The Irish Fianna Fàil becomes member of ELDR

After fruitful bilateral negotiations the European Liberal and Democrat party welcomes today Fianna Fàil as a new ELDR member party. Fianna Fail Secretary General Sean Dorgan was warmly welcomed in Brussels today to finalize the application procedure of his party with the ELDR Council, the highest decision-making body of the ELDR Party in matters of membership.

The Irish newcomer will see the ELDR party establish itself as a key player for the forthcoming European elections and finds in ELDR a partner in view of the Lisbon Treaty referendum in Ireland, scheduled probably for the end of October 2009. For ELDR, Fianna Fail’s membership will bring to the liberal family a new and interesting perspective from a strong party currently in government, an additional strong voice in the European Council and a crucial contribution to European liberal politics.

The number of parties belonging to the European liberal family has risen to 58 with the inclusion of two new observermembers: Spanish Centro Democratico Liberal (CDL) and Slovakian Free Forum.

ELDR Party presents its European electoral campaign

Upcoming events across Europe, new electoral website, candidates and Manifesto

Annemie Neyts, President of the European Liberal Democrat Party (ELDR), along with Lena Ek, ELDR Vice president and ALDE MEP (Sweden); Jorgo Chatzimarkakis ALDE MEP and ELDR Council member (Germany) and Bilyana llieva Raeva, ALDE MEP and ELDR Council member (Bulgaria) will give a press conference on Tuesday 14th of April to officially present the ELDR campaign and ELDR Manifesto for the European elections 2009, the new ELDR electoral website and blog.

ELDR Press Conference:
Tuesday 14th of April 2am30 – 3am30
European Parliament: PHS 0A50. Anna Politkovskaya Room. Brussels

For further information please contact ELDR Communications Officer, Chiara Puletti, Tel: 02 2370143 – 0488 475966. E-mail: cpuletti@eldr.eu.