On Friday 22 October, Belgian liberal parties Open Vld & Mouvement Réformateur – with the support of ALDE Party - hold an Anniversary Congress to celebrate the 175^th anniversary of the founding of the Liberal Party in Belgium.

With high-profile speakers from Belgium and abroad, the event will look back at the party’s history and to the future, with discussions on freedom and human rights, democracy, fundamental values and more.

Programme

17:00 Arrivals

18:30 Anniversary Congress

20:00 Celebration

Participants are:

Charles Michel - President of the European Council

Alexander De Croo - Prime Minister of Belgium
Mark Rutte - Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Xavier Bettel - Prime Minister of Luxembourg
Kaja Kallas - Prime Minister of Estonia

Sophie Wilmès - Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Didier Reynders - European Commissioner for Justice
Egbert Lachaert – Open Vld Chair
Georges-Louis Bouchez - Mouvement Réformateur President

Ilhan Kyuchyuk MEP – ALDE Party acting co-President

Katalin Cseh MEP - Momentum Mozgalom (Hungary)
Louis Michel – Belgian Minister of State and former European Commissioner
Alenka Bratušek – Party leader SAB, Former Prime Minister (Slovenia)

Venue

Palais 12
Av. de Miramar, 1020 Brussels

To attend this event, please contact ALDE Party Spokesperson Didrik de Schaetzen via [email protected] or via +32 479 33 10 27.