Annemie Neyts has been re-elected as the President of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party on a two-year mandate. In closing remarks to ELDR national member parties on the final day of the ELDR’s annual congress (18-19 October), Neyts said that the ELDR would do its best to “unite our member parties behind a number of common themes”. She added that the ELDR could assemble “a gallery of major political figures” for the European elections in 2009. Earlier, a resolution had been passed whereby the ELDR agreed that it should put forward a common candidate for the presidency of the European Commission in 2009. Read more ...

 The ELDR congress elected a new Bureau with MP Markus Löning (FDP, Germany), and Wilfried Derksen (D66, Netherlands) re-appointed and MP Kristiina Ojuland (Reform Party, Estonia) and Jeanette Baljeu (VVD, Netherlands), Deputy Mayor of Rotterdam being newly elected on 2 year mandates. David Griffiths (Liberal Democrats, UK) was also selected as the ELDR treasurer. click here to see a complete list of Bureau members. Read more ...

Statement ELDR Party Council on the adoption of the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their fundingThe ELDR Party Council meeting in Berlin on 18 October 2007,    Welcomes the compromise text presented on 15 October 2007 by the Portuguese Presidency, which is the result of thorough consultation with all member states, Looks forward to the swift adoption of the compromise text by the COREPER group, in order for the revised Regulation to come into force in 2008, Expresses its great satisfaction with the constructive approach the European Parliament has displayed in this process and, in particular, the significant role of the ALDE Group. Read more ...