Renew Europe welcomes Single Market omnibus On 21 May, the European Commission presented its proposal to give a common European definition of “small mid-cap enterprises”. Mid-cap companies are bigger than SMEs, which have less than 250 employee... 27 May 2025
EU imposes new duties on Russian fertilisers Renew Europe strongly supported the European Commission's new proposal to increase customs duties on Russian and Belarusian agricultural products and fertilisers, a critical step toward reducing Europ... 27 May 2025
Liberals discuss future of EU agriculture and fisheries ahead of Council On 26 May, liberal Ministers responsible for agriculture and fisheries met for a bilateral exchange ahead of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) in Brussels. Anne-Catherine Dalcq , Min... 26 May 2025
Liberals worldwide demand immediate release of Georgian opposition politician Japaridze ALDE Party, Liberal International, Renew Europe and ALDE-PACE stand united and issue a following statement: We strongly condemn the imprisonment today of Zurab “Girchi” Japaridze , the leader of the o... 22 May 2025
Historic pro-European victory in Romania On 18 May, Romania faced a choice between two radically different Presidential candidates. Far-right candidate George Simion (ECR) risked isolating the country on the international stage, after decade... 21 May 2025
Liberal Defence Ministers discuss support for Ukraine ahead of Council On 20 May, liberal Defence Ministers met to coordinate ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting in Brussels. Ministers discussed Europe’s response to Russia’s ongoing war of aggression ag... 20 May 2025
Iniciativa Liberal makes gains in Portuguese snap elections On 18 May, Portugal held snap parliamentary elections following the collapse of the previous government after a failed motion of confidence. ALDE Party member Iniciativa Liberal increased its vote sha... 20 May 2025
FDP Congress marks new chapter and confirms new leadership From 16-17 May, the Free Democratic Party (FDP) , ALDE Party member in Germany, held its 76th Congress in Berlin, an event that marked both a political turning point and a moment of liberal renewal. D... 20 May 2025
Liberals urge bold reforms to secure Europe’s competitiveness On Monday 19 May, thought leaders in EU affairs gathered at TownHall Europe for “Europe’s Quest for Competitiveness”, a high-level panel hosted by POLITICO Europe . The event brought together experts ... 20 May 2025
Malik Azmani joins political festival in Slovenia Last weekend, Gibanje Svoboda (Freedom Movement) held its second political festival outside Ljubljana, Slovenia, where party leader and Prime Minister Robert Golob launched the party’s new slogan "Svo... 20 May 2025
European liberals rally at Brussels Pride On 17 May, European liberals united at the 2025 Brussels Pride to manifest our continued support for the LGBTQIA+ community and reaffirm that love, in all its forms, is a liberal value. ALDE Party wit... 20 May 2025
Renew Europe raises alarm on alleged TikTok bias Following disturbing findings by Global Witness that TikTok’s algorithm systematically amplified far-right political content in the run-up to Romania’s presidential election, Renew Europe called on th... 20 May 2025