The ELDR Party wishes to express its condolences to the people and families that have been caught up in the bombings on the Moscow metro system earlier this morning. Read more ...

Convening in the Moroccan Parliament in Rabat, a delegation of European Liberals (led by ELDR Vice President Marc Guerrero and including Ann Brusseel, member of the Flemish Parliament in Belgium and Thomas Bergman, Advisor to Finnish Minister for Europe and Migration and Philipp Hansen, ELDR political advisor) continued the Arab-European liberal dialogue on migration issues. Read more ...

Inaugurating the pre-EU spring summit, Annemie Neyts, President of the European Liberal Democrats (ELDR Party), discussed today with the liberal prime ministers and commission vice presidents the current economic and financial situation, notably in Greece, which is facing a looming deadline to roll over 20 billion euro in debt. Read more ...

On Thursday 25th March, at the invitation of Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck MEP, ELDR Party President, the liberal prime ministers Andrus Ansip (Estonia); Brian Cowen (Ireland) and Matti Vanhanen (Finland) together with Siim Kallas, European Commission Vice President and Commissioner for Transport; Neelie Kroes, European Commission Vice President and Commissioner for Digital Agenda; and Guy Verhofstadt MEP, Leader of the ALDE Group in the European Parliament, will gather for the ELDR Party Lunch Summit in Brussels, prior to the European Council. Read more ...

Earlier today, ELDR member party Svenska Folkpartiet elected a new Secretary General, Johan Johansson, to succeed Ulla Achrén, who has held the position for four years and now moves on to new challenges. Read more ...

European Liberals wholeheartedly congratulate their Vice President Markus Löning for his nomination as the new coordinator for Human Rights of the German Government. At the end of March he is due to be formally appointed by the Government cabinet. European Liberals are proud that a liberal will embody Germany's fight for human rights worldwide. Read more ...

One of the major changes brought along by the Lisbon Treaty was the establishment of an institutionalised, 'triple-hatted' High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR) that will both lead the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC, which is separated from the former General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC)) and take place in the European Commission as Vice-President and Commissioner for Foreign Affairs. Read more ...

More than 100 European Liberal Democrats gathered in Rome last Friday and Saturday for the ELDR Party Spring Council meeting. The ELDR Party welcomed the Armenian National Movement as the latest party to join ELDR as a full member. Delegates also participated in lively debates on migration, and the financial situation in Eurozone countries. Read more ...

Prior to the ELDR Council meeting in Rome, ELDR Party President Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck MEP pledged support to Italian Liberals ahead of the regional elections at the end of March. Read more ...

Two weeks ahead of the Italian regional elections, around 150 European Liberals will convene for the ELDR Council meeting in Rome to support Italian Liberals of Italia dei Valori and Radicali Italiani. Read more ...

Yesterday, the EU's new High Representative for Foreign Affairs (HR), Catherine Ashton, discussed the proceedings for the establishment of the EU External Action Service (EEAS) with MEPs in the monthly plenary session of the European Parliament. Read more ...

The Social-Liberal D66 was the big winner of the day in the local elections which took place on Wednesday 3 March 2010 in 394 out of the 431 municipalities in the Netherlands. Read more ...

Yesterday, the European Commission published an official version on the so called ‘EU(rope) 2020 Strategy’ which is seen a blueprint for achieving sustainable economic growth in Europe over the next 10 years. Read more ...

One of spring's hottest topics in the European Union will undoubtedly be the so called 'EU(rope) 2020 Strategy', which aims at equipping the EU with necessary tools to confront the extensive challenges that characterize the coming decade. For optimal understanding of the general state of play and relevance, ELDR through this Bulletin provides the essential pros, cons and pitfalls of the issue. Read more ...

Over the past weekend, some 40 liberals gathered in Berlin for a workshop on the Eastern Partnership programme upon invitation from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation and co-organised by the ELDR Party and the ALDE groups of the European Parliament and the Council of Europe. Read more ...