Issue n°7 - 24 February 2021

- Issue n°7 - 24 February 2021

24/02/2021

‘Welcome back America’ – Europe’s liberals ready for a renewed partnership

Addressing the audience at last week’s Munich Security Council, European Council President Charles Michel noted that Europe is increasing its strategic ability to be a “strong and reliable partner” for the US. According to ALDE Party President Hans van Baalen, Europe’s liberals are ready for this renewed partnership.

18/02/2021

Join us to discuss women in leadership

Our new report, to be launched on 9 March, captures the state of women in European politics and establishes a foundation for a new approach to advancing liberal female leadership. Join us for an insightful discussion, featuring European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager.

24/02/2021

Crackdown on journalists in Belarus must be stopped

Last Thursday marked yet another sad day for the democracy in Belarus when the current government convicted two young journalists for two years of imprisonment after they were first arrested in November 2020. ALDE President Hans van Baalen strongly condemns this arrest and demands for the country’s crackdown on journalists to end.

23/02/2021

ALDE President reacts to news from Georgia

ALDE Party President Hans van Baalen has issued a statement related to the news coming in from Tbilisi. President van Baalen is deeply concerned by the forceful arrest of Nika Melia, leader of the opposition United National Movement party.

24/02/2021

EU ministers respond to situation in Russia, Hong Kong and Burma

With developments in Russia, Hong Kong and Burma worrying the international community, EU Foreign Affairs Ministers gathered in a virtual meeting on 22 February to discuss possible restrictive measures.

22/02/2021

Renew Europe CoR coordinator on LGBTIQ: embracing equality and diversity

Renew Europe CoR member Kate Feeney has presented the preliminary outline of her report on the EU’s first ever LGBTIQ Equality Strategy. The final report is scheduled for the European Committee of the Regions plenary in October.

24/02/2021

Meet our leaders: Mustafa Karadayi

In this new episode of Meet our leaders interview series, we discussed with the leader of MRF in Bulgaria, Mustafa Karadayi, to hear what he hopes for 2021, what his plan for Bulgaria’s green economy.

23/02/2021

Liberal Breakfast discusses fight against disinformation

The discussion in this first Liberal Breakfast of the year focused on the impact that disinformation has had on the legitimacy of democratic elections in recent years, and what can be done to ensure that the sanctity of democratic elections remains intact in the face of both foreign and domestic interference.

18/02/2021

Applications open to Young Elected Politicians programme

The call for applications to join the Young Elected Politicians (YEP) programme of the European Committee of the Regions in 2021 is now open. The 2021 programme will focus on bringing Europe closer to its people, building resilient communities and cohesion as a fundamental value. Application deadline: 12 March.

19/02/2021

Liberals commemorate Paddy Ashdown

The Paddy Ashdown Forum will host a conference to commemorate the work of Paddy Ashdown on 27 February. Liberals, such as ALDE Party Vice-Presidents Ilhan Kyuchyuk MEP and Baroness Sal Brinton, will be among the speakers.

From Our Members of the European Parliament

22/02/2021

COVID-19: EU must ‘get in the driving seat’ on new variants

On 16 February, the Renew Europe Group called on the European Commission and EU Member States to act urgently to put in place a package of coordinated measures to tackle the threat posed by coronavirus mutations.

Upcoming events:

22 – 27 February: D66 Online Congress 113
27 February: ALDE Member Radicali Italiani online Congress
3 March: Renew Europe Webinar: Syria – The fight against impunity
4 March: Renew Europe Webinar: Towards 6G – Why and how?
5 March: ELF Online Debate: Thinking Aloud – The Future Fights Back
6 March: LYMEC Young Liberal Women Summit (YLW)
8 March: Politico’s Virtual Playbook Interviews: Women’s day Special Edition with Cecilia Malmström and Magrethe Vestager
9 March: 'She Will Be Heard' event & report launch
17 March: Netherlands Parliamentary Elections
19-21 March: LibDems Spring Conference
23 March: Kadri Simson participating at Clean Energy Summit
25-26 March: European Council Virtual Summit
26 - 28 March: ELF Book Event: EU diplomacy fit for the future
4 April: Bulgaria Parliamentary Elections
23 April: LYMEC Spring Congress

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