Issue n°39 - 16 November 2022

- Issue n°39 - 16 November 2022

15/11/2022

Liberal Prime Ministers and Ministers as well as national and European representatives are taking part in the 2022 United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP27). European liberals are calling for a more effective response to the challenge of climate change, especially in the current geopolitical context with the war in Ukraine and the post-pandemic recovery.

11/11/2022

Demand the release of Nika Gvaramia!

ALDE Party and its member parties are committed to EU enlargement. A first step for Georgia on its European path is to release opposition journalist Nika Gvaramia, sentenced on sham charges. We urge you to write to Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia, and demand his release.

15/11/2022

Liberals deliver for a stronger EU Cyber Defence

Margrethe Vestager, European Commission’s Executive Vice-President, presented on 10 November a European Cyber Defence Policy. The policy will reinforce EU collective ability to address cyber threats in three key areas: cooperation between member states' military, cooperation between civil and military, and cooperation between private and public sectors.

15/11/2022

ALDE Party Bureau to meet with Ciudadanos in Madrid

On 17-18 November, the ALDE Party Bureau will travel to Madrid to meet with Inés Arrimadas, Ciudadanos (Cs) party leader, and with the coordinating team of the party’s refoundation process. On 18 November, the ALDE Party Co-Presidents, Senator Timmy Dooley and Ilhan Kyuchyuk MEP, and Cs leadership will give a press conference to share the outcome of the meetings held.

15/11/2022

Join FNF’s Poems of Liberty contest, Human Rights edition

The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) and the Hungarian Free Market Foundation are hosting the Poems of Liberty contest. The contest focuses on three topics key for human rights in Europe: press freedom, diversity, and disinformation & democracy. To participate, contestants must send their contributions by 28 November.

07/11/2022

You can still apply to become our new Finance Assistant

The ALDE Party Secretariat seeks a Finance Assistant to join the Finance and Compliance Unit of the Party in Brussels. The successful candidate will take over tasks such as managing the invoice process, follow up on payments and membership fees and support the preparation of the yearly audit, among others. To apply, please send a CV and letter of motivation by Thursday 24 November.

From Our Members of the European Parliament

14/11/2022

US elections show the need for a sovereign Europe

Renew Europe welcomes the strong result of liberal allies in the US Midterm elections last week. The transatlantic alliance remains the bedrock of our European security and prosperity, but this election campaign has also shown that the EU must take more responsibility for ensuring open, strategic autonomy in a changing world.

14/11/2022

REPowerEU must tackle the energy crisis for citizens

Last week, Renew Europe applauded European Parliament backing for a proposal to include REPowerEU chapters in national Recovery and Resilience Plans. This will offer Member States additional funds to accelerate the end of the EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels and overcome this winter, while tackling the climate and energy crises.

Upcoming events:

17 November: Friends of Europe - Peace, Security and Defence Summit
17 November: ELF Conference - Techno-Politics vs Europe Forum
18-20 November: LYMEC Autumn Congress 2022
19 November: Venstre Danmarks Liberali Parti Annual Conference
19 November: D66 Congress
19 November: VVD Congress
22 November: Local elections in Slovenia

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