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Featuring a lead interview with Belgian EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib, this issue revolves around the topics of European security and defence, also the overarching theme of this year’s ALDE Party Council meeting in Helsinki.
The European Commissioner for Preparedness, Crisis Management and Equality tells us about how she is helping citizens within the EU borders and beyond to prepare, protect and respond to natural disasters, and how the rapidly evolving concept of security is deeply interconnected with personal freedom.
Antti Kaikkonen and Anders Adlercreutz, party leaders of our Council hosts Keskusta and SFP, reveal exclusive insights on Finland’s pursuit of NATO membership following Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the country’s approach to “total security”.
In a Q&A with Viðreisn leader Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Iceland’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs, we learn about the country’s evolving role in NATO and the Arctic and how small states can lead with principle on the world stage.
From Mark Rutte in NATO to Kaja Kallas in the European External Action Service, liberal leaders are stepping up to protect Europeans in new roles within national and supranational governments. We highlight their first achievements and spotlight how liberal Ministers of European Affairs in Poland and Denmark are integrating security in their programmes as they take up the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Finally, ALDE Party Vice-President Yevheniia Kravchuk tells us about the situation in war-torn Ukraine, Venstre leader Troels Lund Poulsen shares the view from Denmark and subnational leaders in the Netherlands and Estonia explain how security is implemented at the local level.
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Liberal Bulletin is ALDE Party’s flagship magazine published twice a year with the support of the European Parliament.