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Liberals with high leverage in the new European Commission (30/11/2009)

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27 November 2009

Liberals with high leverage in the new European Commission

Following the presentation of the new college of Commissioners by European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Friday, 27 November 2009, ELDR Party President Annemie Neyts warmly welcomed the portfolios assigned to liberals. “Eight of the Commissioners represent European Liberal Democrat values, which will ensure a liberal footprint on the agenda for change set out by Commission President Barroso in the political guidelines for the new Commission for the coming five years."

"Mr Barroso has heard the liberal message, namely that the liberal members of the Commission should obtain portfolios which allow them to play a visibly significant role in the future Commission."

Liberal Commissioners will be in charge of important portfolios such as economic and monetary affairs, trade and home affairs, and two of the liberal Commissioners are also assigned the role of Vice-President.
ELDR President Neyts commented that “This enables liberals to once again be in the driving seat for ensuring both individual and economic freedoms as the backbone of development, and that is promising for the EU”. President Neyts moreover expressed satisfaction over the fact that European Liberal Democrats once again prove themselves as frontrunners in gender balance: “Four out of eight liberal Commissioners are female, and that clearly shows that we liberals not only talk about gender equality, but also practice it in reality”.

European Liberal Democrats congratulate the liberal nominees and trust that they will prove their capacities and skills in the hearings of the European Parliament that has to approve the candidates as proposed by Barroso. Together with the liberal group in the European Parliament, this Commission has the potential of being the driving force for European prosperity and integration.

Liberal Commissioner nominees and portfolios:

Siim Kallas (Vice President): Transport
Neelie Kroes (Vice President): Digital agenda
Máire Geoghegan Quinn: Research, science & innovation
Karel De Gucht: Trade
Cecilia Malmström: Home affairs
Janez Potocnik: Environment
Olli Rehn: Economic and monetary affairs
Androulla Vassiliou: Education & culture, multilingualism and youth

For more information contact Philipp Hansen, ELDR Political Advisor, +32.2.2370140.

Next events

10/12 ELDR Leaders & Ministers Meeting, Brussels

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ELDR kick-starts economic growth for crisis prevention (20/11/2009)

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20 November 2009

ELDR kick-starts economic growth for crisis prevention

“The nomination of Herman Van Rompuy (current Belgian Prime Minister) and Baroness Catherine Ashton (current European Commissioner for Trade) as President of European Union and the High Representative of EU respectively mean the start of a new era. Nonetheless, let me express my deep disappointment because of the lack of liberals amongst the four top jobs” Annemie Neyts, President of the ELDR party said this morning at the press conference of the 30th Congress of European liberals in Barcelona.
“It now depends on how many liberal commissioners there will be”, she continued. We ask the conservatives to maintain the pact: as Liberals we want to play a crucial role in the new Commission”.
Neelie Kroes, Commissioner for Competition, while she expressed her concern on the choice of the EU presidency, said she was happy about the nomination of a woman as a High Representative.
In such a sensitive moment, Dick Roche, Irish Minister for European Affairs said: “It is critically important that the EU focuses on the big issues such as creating sustainable jobs, providing energy security and re-establishing the link between the citizens and Europe”. ELDR is the best and really the only one able to establish a dialogue on Europe amongst citizens. We must win again the minds and hearts of people”.
Talking about the theme resolution of the Congress, Annemie Neyts highlighted “that in this resolution there is a new path for sustainability and economic growth: ‘greening’ the economy, boosting investments in technology, research and creativity, and providing a functioning regulation, which aims to prevent new crises.”
Artur Mas, Catalan leader of Convergencia, ELDR member said: “Never before have Catalans prepared such an international political event. On the path of the liberal thought now we have to keep increasing the welfare state, and the liberal answers are the best in Europe.”
Strengthening the liberal message of the Congress, Neelie Kroes put forward the single market and the common currency as real milestones for European Liberals: “It means no borders and in the same time we maintain our cultures and our languages. If e.g. Ireland hadn’t had the Euro, the situation would have been even worse. As Commissioner for Competition, she concluded, I am the referee ensuring a fair game, making the rules clear and transparent, especially in such a hard moment. As liberals we are aware that we need to keep the market rules and fight protectionism”.

Next events

18-20 ELDR Congress Barcelona
20 November 2009 ELF Seminar on Energy policy and strategic interest, The Netherlands - The Hague
21 Nov. 2009 ELF Seminar - La polémique du retour des frises du Parthénon à Athènes, Belgium - Brussels
27- 28 November 2009 Measuring secularisation in Europe, Radicali Italiani, Italy - Rome
10 December, ELDR Leaders and Ministers meeting, Belgium - Brussels

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Romania: Bureau ELDR Party supports PNL candidate Crin Antonescu (19/11/2009)

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19 November 2009

Romania: Bureau ELDR Party supports PNL candidate Crin Antonescu

The ELDR bureau, gathered in Barcelona for the annual two-day Congress, rallied yesterday unanimously behind the Romanian presidential candidate Crin Antonescu.
Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck: “Romania should have a president who truly treats all parties equally and thus being a person of the State and not a man of the Party. The Romanian state, with all its institutions, needs a profound reform: eliminating political clientelism and mobilizing competent people.
Neyts: “Facing the economic crisis, Crin's programme includes concrete steps in helping the economy to revitalize, keeping Romanians’ welfare as a priority. His objectives are to stimulate the creation of jobs through different packages of fiscal incentives given to SME and measures of fiscal simplification for attracting foreign investments.
Neyts concluded: “The ELDR Bureau welcomes Crin Antonescu's proposal, if he were to be elected as President of Romania, to work for a strong Europe, with consolidated institutions, a Europe in which Romania will become a success story. His main project as President is the definition of Romania's role within the European Union while focusing on energetic security and Romania’s preparation to adopt the Euro.

Next events

18-20 ELDR Congress Barcelona
20 November 2009 ELF Seminar on Energy policy and strategic interest, The Netherlands - The Hague
21 Nov. 2009 ELF Seminar - La polémique du retour des frises du Parthénon à Athènes, Belgium - Brussels
27- 28 November 2009 Measuring secularisation in Europe, Radicali Italiani, Italy - Rome
10 December, ELDR Leaders and Ministers meeting, Belgium - Brussels

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2 + 2 = Gender equality for European Liberals is a fact (18/11/2009)

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18 November 2009

2 + 2 = Gender equality for European Liberals is a fact

Levelling the political playing field for women is one of the foremost commitments of ELDR.

The aim of the European Liberals has always been equal opportunity ensuring for men and women the possibility to develop their talents and give a harmonious shape to politics. ELDR works so that women can represent the civil society in an equal proportion as men.

Gender equality is now more than ever a milestone for the liberals and therefore ELDR undertakes the issue to a European level with the participation of 600 delegates at the annual Congress in Barcelona for the two-day of meetings, seminars and the adoption of the theme resolution “Kick-start Europe! For a new prosperity”.

We welcome the two last nominations as European commissioner of Cecilia Malmstrom, Swedish Minister of European Affairs as well as the nomination of Geoghegan-Quinn, the Irish member of the European Court of Auditors. Compared to Socialists and Conservatives, European liberals lead the way with regard to the proportion of men and women. In our parliamentary group ALDE 45.2% of MEPs are women. Furthermore, both our EP Vice Presidents are women (Diane Wallis and Silvana Koch Mehrin) and we feature a fair gender equality in the current Commission with key Liberal Commissioners such as Neelie Kroes, Mariann Fischer-Boel, Meglena Kuneva and Androulla Vassiliou.

Just like liberals demand more successful women in business for guaranteeing a strong economy, we demand that the European Union is also committed to a representative democracy, with women participation at its highest levels.

Next events

18-20 ELDR Congress Barcelona
20 November 2009 ELF Seminar on Energy policy and strategic interest, The Netherlands - The Hague
21 Nov. 2009 ELF Seminar - La polémique du retour des frises du Parthénon à Athènes, Belgium - Brussels
27- 28 November 2009 Measuring secularisation in Europe, Radicali Italiani, Italy - Rome
10 December, ELDR Leaders and Ministers meeting, Belgium - Brussels

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European Liberal Prime Ministers Summit – 2 EU top jobs left: “We want a Liberal” (30/10/2009)

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29 October 2009

Liberal Prime Ministers Summit – 2 EU top jobs left: “We want a Liberal”

The traditional European Liberal Summit took place today in Brussels in order to discuss a range of strategic issues before the EU summit. “We considered what role we want the head of the European Council to have – commented Annemie Neyts, ELDR Party President - and that is a chairing and coordinating function with the ability to convene additional meetings of the European Council in exceptional circumstances. One of the four top positions should go to the European liberals.”

Matti Vanhanen, Finnish Prime Minister, announced that the discussions over the candidates for the 2 EU top jobs that are set to be created after the ratification of the Lisbon treaty (President of the European Council and High representative for Foreign Affairs) have already taken place amongst the Liberal prime ministers, but “before the Lisbon treaty has been ratified, we prefer not to make it public” he added. Neyts reaffirmed, “we are not like the EPP. They have this kind of press imperialism and they always try to persuade public opinion with this constant naming of candidates deprived of a remarkable European profile. We supported Barroso’s re-nomination and now the EPP has to live up to the deal” added Neyts.

Irish Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, backed the liberal calls for having one of the remaining top jobs and stated that the Lisbon treaty ratification process must be concluded as soon as possible.

The European Council will also discuss the upcoming UN climate change conference in Copenhagen that seeks to agree a new international deal after 2012. On the Copenhagen summit, Cecilia Malmström, Swedish Minister of European Affairs and Liberal representative for the Swedish EU Presidency, said: “the financing that is available to developing countries to help them adapt to climate change is one of the main subjects on the agenda of this European Council. “The EU must make it clear that there is money on the table to help developing countries tackle climate change, but we cannot be the only ones to do so, stressed Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Danish Prime Minister. “We have to reach an agreement and move faster. Copenhagen is the deadline for an agreement…and a strong position from the EU will be essential to help achieve this” concluded Rasmussen.

Commenting on the official EU summit that is going to take place today and tomorrow, Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE group leader in the European Parliament, said: “There are two things to make this summit a success – first, a breakthrough on the Lisbon treaty ratification is essential and secondly finding an agreement concerning financial support to developing countries in view of the global climate change talks”.

Next events
19/11 ELDR Congress in Barcelona

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European Liberal PM Lunch Summit at Bibliothèque Solvay - Brussels (26/10/2009)

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Summit of the European Liberal Prime Ministers
Bibliothèque Solvay - Brussels
Thursday 29th October 2009

12h00 - 14h00

European Liberal Democrat Prime Ministers will meet on Thursday 29th October 2009 between 12h00 and 14h00 at the Bibliothèque Solvay, Leopoldpark, 137 rue Belliard, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium .
A press conference will take place from 13 h 30 to 14 h 00. Journalists interested in attending the press conference should contact Ms Chiara Puletti: cpuletti@eldr.eu, tel. +32.2.2370143. Please, see below the list of participants and the programme in attachment.
Moreover at 11 h 55 there will be the possibility for a tour de table.
The traditional Lunch Summit of the European Liberal and Democrats will take place prior to the European Council with the participation of:

Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck MEP, President of the ELDR Party
Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister of Estonia
Brian Cowen, Prime Minister of Ireland
Siim Kallas, Vice-President, European Commission, and Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud, Estonia
Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark
Cecilia Malmström, Minister of European Affairs, Sweden
Matti Vanhannen, Prime Minister of Finland
Guy Verhofstadt MEP, ALDE Group Leader, European Parliament, Belgium
Guido Westerwelle, Political Leader, Freie Demokratische Partei, Germany (TBC)

Topics to be discussed:

The Lisbon Treaty - state of play;
The new functions of President of the European Council and of High Representative/ Vice President of the Commission;
Appointing new commissioners;
The ELDR Congress;
Any other business.

Brian Cowen will attend at 14h15 in the same venue, the book launch of the Regina O’Conner, THE REASONS WHY - IRELAND AT THE HEART OF EUROPE. Press is kindly invited to attend.

Please note: for security reasons there is no parking available at the Bibliothèque Solvay

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ELDR leaders to discuss election results (16/06/2009)

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June 2009

ELDR leaders to discuss election results

ELDR prime ministers, ministers, commissioners and party leaders will gather together on Thursday 18th June for the traditional ELDR Leaders and Ministers meeting in advance of the European summit.

This meeting will be the first time that ELDR's leaders will have gathered since the European elections and the main focus of the discussions will be the election results and the composition of the liberal democrat group in the European parliament.

Party leaders will also discuss the latest state of play regarding the Lisbon Treaty with Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen; the priorities of the upcoming Swedish EU presidency in the company of Maud Olofsson, Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of Centerpartiet, Sweden and Cecilia Malmström, Swedish Minister for European Affairs and the presidency of the European Commission.

The participants will arrive from 11:30 (possibility of “doorstepping”) and there will be a family photo and press conference at 14:30 following the meeting. The event will take place at the Palais d'Egmont, Petit Sablon 8 in Brussels, Belgium.

Please find below a list of party leaders, ministers and commissioners attending the meeting:

President of the ELDR Party

Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, MEP

Prime Ministers, Commissioners, Ministers and Leaders

Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister of Estonia
Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark
Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland
Brian Cowen, Prime Minister of Ireland
Mariann Fischer Boel, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
Siim Kallas, European Commission Vice-President, Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud
Neelie Kroes, Commissioner for Competition
Charlie McCreevy, Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services
Louis Michel, Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid
Olli Rehn, Commissioner for Enlargement
Karel de Gucht, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Belgium
Cecilia Malmström, Minister of European Affairs, Sweden
Astrid Thors, Minister of Immigration and European Affairs, Finland
Werner Becher, Leader Liberales Forum, Austria
Gjergj Dedaj, Leader, Liberal Party of Kosovo
Ivars Godmanis, Co-President, Latvia's First Party / Latvia's Way, Latvia
Werner Hoyer MP, Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, Free Democratic Party, Germany
Jelko Kacin MEP, Liberal Democratic Party of Slovenia
Mikhail Kasyanov, Leader People's Democratic Union, Russia
Sergey Mitrokhin, Leader Yabloko Party, Russia
Norica Nicolai, National Liberal Party, Romania
Maud Olofsson, Deputy Prime Minister, Leader Centerpartiet, Sweden
Leoluca Orlando MP, Italia dei Valori, Italy
Didier Reynders, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Leader Mouvement Réformateur, Belgium
Mark Rutte MP, Leader VVD, The Netherlands
Federica Sabbati, ELDR Party Secretary General, Italy
David Usupashvili, Leader Republican Party, Georgia
Guy Verhofstadt, Leader Open VLD, Belgium
Graham Watson MEP, Leader ALDE group, European Parliament, United Kingdom

ELDR Family
The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR Party) brings together 55 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.

Next events

• 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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Liberals even stronger in new European Parliament (10/06/2009)

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June 2009

Liberals even stronger in new European Parliament

The ELDR party MEPs are set to strengthen their influence in the next European Parliament as they increase their MEPs relative to 2004 and to the EDP members, with whom they form the current ALDE Group. ELDR MEPs within the liberal group are expected to bring 75 out of the 84 total seats.

Given the Christian Democrats’ and Socialists’ losses, more than ever it will be Liberals who will play a pivotal role in the European Parliament, influencing the European agenda in the upcoming 5 years. Without our support no majority is possible in the EP.

As a rising party amongst the pro-European political families, European liberals have stood up to euro-skeptic forces across Europe. Commenting on the results, Annemie Neyts, ELDR Party President and newly re-elected MEP stated, “Liberals will remain the guardians of freedom and will stand up to the voices that want to dilute the role of the EU. In doing so we will reveal the inability of populist parties to substantiate their rhetoric”. “I am also happy to announce that almost half of our MEPs will be women”.

The losses suffered by the two largest parties were mostly due to gains made by far right, nationalist movements, which reinforces the strong performance of liberal parties. The nasty attacks of the leader of the PSE against liberals during the campaign haven’t paid off. Furthermore, the regrettable representation of far-right, populists parties won’t be able to respond to the most pressing challenging of today’s economic crisis and its consequences. Neither protectionism nor nationalisation will help to overcome this crisis.

Amongst liberal parties increasing their representation:

FDP, Germany, 12 MEPs (+5 compared to 2004)
Italia dei Valori, Italy, 7 MEPs (+6 compared to 2004)
D66, The Netherlands, 3 MEPs (+2 compared to 2004)
Center Party, Estonia, 3 MEPS (+2 compared to 2004)
FolkPartiet, Sweden, 3 MEPs (+1 compared to 2004)
Zares, Slovenia, 1 MEP (+1 compared to 2004)

ELDR also welcomes the results of our new member party, Irish Fianna Fàil, which elects 3 MEPs. ELDR congratulates the UK Liberal Democrats, second largest delegations in the Liberal group, for their 11 MEPs.

ELDR Family
The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR Party) brings together 55 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.

Next events

• 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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Open VLD adopted integrally the European liberal manifesto (25/05/2009)

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May 2009

Open VLD adopted integrally the European liberal manifesto

On Sunday 17 May the Open VLD, a founding member of the Party of European Liberal Democrats (ELDR), discussed its European manifesto. The Open VLD members decided to adopt the 15 common points from the European Liberal Democrats. Together with the vision of former Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt as expressed in his book “A way out of the crisis” the Open VLD is ready for the European elections.

ELDR President Annemie Neyts: « By following the common liberal vision for Europe, the Open VLD is in full harmony with the European liberal parties. At the same time the recipe of Verhofstadt on how to get out of today’s financial turmoil is inspiring European liberals’ policies. »

The Dutch version of the ELDR manifesto is available here .

Open Vld stemt volledig in met Europees liberaal manifest

Op zondag 17 juni heeft de Open Vld, een stichtend lid van de Europese liberale partij ELDR, haar Europese verkiezingsprogramma besproken. De leden hebben besloten om in te stemmen met de 15 gemeenschappelijke punten van de Europese Liberale Democraten. Tezamen met de visie van de gewezen Eerste Minister Guy Verhofstadt zoals hij deze heeft beschreven in zijn boek « Een weg uit de crisis » is de Open Vld nu klaar voor de Europese verkiezingen.

ELDR voorzitter Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck: « Door in te stemmen met de gemeenschappelijke liberale visie op Europa, zit de Open Vld volledig op een lijn met haar Europese liberale zusterpartijen. Tegelijkertijd is Verhofstadt’s recept om uit de financiële crisis te komen een bron van inspiratie voor het beleid van deze partijen. »

De nederlandstalige versie van het manifest is hier beschikbaar.

ELDR Family
The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR Party) brings together 55 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.

Next events

• 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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Verhofstadt book launch with Annemie Neyts, 12 May at 11am EP (25/05/2009)

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May 2009

Annemie Neyts, ELDR president and ALDE MEP invites to a presentation by Guy Verhofstadt, former Belgian Prime Minister of his new book entitled:

« The Way out of the Crisis. How Europe can save the world »

on Tuesday 12 May 2009 at 11h00
European Parliament, ANNA POLITKOVSKAYA room PHS 0A50

Annemie Neyts, Présidente ELDR et eurodéputée vous invite à la présentation par Guy Verhofstadt, ancien premier ministre belge, de son nouveau livre intitulé :

« La sortie de la crise: comment l'Europe peut sauver le monde »

le mardi 12 mai 2009 à 11h00
Parlement européen, salle ANNA POLITKOVSKAYA, PHS 0A50

for further information contact | pour plus d'informations, contactez:
Pascal Dubois: +32 473 94 46 09
Katrien Van den Broeck: + 32 485 46 14 03

ELDR Family
The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR Party) brings together 55 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.

Next events

• 5-10th May LYMEC seminar, EC and Congress in Tivoli and Rome,
Italy
• 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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