Issue n°37 - 21 October 2020

- Issue n°37 - 21 October 2020

15/10/2020

In the second episode of the new ALDE Party video series, we meet with Katalin Cseh MEP from our member party Momentum, who returned to work on the frontlines during the COVID-19 crisis. Find out how she coped with the confinement, what she thinks is key for making democracies resilient, and more.

21/10/2020

ALDE Party President stands by Cyprus President in Varosha case

President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades has expressed his concerns on the opening of Varosha beach to the public by President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In his letter to ALDE Party President Hans van Baalen, President Anastasiades mentions the breach of several United Nations Security Council Resolutions and the Turkish provocations. In his response, van Baalen underlines his support to President of Cyprus in the Varosha case and condemns the violation of the Exclusive Economic Zone.

21/10/2020

ALDE President pays tribute to Samuel Paty

ALDE Party President Hans van Baalen, together with Members of the European Parliament, has paid tribute to Samuel Paty, the French schoolteacher who was killed in an act of terrorism last Friday after giving a class on the freedom of expression.

20/10/2020

D66 holds European Conference to discuss the ongoing crisis

Last Saturday, Dutch ALDE member D66, in cooperation with the ALDE Party, held its European Conference to cover timely topics related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. ALDE Party Vice-President Annelou van Egmond and other high-level speakers from a number of ALDE member parties across Europe discussed European cooperation and international trade, among others.

21/10/2020

Simson presents a series of proposals related to Europe’s climate goals

Earlier this month, European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson presented a series of proposals to align the activities of the European Commission with the goals of the European Green Deal and to match the EU’s energy policies with Europe’s climate ambitions.

16/10/2020

US Election Event: Liberties on the Line

Liberty is on the ballot this year! On Friday 23 October at 12:30 CEST, join ALDE Party and distinguished panelists for a unique virtual event on the most important election in post-war American history, and what it means for European politics.

21/10/2020

Liberals team up to Run for Europe

From 16-18 October, runners from the ALDE Party community took part in the first-ever virtual Run for Europe. With over 35 European liberals taking part, our runners put on hundreds of kilometres, participating in the virtual race from cities and towns across Europe.

19/10/2020

FNF Europe launches the fifth edition of the Animate Europe contest

The Friedrich Naumann Foundation Europe has launched the fifth edition of its biannual comic competition Animate Europe, with this year’s theme focusing on the streets of Europe at a time of unprecedented challenges. Deadline for submissions: 6 December.

From Our Members of the European Parliament

20/10/2020

Renew Europe wants stronger funding for EU4Health

The fallout from the COVID-19 crisis has underlined the need to strengthen national health systems as well as the coordination between them. A stand-alone programme, such as EU4Health, is a step forward and the Renew Europe Group has embraced it as an opportunity to put health systems and health policies in general more firmly on the European radar.

20/10/2020

The European Council must make the adoption of the European “Magnitsky Act” a top priority

The Renew Europe Group in the European Parliament urges the European Council to include the adoption and implementation of an EU Human Rights sanctions regime among its top priorities. On 14 October, the urgent need of such mechanism was discussed during a webinar organised by the Renew Europe Group together with experts from other EU institutions.

Upcoming events:

22 October: AIM - Menschenrechte in Krisenzeiten - Sind unsere Werte in Gefahr? (Human rights in times of crisis - Are our values in danger?)
22 October: AIM - Meeting with Triff Gyde Jensen FDP MdB (in German)
25 October: Ukraine Local Elections
29 October: ELF - On the Agenda event on EU-Russia relations
31 October: Georgia Parliamentary Elections
6 November: AIM - Transnational cooperation in the Eurodistrict between Germany-France-Switzerland
18 November: ALDE Party Council

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