Confronting the 10 Traps of Power: What it really takes to lead — and stay standing On 27 May, allies of the Alliance Of Hergathered in Brussels for a candid conversation about something too often left unsaid in politics: what power does to those who hold it, and how women can naviga... 28 May 2025 News
Security and competitiveness in focus at Liberal Breakfast on Danish Council Presidency On 27 May, ALDE Party hosted a Liberal Breakfast event in Brussels, bringing together nearly 100 participants for an engaging conversation with Denmark’s Minister for European Affairs, Marie Bjerre (V... 27 May 2025 News
Renew Europe CoR appoints gender equality coordinators In a significant step to reinforce gender equality across Europe’s regions and cities, the Renew Europe Group in the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has appointed local leaders from Pärnu (Est... 27 May 2025 News
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 News
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 News
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 News
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 News
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 News
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 News
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 News
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 News
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 News