brussels bureau The Brief: European Liberals and Democrats - a closer look In the run up to the elections we are profiling the European Parliament's political groupings, this time it's the turn of the Liberals, who are seeking to create a new group post-elections with the French President's En Marche politicians. 14/05/2019
brussels bureau "Team Europe" defends liberalism in European elections The European liberals did not chose a single candidate for leading the European Commission, but presented a list of seven names, including Belgian Guy Verhofstadt and Italian Emma Bonino. The other four are nationals from Germany, Spain, Slovenia, and Hungary. 22/03/2019
United Kingdom Ex-Liberal Democrats leader Paddy Ashdown dies aged 77 He had received treatment for cancer. 23/12/2018
Spain ALDE congress welcomes Bonino, closes ranks against populists Italian Senator Emma Bonino's new party gains observer status at the grouping of Liberals & Centrists at the European parliament. 10/11/2018
brussels bureau Verhofstadt enters parliament race Former Belgian Prime MInister Guy Verhofstadt says he wants the top job the European Parliament. 06/01/2017
United Kingdom UK voters reject ''hard Brexit'' in shock Lib Dem by-election victory UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative government suffered a shock election result Friday losing a London constituency in what is being described as a protest against the UK leaving the European 02/12/2016
Germany Tributes to former German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle Guido Westerwelle, Germany’s former foreign minister and first openly gay leader of a mainstream political party, has died aged 54, just months after 18/03/2016
United Kingdom Clegg resigns in wake of LibDem wipeout One of the election results that was no surprise was the hammering dealt out to the Liberal Democrats, but it was a disaster of epic proportions for 08/05/2015
United Kingdom Profile: Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg’s entry into the higher echelons of British politics was more turbulent than an out-of-control elevator. 24/04/2015
Insight European Liberal Party’s candidate for EC President, Guy Verhofstadt, on euronews For the first time, the European political parties are picking an MEP to be the public face of this year’s European Elections vote. The Socialists 03/02/2014
United Kingdom Conservatives and Lib Dems backtrack over British pensioner's £520,000 bequest Britain’s coalition partners have caved in to pressure over a former nurse’s £520,000 (€611,000) bequest. Prime Minister David Cameron’s 15/08/2013
u talk Europe's ailing social model Javier from Spain asks: “Why are we – EU member states - witnessing the disappearance of the welfare state? Why are we losing all the benefits 09/09/2011
