European liberals adopted nine resolutions on urgency topics ranging from EU integration to fundamental human rights when they gathered for the ALDE Party Council in Helsinki.
Read below for a summary of the texts adopted. All resolutions are available to read on this page.
Stand Up for Fundamental Rights - Freedom of Assembly is at risk in Hungary!
We commit to advocate for Assembly freedom in Hungary by pressuring the government to repeal restrictive laws undermining free speech and democracy.
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Accelerating Ukraine’s Membership to the EU
We call on the EU Commission to develop a credible roadmap for Ukraine’s accession, with benchmarks, timelines and enhanced support, and all parties to commit to opening all clusters for Ukraine by the end of 2025.
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Accelerating Western Balkans integration now
We want to ensure full EU membership by 2030 for all countries meeting the Copenhagen Criteria.
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Closing the Security Gap – Integrating the Western Balkans into the EU Defence Architecture
We urge the European Commission and European Defence Agency to open association talks with willing Western Balkan countries.
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Democracy Under Siege: A Call to Defend Georgia’s European Path
The immediate, unconditional release of all political prisoners, and new, free and fair parliamentary elections by the end of 2025, overseen by an impartial election administration.
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Treating Violence Against Women as a European Priority
We call on all European countries and EU institutions to fully implement the EU Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence, and introduce and harmonise legal definitions of femicide and rape based on lack of consent.
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For the full release of political prisoners in Serbia
We want to increase calls to release all political prisoners currently in house arrest, to drop all politicised charges, and condemn anti-EU actions and rhetoric of President Vucic and his ruling SNS party.
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ALDE Party Call for Greater EU Support for Moldova Against Election Threats
We call on the EU and Member States to significantly increase their financial and technical support for the Moldovan Government’s efforts to counter foreign interference in the country’s democratic process ahead of the parliamentary elections on 28 September 2025.
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The Security and Defence of Europe
We call on Europe to come together to define a clear defence and security strategy –including establishing “a coalition of the willing” – a military alliance not solely focused on inter-state war and conflict, but also on increasing cooperation between EU and non-EU countries to counter terrorism, cross-border policing, intelligence sharing, humanitarian assistance and hybrid warfare.
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