ELDR Family The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR Party) brings together 57 political parties with common liberal, democratic and reform ideals. In 2007 the European Liberal Democrat political family achieved many successes in the various elections around the EU member states, bringing the total number of liberal democrat voters to 30 million Europe-wide.
Five EU prime ministers, one third of the members of the European Commission, 75 MEPs in the ALDE Group of the European Parliament and ministers in more than 20 governments in Europe belong to the liberal family.
Liberal financial architecture – a reply to G20 “A reformed regulatory and supervisory framework of financial markets needs certain principles” affirmed Daniel Daianu, liberal MEP and former Minister of Finance of Romania who contributed to the debate at ELDR yesterday in Brussels in the G20 summit footsteps. “All financial entities should be regulated” he added, “such as remuneration tied to long-term performance”. Concerning the European Central Bank he argued “It should be given more power to deal with systemic risks and early-warning capabilities. An EU-wide system of regulation and supervision of the largest financial groups should be created and mechanisms should be clarified in case of cross-border rescue packages. But EU member countries have to resist financial protectionism and avoid the reassertion of national markets and fragmentation of the single market, which could endanger how the EU functions”.
ELDR electoral website on line! Dear members, friends and voters, please come and visit our new electoral website at the following address: http://www.voteliberal2009.eu ! A useful tool for promoting our liberal candidates for the EP election campaign, our campaign priorities – under the four themes of economy, civil liberties, environment and foreign affairs as well as the promotion of the liberal group achievements during the last legislature. The website will be a tool for whoever wants to know more about European liberal activities, proposals and candidates during the upcoming campaign leading to the vote of June 2009. In this special electoral website, which will be active until the elections in June, ELDR also provides candidates a spectrum of online tools to download amongst which a section on campaigning ideas.
ELDR campaign launch – Euro elections 2009 The European elections are just around the corner and Europe’s liberal democrats are ready to present to their members their priorities for the next term of the European Parliament on Wednesday 15th of April at Tour & Taxi from 4pm30. In the presence of liberal prime ministers, commissioners, party leaders and election candidates, the rally will inspire and energise hundreds of liberal democrats from across Europe. ELDR and its member parties in Belgium, Mouvement Réformateur and Open VLD, invite you to the official launch of ELDR’s campaign for the 2009 European elections.
ALDE – first European Civil Liberties Day The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) is organising the first European Civil Liberties Day on April 15th in the European Parliament. ALDE intends to launch a declaration constituting a European Civil Liberties Movement (ECLM) similar to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). While there are a lot of active NGOs and civil society groups in this particular field in EU Member States there is no existing platform at the European Level. To attend the first European Civil Liberties Day on 15/04/2009, 14:30-16:00, Forum Bar, ASP, 3rd floor, European Parliament, Brussels, please register at latifa.afafe@europarl.europa.eu by 3 April and visit the new blog http://civiliberties.eu
EU-Russia cooperation agreement: ALDE recommendations This week sees a new step ahead in the current relations between EU and Russia. Today, in Brussels, the European Parliament's plenary will debate the report drafted by Janusz Onyszkiewicz (ALDE, PL), who calls on Moscow to respect freedom of expression and association by introducing legislation that complies with its European and international commitments as a member of the Council of Europe and the OSCE. The topic on the agenda will also be the EU-Russia partnership agreement to ensure security of gas supplies. On 16th April at 15.30hrs the ALDE Group will organise a seminar on EU-Russia relations in the European Parliament, hosted by Janusz Onyszkiewicz MEP and Henrik Lax MEP. For more information and to register please email lorella.lorenzetti@europarl.europa.eu by 3/4/2009.
Next events • 3-4th April ELF Spring Academy II “Europe in Practice”, Brussels • 15th April ELDR Electoral Rally, Brussels • 16th April ELDR Council meeting, Brussels • 24-25th April ELF Spring Academy III “Europe in practice” • 4-7th June EP elections, Brussels • 18th June ELDR Leaders meeting (EU Summit), Brussels • 29th October ELDR Prime Ministers lunch • 19-20th November ELDR Congress, Barcelona • 10th December ELDR Leaders meeting (EU Summit), Brussels
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