Competitiveness Compass shows the way forward to Draghi’s path On 29 January, Renew Europe welcomed the European Commission’s presentation of its Competitiveness Compass, setting out a list of actions to be taken in the next five years for the EU to regain its co... 4 Feb 2025
Decoster re-elected as Renew Europe CoR President On 29 January, François Decoster was re-elected as Renew Europe CoR President at an extraordinary Group meeting in Brussels. The current Mayor of Saint-Omer and Vice-President of the Hauts-de-France r... 4 Feb 2025
MR hold four key Ministers in new Belgian coalition government On 3 February, ALDE Party member Mouvement Réformateur (MR) announced four Ministers have taken office as part of a new federal government in Belgium. The new “Arizona” coalition builds on the legacy ... 3 Feb 2025
Former ALDE Party Co-President among new Irish Ministers of State On 29 January, Ireland’s government led by Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD announced the 23 Ministers of State (junior ministers) taking office in the new government. Timmy Dooley TD , former ALDE Party c... 30 Jan 2025
Serbia: Justice and accountability must prevail Renew Europe condemned the violent response to student protests asking for justice and accountability following the deadly collapse of a canopy at Novi Sad railway station on 1 November. The attacks a... 29 Jan 2025
Renew Europe MEPs visit Greenland, Iceland to strengthen EU-Arctic relations A five-strong delegation of Renew Europe MEPs travelled to Greenland and Iceland to discuss the future of EU-Arctic cooperation and the EU's role in the region’s economic, environmental, and strategic... 29 Jan 2025
Vice-President Plaváková awarded at first Alliance Of Her session of 2025 On 23-26 January, the Alliance Of Her hosted its first Academy session for the Class of 2025 as 22 ambitious liberal women from 19 European countries met to kickstart their political journey. During t... 28 Jan 2025
Expert panel explores solutions for sustainable EU healthcare On 28 January, industry experts and policymakers discussed potential pathways to make the European healthcare sector more sustainable in a panel debate organised by ALDE Party and GSK. Renew Europe Fi... 28 Jan 2025
Baltic countries to switch from Russian to European electricity grids Estonia’s Minister of Climate and ALDE Party Vice-President Yoko Alender (Reformierakond, EE) met with her counterparts from Latvia and Lithuania before the Baltic states’ electricity grids are discon... 28 Jan 2025
Strack-Zimmermann leads upgraded EP Committee on Security and Defence On 27 January, the European Parliament Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) held its first constitutive meeting since being upgraded to a fully-fledged Committee, with Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman... 28 Jan 2025
Security, prosperity and freedoms paramount for Polish Presidency Renew Europe called to include prosperity and freedoms as key priorities of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union to enable Europe’s leadership of a free world in all its dimensio... 28 Jan 2025
Micheál Martin is Ireland’s new Taoiseach On 23 January, Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin TD was elected as the new Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland. The Dáil Éireann (the lower house of Ireland’s Parliament) voted for Martin as the new... 23 Jan 2025