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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

United Kingdom

Guy Verhofstadt slams Britain's decision to abandon European family

European Liberals leader Guy Verhofstadt said Britain's decision to abandon the European family has caused more damage than could have ever been imagined

10/05/2019

Europe News

"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

Europe News

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

24/04/2015

World

European Liberal Party’s candidate for EC President, Guy Verhofstadt, on euronews

03/02/2014

United Kingdom

Conservatives and Lib Dems backtrack over British pensioner's £520,000 bequest

15/08/2013

My Europe Series

Europe's ailing social model

09/09/2011