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European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
Europäische liberale demokratische und Reformpartei
Parti européen des Libéraux, Démocrates et Réformateurs
Partito europeo dei democratici, liberali e riformatori
Partido Europeo de los Liberales, Demócratas y Reformistas
Logo of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
President Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck MEP
Founded March 1976 (as "Federation of Liberal and Democrat Parties in Europe")
April 30, 2004 (as formal Party)
Headquarters Rue Montoyerstraat 40,
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Political Ideology Liberalism, Social liberalism, Progressivism
International Affiliation Liberal International
European Parliament Group Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Colours Gold and Blue
Website www.eldr.eu
See also Politics of the EU

Political parties
Elections

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Overview

Having developed from a loose confederation of national political parties in the 1970s, the ELDR is now a recognised European political party incorporated as a non-profit association under Belgian law. A European political party, formally a political party at European level, informally (especially in academic circles a Europarty, is a type of Political party The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society Despite this legal status, the ELDR Party has yet to achieve significant grassroots involvement and retains much of the character of a mere confederation of national political parties. A confederation is a group of empowered states or communities usually created by treaty but often later adopting a common constitution A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral

As of 2006, the ELDR is the third-largest political party represented in EU institutions, with 74 MEPs and 9 members of the European Commission. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in A Member of the European Parliament ( English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Union 's legislative body the European Parliament. The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union.

The Party is politically represented in the European Parliament by the ALDE Group, formed in conjunction with the centrist European Democratic Party, which is dominated by ELDR MEPs and led by Graham Watson, a British Liberal Democrat and former leader of the separate ELDR Parliamentary Group. The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe ( French: Alliance des Démocrates et des Libéraux pour l'Europe) is an alliance between two European political parties In Politics, centrism usually refers to the political ideal of promoting Moderate policies which land in the middle ground between different political extremes The European Democratic Party (EDP is a Centrist European political party in favour of European integration. Graham Watson MEP (born 23 March 1956 is a European Politician from the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the

Nationally, ELDR member parties participate in the national governments of 11 out of the 27 EU Member States, contributing five prime ministers:

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Leadership

The leadership of the ELDR Party is Annemie Neyts, a Flemish MEP for the Belgian VLD and spokesperson on Foreign affairs, security and defense for the ALDE group. Anne-Marie Cécile J Neyts-Uyttebroeck (born on 17 June 1944 in Elsene)is a Belgian Politician and Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament ( English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Union 's legislative body the European Parliament. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten or OpenVLD ( Flemish Liberals and Democrats) is a Flemish liberal party, created in 1992 Neyts was elected for a two-year term of office at the meeting of the ELDR Party Congress held in Bratislava in September 2005, defeating former Dutch foreign minister Jozias van Aartsen, parliamentary leader of the Dutch VVD. ARTICLE TEXT BEGINS AFTER THESE COMMENTS - PLEASE READ 1 Please do not edit the lead without reading The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a governmental cabinet minister who helps form the Foreign policy of a sovereign nation Jozias Johannes van Aartsen (born December 25, 1947 in The Hague) is a Dutch Politician and member of the liberal The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( VVD) (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie is a Dutch liberal Political party. She was re-elected for a two-year term at the ELDR Congress in Berlin in 2007.

In her mission statement for the party presidency, Annemie Neyts declared: “The most fundamental tenets of ELDR, liberalism, the spread of freedom, democracy and economic development by virtue of integration into the EU and the EU herself are being questioned as seldom before. The need for a strong, well-articulated, future-oriented answer from ELDR, the European political party that embodies liberalism has never been greater. I intend to spend a large amount of my time helping ELDR meet the huge challenges it is faced with. ”

Former President of Liberal International between 1999 and 2005, Annemie Neyts was Belgian State secretary for Foreign Affairs in 2000-2001 and Deputy Minister for foreign Affairs in charge of European Affairs, International trade and Agriculture between 2001 and 2003. She was previously a Minister for the Brussels region and Member of Parliament in Belgium.

Structure

Bureau

The day to day management of the ELDR Party is handled by the Bureau, the members of which are:

President

Vice-Presidents

Treasurer

ALDE Group Leaders

Other Party Officials

ELDR Congress

The ELDR Congress is the sovereign body of the ELDR aisbl, usually meeting on an annual basis, and as such its primary purposes are to:

The voting members of the ELDR Congress number around 600-700, and are composed of:

In addition to the voting members of the ELDR Congress, the following are entitled to attend as non-voting members:

ELDR Council

The ELDR Council acts as the ELDR Party's de facto executive committee, meeting in between meetings of the ELDR Congress, and is empowered to:

The voting members of the ELDR Council number around 100-150 members and are composed of:

In addition to the voting members of the ELDR Council, the following are entitled to attend as non-voting members:

ELDR Political Leaders Meeting

In addition to the formal structure of the ELDR Party, there are convened at least two meetings a year of the Political Leaders Meeting in order to exchange views on the items on the agenda of the European Council and more general views on the European political situation. Elections in the European Union take place every five years by universal adult suffrage. European Liberal Youth (LYMEC - Liberal and Radical Youth Movement of the European Community is an international organisation of Liberal youth movements - mostly the youth The term "liberal" in "liberal democracy" does not imply that the government of such a democracy must follow the political ideology of The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU The Committee of the Regions (CoR is a body of the European Union (EU established in 1994 Liberal International is a Political international for liberal parties. The European Council (referred to as a European Summit) is the highest political body of the European Union.

The members of the Political Leaders Meeting are:

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At an extraordinary Congress in Brussels held on April 30, 2004 the day before the enlargement of the European Union, the ELDR Party incorporated itself under Belgian law, being the first step towards legal recognition as a European political party. The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Enlargement of the European Union is the process of expanding the European Union (EU through the accession of new member states. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society A European political party, formally a political party at European level, informally (especially in academic circles a Europarty, is a type of Political party

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This was followed later that year by the establishment of the ALDE political group in the European Parliament, in collaboration with the newly established EDP Party. The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe ( French: Alliance des Démocrates et des Libéraux pour l'Europe) is an alliance between two European political parties The European Democratic Party (EDP is a Centrist European political party in favour of European integration.

European Commissioners

ELDR Member Parties contribute 9 out of the 27 members of the European Commission:

Member Parties

Proportion of ELDR MEP per country
Proportion of ELDR MEP per country

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