The Netherlands will have snap general elections on Wednesday 9 June, following the February 2010 collapse of Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's fourth government since 2002, which was a result of the social democrat (PvdA, member of the Party of European Socialists) ministers leaving the government over a disagreement regarding the question whether or not to prolong the Dutch military presence in Afghanistan. Read more ...

This LYMEC Seminar will take place on 27th - 30th April 2010 in Sinaia, Romania and will focus on Liberal economic policies for re-launching the EU's economy in the context of the global financial crisis. Read more ...

The Norwegian Liberal Party, Venstre, elected Trine Skei Grande MP as their new party leader when the party gathered for its annual Congress in the town of Sarpsborg last weekend. Ms. Skei Grande succeeds Lars Sponheim, who has been party leader since 1996. Read more ...

Praxoula Antoniadou Kyriacou, President of United Democrats commented: "It is unfortunate that a full agreement on the reunification of Cyprus was not found before the April elections in the Turkish Cypriot community" Read more ...

After a drawn out "will he - won't he" scenario, on 6th April UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown (Labour), finally called for the dissolution of Parliament which thus triggered the start of what is one of the tightest General Election campaigns in recent decades. Read more ...

The first American-style political debate broadcast on British television has seen Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats, “win” the most support from viewers with the Party’s popularity set to increase in the opinion polls from an average of 20% that it has held throughout the past week. Read more ...

''Political will is what is at need for the attainment of an agreement for the reunification of Cyprus and for the normalization of relations between Greece and Turkey'', said Prime Minister Papandreou during his recent visit to Cyprus. Read more ...

The ELDR Party is delighted to congratulate David Ford, Leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland on becoming Northern Ireland's new Justice Minister, following a vote in the Northern Ireland Assembly yesterday. In taking up this position, Ford becomes the first local politician to hold the office of Justice Minister for 38 years. Read more ...

European Liberal Democrats express their sincere condolences to the Polish people and the ELDR member party Partia Democratyczna for the death of their country's President and his accompanying delegation. Read more ...

A delegation of European Liberals led by ELDR Party President Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck (and including Irish Minister for European Affairs Dick Roche as well as MEPs and MPs) visited Turkey on 30 March - 03 April upon invitation of the Turkish Entrepreneurs Association TUSKON. Read more ...