Brussels 30.09.2020 Alexander De Croo, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Development Cooperation in the Wilmès Government has been nominated the next Prime Minister of Belgium today, 30 September. De Croo is a former leader of the ALDE Party member Open VLD. đI warmly welcome nomination of @alexanderdecroo of @ALDEParty member @OpenVld as…
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ALDE Baalen condemns China disinformation
The president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party Hans van Baalen issued a statement on China COVID-19 pandemic strategy used for political purposes. Van Baalen position received support of his party members. “Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, China has been using this public health emergency to deploy a global…
Loiseau self-destructive sarcasm
President Emmanuel Macronâs candidate to lead a new centrist alliance in the European Parliament Nathalie Loiseau said on she was pulling out of the race, in a defiance to French government influence in the parliamenEt. Nathalie Loiseau was quoted by Belgian newspapers disparaging allies in Renew Europe, formed by Macronâs party and the liberal ALDE,…
Black-white paper on terrorism victims
Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Maite Pagazaurtundua-Ruiz (Spain, ALDE) composed a list of people killed in terrorist attacks on the European Union (EU) soil between 2000 and 2018. MEP also has drawn the other list of the European citizens murdered outside the bloc external borders during of the same period. The conclusions of his “White and…
Rutte lures Macron to join European Liberals
The EU politicians discuss the decision of French President Emmanuel Macron to join Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) in upcoming European elections. (Image: illustration). “A game-changing alliance led by French President Macron and Dutch Prime Minister Rutte is aiming to redraw the European political map to unite the liberal camp for next yearâs European…
AUĹ TREVIÄIUS: Skripal case is Putin’s demonstration of power
Petras AUĹ TREVIÄIUS, MEP (ALDE, Lithuania) comments on double agent Sergei Skripal poisoning, and subsequent eviction of 23 Russian diplomats from London, announced by Prime Minister Theresa May, who called it “a reckless and despicable act”. Skripal betrayed dozens of Russian agents to Britain before being arrested in Moscow and later jailed in 2006. He was freed under…
ALDE for new start with Russia
The European Parliament ALDE group, led by Guy Verhofstadt, hosted an annual conference on future of the EU-Russia relations #EURussia, the event is organised the third time on the day of the Kremlin opposition politician Boris Nemtsov assassination. In spite of the symbolism, the tone of the debate was definitely constructive, aimed at normalisation of…
Hilde Vautmans: EU needs new strategy towards Russia
The participant of the ALDE conference on EU-Russia relations – MEPs, members of civil society, and academia put forward new four step policy towards Russia: visa liberalisation to enhance people to people contacts, “mutually convenient” economic co-operation and free-trade areas from Lisbon to Vladivostok; reconfirm the commitment to OSCE principles; engage in political dialogue in…
Davis requests UK Liberal MEP reprimand
The ALDE Group in the European Parliament has expressed its deep concern at the emergence of a letter from the United Kingdomâs Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, David Davis, to the leader of the UK Liberal Democrats Vince Cable. Outrageous witch-hunt of British MEPs for standing up for the rights of UK…
Europe reacts upon German elections results
The EU politicians react upon the results of German elections. Leader of the ALDE group Guy Verhofstadt  congratulated the FDP after their strong results in the German elections. âTonight, the German Liberals celebrate a major comeback. After years in the wilderness, the FDP is now back. A positive trend started over a year ago, as a…
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