Europe News EU Socialists and Liberals re-elect their leaders by acclamation Spain's Iratxe García Pérez and France's Valérie Hayer will respectively preside over the socialist and liberal groups. 25/06/2024
Europe News Hayer heading off ALDE challenge for EU liberals leadership ALDE, the largest of the three political forces that make up the centrist Renew Europe, has been eyeing the French leadership of the grouping since the June election result - and now has a name in mind for the role: MEP João Cotrim de Figueiredo. 24/06/2024
Europe News EU Liberals dealt a new blow after Babiš pulls out his seven MEPs The sudden exit of the ANO party further weakens Renew Europe and its traditional role of kingmaker in the European Parliament. 21/06/2024
Europe News Exclusive: Dutch VVD to remain in Renew Europe The EU liberals will not expel the Dutch VVD party - or vote on throwing them out - despite the party's decision to enter a four-way coalition with the far-right PVV party of Geert Wilders, two sources familiar with the discussions told Euronews. 20/06/2024
Europe News EU elections: Three French parties protest over Macron live interview Macron's centrist party, Renaissance, is projected to come a distant second in this week's European elections. 03/06/2024
Europe News Renew Europe will vote to expel Dutch VVD on June 10, group chief says The Dutch centrist party's decision to enter a four-way coalition with a far-right faction is unacceptable for the group's leadership. 21/05/2024
Europe News EU Liberals chief decries member party’s deal with Dutch far-right Valérie Hayer says the agreement to form a new government in the Netherlands contravenes the values her political group holds dear. 16/05/2024
Europe News Strack-Zimmermann blasts von der Leyen's defence policy Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, one of the lead candidates in the European elections, has issued a blistering verdict of Ursula von der Leyen's first term in office. 29/04/2024
Europe News Europe’s destiny intertwined with Ukraine’s: EU Liberals chief in Kyiv EU Liberals leader Valérie Hayer reasserted her centrist party’s unwavering support to Ukraine during a two-day visit to the war-torn country, as security takes centre stage in the campaign for June’s European elections. 28/03/2024
Europe News Strack-Zimmermann weighs in on von der Leyen, Orbán and the far right Her name is Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann and she is one of three lead candidates chosen by the European liberals for the upcoming EU elections. But what does she really think? 27/03/2024
Europe News European liberals defy system and bet on three names for EU elections European liberals have put forward not one but three names to lead their campaign for the elections to the European Parliament. 20/03/2024
Europe News German MP Strack-Zimmermann set to lead Liberals in EU elections German politician and defence veteran Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann is set to join the race to head the EU executive, after she was fielded to be the lead candidate of Europe's Liberal party (ALDE) in June's ballot. 11/03/2024
Europe News Commissioner Breton lashes out against EPP, raising ethical questions Thierry Breton, the European Commissioner for the single market, has found himself in hot water after he shared a scathing post against the European People's Party (EPP), raising ethical questions ahead of the elections. 08/03/2024
Europe News France's Valérie Hayer elected president of liberal group Renew Europe Valérie Hayer will lead the European Parliament's faction of liberals and centrists - the Renew Europe group - after receiving the backing of its 101 lawmakers on Thursday. 25/01/2024
United Kingdom Parliamentarians slam detention of EU citizens by UK Border Force Around 30 EU citizens including Greek, Italian, Bulgarian and Spanish nationals are thought to have been detained in the UK in the past week due to confusion over visa requirements. 14/05/2021
Lithuania Renew Europe expels Lithuanian MEP for homophobic comments The liberal group chairman said in a statement that "there is no place for homophobia in the Renew Europe family". 22/01/2021