Anders Fogh Rasmussen having been Prime Minister of Denmark from 2001-2009 is officially assuming his function as Secretary General of NATO on 1 August. Looking back at years of intensive cooperation determined by mutual trust with the then Prime Minister, ELDR Party President Annemie Neyts and European Liberal Democrats wholeheartedly congratulate their fellow liberal Anders Fogh Rasmussen on this appointment. Read more ...

The ELDR Party keeps you up to date with the latest information and makeup of the new European Parliament following the elections. Last week Parliament met for its inaugural session in Strasbourg.

Click here to read the details of the programme of the liberal group.

The ELDR Party, deeply shocked by the murder of Natalya Estemirova, Russian journalist, award winning human rights activist, and moral successor of Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaïa, urgently demands a comprehensive investigation into this criminal act which has its roots in censorship of information and lack of freedom in Russia . Read more ...

British Liberal and ELDR Vice President Sharon Bowles was today elected as new chairwoman of the powerful European Parliamentary Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee. Read more ...

On Wednesday 29 July 2009 Moldovans will go to the polls for a second time this year, after the Communists in the Moldovan parliament failed to elect their candidate as successor for the current President Voronin earlier this spring, triggering a constitutional dissolution of parliament and the need for fresh elections. Read more ...

The ELDR Party keeps you up to date with the latest information and makeup of the new European Parliament following the elections. Tomorrow the 7th European Parliament meets in Strasbourg for its constituent meeting electing the President of the Parliament and the 14 Vice Presidents. Read the latest bulletin here Click "Read more" to read the previous liberal bulletins. Read more ...

The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), one of ELDR's two Bulgarian member parties, came third with 14.47% of the votes in last weekend's national elections. Celebrating MRF's best result ever, the ELDR party wishes them all the best for the next five years in the national Parliament. Read more ...