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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.
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Swedish presidency
Tackling climate change is a priority for Sweden, who takes control of the rotating EU presidency on Wednesday, along with a number of health priorities with a particular focus on patient mobility in the form of the cross border health directive, e-health cooperation and tackling swine flu.
Sweden's liberal Europe Minister, Cecilia Malmström, stated that there are at least two other major issues to bring forward: economic and financial crisis solutions on a long term basis together with a commitment to sustainable economic growth and more efficient cooperation with EU states to carry on and revitalize the climate and energy package in Copenhagen. Maud Olofsson, Deputy prime Minister of Sweden and Leader of Centerpartiet, added that "My vision for Europe would be an eco-efficient economy”.
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ALDE votes for its group leader today
ALDE group MEPs will gather at 3pm today in Brussels to formally nominate the leader of the group. The vote will be secret. Diana Wallis, Lib Dem MEP, and Guy Verhofstadt , Open VLD MEP, are the two official candidates running for the leadership.
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Cox launches his « Saying YES to Ireland »
Pat Cox, European liberal and former president of the European Parliament, has temporarily stepped down from his role as president of the European Movement to help campaign for the successful adoption of the Lisbon Treaty in Ireland. ‘Ireland for Europe’, which is led by Cox, is a new non-party campaign strongly committed to promoting a ‘Yes’ vote in the referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.
“Together to give leadership on the Lisbon Treaty debate” is the motto of the new initiative.
“It’s hugely exciting to be leading a campaign like this, fresh off the back of the New Deal announced in Brussels” Pat Cox said. “This decision is too important to just sit back and leave it to others, too important to just leave it to politicians.”
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The Italian Radicals’ Congress towards a “liberal revolution”
“We are here in Chianciano to begin our liberal revolution in Italy” said Emma Bonino, Senator, and one of the most prominent figures of the Radicali Italiani (ELDR member), on the stage of the Congress, which took place on 27th June. “Today we inaugurate a new “resistance” against the ultra power of the parties in Italy” she added. “Our country needs reforms in line with the presidential democracy model of the US”, Marco Pannella, leader of the party, concluded.
Amongst the several issues discussed during the convention were the reform of the justice system in Italy; the financial crisis and secularism as a key element for a democratic government.
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Bulgarian Elections - liberals defend European values
Bulgaria is holding parliamentary elections on 5th July.
An electoral reform was passed in April 2009 raising the threshold for alliances from 4% to 8%. This reform was supported by one of our two Bulgarian member parties, National Movement for Stability and Prosperity (NMSS). The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) is the other Bulgarian liberal party running for the elections. The European liberals wish good luck and good work to all their Bulgarian members and in particular to European Affairs Minister Gergana Passy, EU Commissioner for Consumer Protection Meglena Kuneva, former MEP Bilyana Raeva, former Prime Minister and NMSS leader Simeon Saxe –Coburg-Gotha and MRF leader Ahmed Dogan.
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LIBSEEN gathers in Kosovo to discuss future development of their region.
In the weekend of 26-28 June 2009, Liberals from South Eastern Europe assembled in Kosovo’s capital Pristina to exchange views on their region’s development. In several panel debates they addressed issues such as greater respect for human and minority rights, the development of effective state institutions and stronger regional economic development.
The LIBSEEN conference was hosted by the Alliance for a New Kosovo (AKR). The leader of the party, Mr Behgjet Pacolli MP, expressed hope for a better future for the region: “Let us pull down these walls together. Provide our citizens more possibilities, more freedom and more prosperity.” AKR, the main opposition party in Kosovo with 13 MPs, has applied for ELDR membership.
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