European liberals condemn Hungary’s crackdown on LGBTIQ rights Earlier this month, the Hungarian Parliament passed a law which allows the Government to ban any demonstration at their discretion and authorizing the use of facial recognition software to identify at... 27 Mar 2025
Ministers unpack Clean Industrial Deal ahead of ENVI Council On 27 March, seven Ministers and Secretaries of State from our political family aligned positions on key files ahead of the Environment Council of the European Union (ENVI). In a discussion chaired by... 27 Mar 2025
Liberalerna adopt new mission statement at party convention ALDE Party member Liberalerna in Sweden adopted the party’s new vision for 2035, committing to build a country where shared values, security, knowledge and opportunity empower every citizen to shape t... 26 Mar 2025
DEPA praise breakthrough talks on Cyprus problem in Geneva ALDE Party member Democratic Alignment (DEPA) travelled to Geneva for informal talks on the Cyprus problem, hailing the meeting as a first positive step towards resuming negotiations on a settlement. ... 26 Mar 2025
Lib Dems rally to stand up to Trump at Spring Conference On 21-23 March, the Liberal Democrats held their annual Spring Conference in Harrogate, United Kingdom. Party members adopted a range of policies to promote UK science and technological innovation, su... 26 Mar 2025
Reformierakond gain ministers in Estonia’s new coalition government On 24 March, a new coalition government took office in Estonia led by ALDE Party member Eesti Reformierakond with Eesti 200 as junior partner. Estonia’s Prime Minister and Reformierakond party leader ... 25 Mar 2025
Liberal leaders unite in defence of democracy at Paris Summit On 24 March, ALDE Party President Svenja Hahn joined other European and national leaders from our political family at the Summit for Democracy and Liberties in Paris. More than 60 representatives of o... 24 Mar 2025
White Paper on Defence: EU must go further and faster Renew Europe welcomed the European Commission’s White Paper on the Future of European Defence , published on 19 March, but warned it falls short of an overarching approach for a credible EU deterrence... 24 Mar 2025
Renew Europe MEPs call for EU-wide crisis preparedness guide Grégory Allione MEP (Renaissance, FR), Anna-Maja Henriksson (SFP, FI) and Nathalie Loiseau (Horizons, FR) called on the European Commission to develop and issue a comprehensive EU-wide crisis prepared... 24 Mar 2025
Budapest Pride ban is Orbán’s latest attack on LGBTQIA+ community On 18 March, Hungary’s Parliament passed a law banning Pride events in the country and allowing police to use facial recognition software to identify attendees. The decision is the latest in a crackdo... 19 Mar 2025
Belgrade protests: Protect Serbia’s call for democracy and freedom On 15 March, at least 100,000 people took part in the largest-ever rally in the Serbian capital of Belgrade to protest against the country’s President Aleksandar Vučić and his government. The event wa... 19 Mar 2025
Liberals join pro-EU marches across European capitals On 15 March, thousands of citizens joined demonstrations in support of the European Union across major European cities. In Italy, journalist Michele Serra launched the call for supporters to meet with... 19 Mar 2025