Issue n°40 - 17 November 2021

- Issue n°40 - 17 November 2021

17/11/2021

The 2021 United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26) took place from 1-13 November in Glasgow, Scotland. The liberal presence at the event was strong, with liberal Prime Ministers and Ministers as well as national and European representatives all holding speeches and negotiating on key topics for a sustainable future. Liberal leaders welcome the agreements reached during COP26 but call for stronger international cooperation to raise climate commitments and implement them.

17/11/2021

MRF increase seats as Bulgaria votes in historic joint elections

On 14 November, Bulgarian citizens headed to the polls to vote in the Presidential elections and the third set of snap parliamentary elections in 2021. According to the results, a new party formed by former caretaker ministers Kiril Petkov and Asen Vasilev (We Continue the Change) finished top of the poll ahead of GERB, which continued to lose ground. ALDE Party member MRF climbed to finish in third place with 13% of the vote, gaining additional seats. The party will now have 34 members in the next Parliament.

17/11/2021

First International Summit of the Al Hurriya Liberal Network held

On 13 November, ALDE Party Acting Co-President Ilhan Kyuchyuk MEP addressed the first International Summit of the Al Hurriya Liberal Network of liberal parties in the Middle East and North Africa, striving to realise and live liberal values and serve as a democratic structured network. During the Summit, representatives shared their experiences and knowledge about forging and building like-minded coalitions.

17/11/2021

D66 elects new National Board members during online Congress

On 13 November, D66, one of ALDE Party’s members in The Netherlands, held its 114th Congress online. In her speech, Party Leader Sigrid Kaag stated her strong belief in the country and on D66 to continue building a better future and shared insights on the party’s position in the ongoing government negotiations. During the Congress, internal elections took place to choose the party’s new National Board. Maartje Jansen was elected as International Secretary and Nadia Arsieni as Political Secretary.

16/11/2021

Gallardo renews mandate to lead Andorra’s liberals under a new brand

On 12 November, Liberals of Andorra held a party congress during which they unanimously re-elected Jordi Gallardo as the party leader. In his speech, Gallardo highlighted the party’s achievements over the past six years, including entering national and regional governments. The congress also decided on a new name and slogan for the party, which reflect the aim of making the country work from an economic, political, social and environmental perspectives.

16/11/2021

Securing role for local and regional governments at COP26

During COP26, member of the Renew Europe CoR delegation, Vincent Chauvet, Mayor of Autun, successfully campaigned for recognising the important role local and regional governments play in achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. While the overall outcome of the negotiations is rather moderate, the work of the Committee of the Regions and the global subnational partners should be considered a big success.

From Our Members of the European Parliament

16/11/2021

2022 Budget a victory for Health, Climate & Rule of law

This week, the European Parliament and the European Council reached an agreement on the EU Budget for the year 2022. The agreement involves a significant increase of financial means, involving €440 million more than the initial draft budget and reflects key priorities of the Renew Europe Group including health, climate and protecting the EU budget from fraud.

16/11/2021

Polish EU recovery plan must not be approved until rule of law restored

Renew Europe has led calls for approval of the Polish Government's EU Recovery Plan by the European Commission to be withheld until all conditions under the Recovery and Resilience Regulation are met. The Group has joined a call for the European Commission to honour its duties to defend EU law and rectify the situation as soon as possible.

Upcoming events:

18 November: ELF Event - Science, Not Fiction 3: Medicine & Biotechnology
19 November: COFOE European Citizens Panel 3 - Second session
20 November: Barry Andrews MEP public meeting on the Conference on the Future of Europe
25 November: ELF Virtual Roundtable Discussion - People, profit, planet
26 November: COFOE European Citizens Panel 4 - Second session
27 November: Alliance Of Her Summit
27 November: LMŠ Congress
27 November: VVD Congress
29 November: Jeunes MR Great Liberal Conference with Guy Verhofstadt - FRENCH
4 December: SMC Congress
10-11 December: ALDE Party Council Rome 2021
10 December: 3rd Hans van Baalen Town Hall: Italy

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