Annemie Neyts, President of the ELDR, congratulates Lars Leijonborg, leader of the Liberal Party and Maud Olofsson, leader of the Centre Party, for their success in the general elections in Sweden. Together with the two other partners in the “Alliance for Sweden”, the conservatives and the Christian democrats, they achieved a majority of 178 to 171 seats in the Swedish parliament and clearly defeated the Social Democrat government.   “The victory of the Alliance for Sweden marks a historic moment for the country. The Social Democrats ruled Sweden for more than 65 out of the past 74 years. Sweden needed a change badly. With the input of our two Member Parties the new government will be able to realise their reformist agenda as well as pursue a more active European policy,” Annemie Neyts stated. Read more ...

 The next ELDR Leaders and Ministers’ meeting will take place on Thursday 14 December at 14.30 in Palais d’Egmont, Petit Sablon 8, B – 1000 Brussels, Belgium. It will start with a press conference with ELDR President Annemie Neyts and the Liberal Democrat Prime Ministers.ELDR Leaders will discuss the European agenda for the coming months and notably the future of Europe, enlargement and security and defence. They will also assess the work of the European Commission and Parliament half way through their current term. Read more ...

 Speaking from Zambia where she heads the EU observation mission for the elections due to take place on 28 September, Annemie Neyts, President of the European Liberal Democrats, expressed her satisfaction at the European Commission’s decision to confirm Bulgaria and Romania's on-time EU entry on 1 January 2007. Read more ...