On 17 October, ALDE Party President Svenja Hahn MEP met with other leaders from our political family ahead of the European Council summit in Brussels. 

It was the first Renew Europe Pre-Summit meeting for President Hahn since being elected ALDE Party President on 6 October. 

This morning, our new President @svenja_hahn joined @RenewEurope leaders for a pre-summit meeting to share ideas and common priorities ahead of #EUCO.

Have a look 🇪🇺📷 pic.twitter.com/gb43js2C4U

— ALDE Party (@ALDEParty) October 17, 2024

Leaders discussed items on the Council agenda such as the situations in Ukraine and the Middle East, European competitiveness, migration, upcoming elections in Georgia and Moldova and international relations. 

Participants included: 

• Alexander De Croo, Prime Minister of Belgium
• Robert Golob, Prime Minister of Slovenia
• Emmanuel Macron, President of France
• Kristen Michal, Prime Minister of Estonia  
• Margrethe Vestager, European Commission Executive Vice-President 
• Věra Jourová, European Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency  
• Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice 
• Valérie Hayer MEP, President of Renew Europe 
• Svenja Hahn MEP, ALDE Party President 
• Sandro Gozi MEP, Secretary General of the European Democratic Party 

You can check all the pictures from the meeting in our photo album.