28 May 2019 – today’s press releases
Winning is, it has to be admitted, so much better than losing, but the ramifications of the European Parliamentary elections keep coming. A block of sixteen MEPs are a significant factor in choosing...
View ArticleEuropean Elections 2019: results from across the sea… (part 2)
For earlier results, check out part 1… First, an update. The BBC have got the Latvian result wrong, and our sister Party, Attistibai, have retained their seat. Unexpected that, the BBC getting it...
View ArticleEuropean Elections 2019: results from across the sea… (part 1)
Overnight, we’ve had some of the results come in, and we’ll start with the bad news first, with none of our ALDE sister parties gaining seats in Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Malta or Portugal. We had...
View ArticleEuropean Elections 2019: meanwhile, on a continent far away…
Welcome to Liberal Democrat Voice’s coverage of the results from the other 678 seats in the European Parliament. I’m your host, Mark Valladares, a member of the Party’s Federal International Relations...
View ArticleWhat European liberals have done over the past five years – EU budget and...
Having taken a day off, I’m back with more ALDE achievements… Reform of the European Union’s system of own resources ALDE has sought to increase the transparency of the current financing system of the...
View ArticleWhat European liberals have achieved over the past five years – consumer...
Ensuring that consumers are protected is at the heart of the Single Market, and ALDE have played a central role in building upon it during the last Parliament. Roaming Charges consigned to the history...
View ArticleWhat European liberals have achieved over the past five years – the...
Environmental protection is one of those fields where international collaboration is key, and so it shouldn’t come as a surprise to see so much being done at a European level… Tackling single use...
View ArticleWhat European liberals have achieved over the past five years – the...
You would expect liberals to take a key role in fighting climate change and protecting our environment, and here are some of the highlights in that field… Climate action to meet the goals of the Paris...
View ArticleWhat European liberals have achieved over the past five years – the economy
Given how little coverage there has been in the British media of the work of the European Parliament, it comes as no surprise that few voters know what it does. Luckily, the ALDE Group in the...
View ArticleALDE Party expel Catalan member party
At an Extraordinary Council Meeting, held in Brussels, the ALDE Party announced the expulsion of its Catalan member party, PDeCAT, issuing the following press release; Delegates from more than one...
View Article@ALDEParty Council Report: and now, the end is near?…
The sun was beating down in Sofia, the sky was blue, there wasn’t a cloud to spoil the view. But there was Brexit in our hearts… Yes, it was time for the Spring Council meeting of the ALDE Party,...
View ArticleTheresa May must face up to hard facts – Charles Goerens MEP
“It is crucial to remain ambitious when it comes to citizens’ rights; citizens remain at the heart of the EU” declared Charles Goerens, Demokratesch Partei and ALDE MEP, in an address to a meeting that...
View ArticleALDE Party Council review: meanwhile, in Europe…
On Saturday, the European liberal family gathered in the Slovene capital, Ljubljana, to compare notes and to start the process of preparation for the 2019 European Parliamentary elections. It offers...
View ArticleWATCH: Ros Scott talk about the Article 50 Bill, Brexit, the Lib Dems & local...
This week, Lib Dem Peer and ALDE Vice President Ros Scott was interviewed live on Facebook. Listen to her talk about the “constitutional nonsense” that is the House of Lords, explain the Lib Dem...
View ArticleRos Scott on the Article 50 Bill and how Brexit has affected the Liberal...
Liberal Democrat Peer Ros Scott has been talking to FNF Europe about the Article 50 judgement this week, the progress of the Bill through Parliament and the effect Brexit has had on the Liberal...
View ArticleALDE Party Congress preview – day 1: a gentle warm-up before the drama commences
Welcome to Warsaw, where the cranes are busy bringing new skyscrapers to the city’s skyscape (don’t try to say that quickly…), and a thousand liberals from across Europe are meeting over the next three...
View ArticleALDE Party Council preview – rewriting the rules, but not in triplicate…
Yes, it’s that time once again, when liberals gather from across Europe to renew old acquaintances, make policy and debate the burning issues of the day. Hang on, wrong introduction, that’s the one I...
View ArticleEurope’s Liberal family grows
Liberal Democrats campaigning hard to keep the United Kingdom in the European Union can perhaps take heart from the fact that the European Liberal family, as represented by the Alliance of Liberals and...
View ArticleA lifetime achievement, but still much to be done
Suzanne Fletcher with Guy Verhofstadt Our visit to Brussels has been one of terrific highs and awful low points. The only thing that was consistent was the pouring rain, and the lovely welcoming help...
View ArticleCongratulations to Suzanne Fletcher for winning ALDE’s Lifetime Achievement...
In a ceremony earlier today Suzanne Fletcher was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). Suzanne is known nationally amongst Liberal Democrats...
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