Budapest Pride ban is Orbán’s latest attack on LGBTQIA+ community On 18 March, Hungary’s Parliament passed a law banning Pride events in the country and allowing police to use facial recognition software to identify attendees. The decision is the latest in a crackdo... 19 Mar 2025
Belgrade protests: Protect Serbia’s call for democracy and freedom On 15 March, at least 100,000 people took part in the largest-ever rally in the Serbian capital of Belgrade to protest against the country’s President Aleksandar Vučić and his government. The event wa... 19 Mar 2025
Liberals join pro-EU marches across European capitals On 15 March, thousands of citizens joined demonstrations in support of the European Union across major European cities. In Italy, journalist Michele Serra launched the call for supporters to meet with... 19 Mar 2025
Renew Europe’s plan to simplify European lives Renew Europe MEPs outlined 50 concrete measures to make life easier for people and businesses across the EU. The Group took the lead in the urgent need to simplify EU legislation by establishing a tas... 19 Mar 2025
War in Sudan: Stop atrocities against children and women Renew Europe strongly condemned the mass sexual violence used as a weapon of war in Sudan's nearly two-year conflict, with women and children particularly at risk. In an urgency resolution tabled by t... 19 Mar 2025
Norwegian liberals present election priorities at Congress Venstre pinpointed freedom, security and Norway’s accession to the EU as key priorities in their general election programme ahead of the country’s parliamentary elections on 8 September. At a party Co... 11 Mar 2025
ECOFIN Ministers meet to align on EU defence and US trade On 11 March, four Ministers from our political family met to address the public and private financing solutions for European defence and transatlantic trade. The meeting, chaired by ALDE Party Vice-Pr... 11 Mar 2025
Local leaders take concrete steps towards gender equality Ahead of International Women’s Day, members of Renew Europe in the Committee of the Regions (CoR) highlighted the crucial role of subnational authorities in implementing the Roadmap for Women’s Rights... 11 Mar 2025
Renew Europe: A European strategic autonomy amid US policy shift Renew Europe warned that the EU can no longer rely on traditional alliance for its own security during a European Parliament Plenary debate on 11 March. Highlighting recent actions by the United State... 11 Mar 2025
EU-Moldova: Towards an unprecedented financial assistance package On 11 March, the European Parliament’s Plenary session backed the adoption of a Reform and Growth Facility for Moldova worth almost €1.9 billion over the next two years. This amount, combining €385 mi... 11 Mar 2025
Leading women in politics unite to tackle the challenges of power On 4 March, leading liberal women in politics came together in Brussels for an inspiring evening dedicated to the realities of being a woman at the summit of power. The event highlighted the invaluabl... 5 Mar 2025
Liberals take centre stage at Geneva human rights summit On 18 February, Baroness Sal Brinton represented ALDE Party and Liberal International (LI) at the annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy. The ALDE Party Vice-President and chair of Libera... 5 Mar 2025