament, was elect... 22 Jul 2025
Liberal ministers align on EU budget priorities ahead of General Affairs Council On 18 July, ministers from our political family responsible for European affairs met in Brussels for a high-level exchange ahead of the General Affairs Council (GAC). Hosted by ALDE Party President Sv... 18 Jul 2025
Total Security: What Europe Can Learn from Finland The world has changed dramatically in recent years. Truths that seemed self-evident have been questioned. Until the full-scale, brutal attack on Ukraine in February 2022, Europe was asleep at the whee... 18 Jul 2025
Antti Kaikkonen: A new dawn for Finnish security For Antti Kaikkonen , ascending to Finland’s Minister of Defence in 2019 also meant ushering in a new era for Finland’s security policy as part of NATO. The Keskusta leader reflects on his pivotal fou... 17 Jul 2025
Stop the political persecution and rule of law backsliding in Bulgaria Renew Europe strongly condemns the escalating assault on democratic institutions and the rule of law in Bulgaria, exemplified by the politically motivated arrest of Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev on 8 Ju... 15 Jul 2025
Unjustified US tariffs: Europe must stand firm and united Renew Europe strongly condemns the announced decision by the United States to impose new 30% tariffs on EU goods from 1 August and calls on all parties to work to find a resolution. The unilateral and... 15 Jul 2025
Henriksson’s report on cutting red tape adopted in EP committee On 15 April, the European Parliament Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) adopted an own-initiative report by Renew Europe Vice-President Anna-Maja Henriksson MEP (SFP, FI) on c... 15 Jul 2025
Apply for a traineeship in the European Committee of the Regions Are you passionate about shaping a liberal and democrat future of Europe and keen to gain hands-on experience in the heart of European decision-making? Applications to become a Cicero trainee for the ... 15 Jul 2025
Liberal Ministers steering the Council of the European Union The Council of the EU is where national ministers from the 27 EU Member States adopt laws and coordinate future EU policies. Every six months, its Presidency rotates to a different Member State, which... 15 Jul 2025
Remembering the Srebrenica genocide 30 years later: A joint statement Thirty years ago, in Srebrenica, more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were murdered by the Bosnian Serb army. In 2007, the International Court of Justice ruled that the atrocities constituted genocide... 11 Jul 2025
Liberal leaders building a safer Europe in security and defence policy As conflict and instability test Europe’s resolve, liberal leaders with experience and vision are rising to the challenge in new roles within national and supranational governments, driving bold polic... 10 Jul 2025
Renew Europe celebrates Bulgaria’s 2026 eurozone accession Renew Europe welcomed the European Parliament’s endorsement of Bulgaria’s accession to the eurozone as a historic and transformative moment. In a Plenary vote on 8 July, MEPs overwhelmingly adopted a ... 9 Jul 2025