Registration Open

Re CoR: Local Councillors and Europe (event open to all local councillors and local candidates)

Jasna Gabric, First Vice-President Renew Europe, Mayor of Trbovlje (Slovenia) 2014-2022
Michiel Rijsberman, Second Vice-President Renew Europe, Regional Minister of Flevoland Province (Netherlands)
Kate Feeney, Third Vice-President Renew Europe, Chair of the Economic Development Committee of Dún-Laoghaire Rathdown County (Ireland)
Dovydas Kaminskas, Mayor of Taurage (Lithuania)

Bureau Candidates' Debate

moderated by Lousewies van der Laan

Nominations received for the 3 positions of Vice-President:

Malik Azmani - VVD, The Netherlands
Dan Barna - USR, Romania
Jaroslav Bžoch, ANO, Czech Republic
Eva Kjer Hansen - Venstre, Denmark
Jouni Ovaska - Keskusta, Finland

Nominations received for the position of Treasurer:

David Burke - Fianna Fáil, Ireland
Eva De Bleeker - Open VLD, Belgium

https://www.aldeparty.eu/stockholm_2023_bureau_candidates

Open consultation on the ALDE Party Manifesto draft

• Svenja Hahn MEP 
  ALDE Party Vice President, Chair of the Manifesto Drafting Commitee

Official Congress Opening

• Ilhan Kyuchyuk MEP & Senator Timmy Dooley
  ALDE Party co-Presidents

• Kaja Kallas (video message)
  Prime Minister of Estonia

• Malik Azmani MEP
  First Vice-President of the Renew Europe Group

"Towards 2024" - The Swedish prospective: Johan Pehrson Minister for Employment - Party Leader (Liberalerna, Sweden) & Muharrem Demirok Member of the Riksdag - Party Leader (Centerpartiet, Sweden) - moderated by Annelou van Egmond, ALDE Party Vice President 

Corporate Roundtables - Cybersecurity: What are the biggest threats facing the EU and what can we do?

Electronic voting booths open

Resolution Working Group

Draft resolutions will be discussed in this session in the order as determined by vote prior to Congress. The Working Group will form recommendations ahead of the Congress meeting and voting on Sunday.

Chaired by Lousewies van der Laan.

ALDE Individual Members Annual General Meeting

What we know about liberal voters – Presentation of the latest ALDE Party Survey Results (open to Council and Congress Delegates)

• Ian Marquardt
• Matej Hruška

LYMEC Alumni Network (Lunch provided)

ALDE Party Leaders Meeting (by invitation only)

Lunch provided

Buffet Lunch - offered by ALDE Party

Expert workshop: latest campaign tools

ALDE Party Campaign Team & FDP Switzerland

(by invitation only)

Ukraine and Moldova. EU next?

The National Democratic Institute (NDI) Martin Angeby, Director NDI Moldova, presents fresh public opinion research on people's attitudes in the two countries, with commentary from Ukrainian, Moldovan Liberal leaders.

Panel discussion:
• Vadym Halaychuk, MP, International secretary (Servants of the People, Ukraine)
• Kira Rudik MP, ALDE Party Vice-President (Golos, Ukraine)
• Igor Munteanu, President of the Coalition for Unity and Prosperity (CUB, Moldova),
• Karin Karlsbro, MEP (Liberalerna, Sweden)

Moderated by Birgitta Ohlsson, Director Political Parties, NDI and former EU Minister (Liberalerna, Sweden)

Strengthening Europe’s Security in Wartime:

• Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine
• Kajsa Ollongren, Minister of Defence (D66, the Netherlands) 
• Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, MP Chairwoman of the Defence Committee Bundestag (FDP, Germany)
• Aušrinė Armonaitė, Minister for Economy and Innovation of Lithuania (Freedom Party, Lithuania)

Moderated by Daniel Berg, ALDE Vice-President & Chair of Bureau Policy Advisory Group on Security and Defence

Liberal green deal: tackling climate change and ensuring food security.

Keynote speech by Romina Pourmokhtari, Minister of Climate and Environment (Liberalerna, Sweden).

Panel discussion:

• Antti Kurvinen
  Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (Keskusta, Finland)
• Hakima El Haite
  Liberal International President, Former Minister of Environment (PM, Morocco)
• Jack Chambers
  Minister of State Transport, Environment, Climate and Communications (Fianna Fáil, Ireland)
• Kira Rudik
  MP, ALDE Party Vice-President (Golos, Ukraine)
  

Moderated by Jan Huitema MEP (VVD, Netherlands)

AIMs: Risks to democracy - a liberal checklist and the solutions

• Sarah Zickler - Businesswoman and politician, AIM and FDP (Germany) member
• Diana Severati - Trainer and speaker, AIM Country Coordinator- Italy

Moderated by Karolina Deryńska – Polish political activist and team leader, AIM Steering Committee member

We will define the risks to liberal democracy in Europe and try to answer the question: what are the responsibilities (of citizens and political parties) of being in a democracy?

ALDE - PACE members meeting (by invitation only)

ELF Event: Innovating for a Stronger EU: Liberal Policies for Healthcare and Energy Security

Session 1 Speakers:  

• Jan-Christoph Oetjen MEP, (FDP, Germany)
• Olav Aamlid Syversen, Vice President Political and Public Affairs - Global, Equinor 
• Georges-Luis Bouchez, President MR Belgium
• Alain Mathuren, Communications Director, Fuels Europe 

Moderated by: Dr. Antonios Nestoras, Deputy Executive Director, European Liberal Forum 

Session 2 Speakers: 

• Andreas Glück MEP, (FDP, Germany)
• Francesco Buanarroti, Vice President for Tech, J&J
• Alexandra Tamas, Director Public Affairs EFPIA
• Anca Toma, Executive Director, European Patients Forum

Moderated by: Francesco Cappelletti, Policy and Research Officer, European Liberal Forum

Urgency Resolution Working Group

Urgency resolutions will be discussed in this session. Amendments may raised during the meeting by full member parties.

Chaired by Lousewies van der Laan.

Re CoR and FNF: The Union's East-West Divide: local, economic, and social perspectives

• Clotilde Armand, Mayor of Bucharest Sector 1
• Katalin Cseh, Member of the European Parliament
• Matúš Vallo, Mayor of Bratislava

Moderated by François Decoster, President Renew Europe CoR and Mayor of Saint-Omer

Workshop: Best of Political Data – Projects Showcase (open to Council and Congress Delegates)

• Max Sundermann
• Matej Hruška
• Noreen Wirth
• Raluca Cirju

FNF: Migration: An Ongoing Challenge for European Unity. Liberal Proposals for Migration Management

Any vote is a goal - Networking hour Inclusion in politics - co-hosted by Rainbow Platform/ Alliance Of Her (by invitation only)

Congress networking drinks

Registration open

Electronic Voting Booths Open

Screening of The Alliance Of Her Documentary – She Will Be Heard: The Movie

With introductory remarks from:

• ALDE Party Vice-President Svenja Hahn MEP
• Councillor Aoife McCooey (Fianna Fáil, Ireland)

Workshop: Preparing for 2024 – How to learn winning from each other (open to Council and Congress Delegates)

• Ian Marquardt

FNF: V4´s Super Election Year 2023: New Hot Spot Slovakia?

ALDE Party Congress meeting

• Votes on ALDE Party Statutes
• Votes on Resolutions
• Announcement of Bureau elections

Grab & Go Lunch - offered by ALDE Party

FNF: The War in Ukraine: Consequences for South Caucasus