ALDE Party Congress, Madrid, 8-10 November 2018

Summary:

The 39th ALDE Party Congress was held in Madrid on 8-10 November 2018.

Further information:

At the meeting, party leaders officially announced the formation of a coalition with the French En Marche movement ahead of the 2019 European Parliament elections.

It was also said the party would not select a single lead candidate (spitzenkandidat) to challenge those chosen by the main political groups. Instead, ALDE hoped to present a set of up to nine figures as the frontline for the forthcoming election.

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Commentary and Analysis

The Economist, 06.02.19: Margrethe Vestager, bane of Alstom and Siemens, could get the EU’s top job https://www.economist.com/europe/2019/02/06/margrethe-vestager-bane-of-alstom-and-siemens-could-get-the-eus-top-job

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Politico, 11.11.18: Liberals forge plan to break conservative grip on EU https://www.politico.eu/article/liberals-alde-forge-plan-to-break-conservatives-grip-on-eu-guy-verhofstadt-vera-jourova-margrethe-vestager/

Reuters, 09.11.18: Macron wants to build EU 'coalition' that goes beyond liberal core https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKKCN1NE20J

Politico, 10.11.18: Macron ally charms Europe’s liberals https://www.politico.eu/article/astrid-panosyan-macron-ally-charms-europes-liberals-alde-en-marche-macron-alliance/

EUObserver, 12.11.18: Liberals ally with Macron for election, but no candidate yet https://euobserver.com/elections/143345

Euronews, 10.11.18: Spain ALDE congress welcomes Bonino, closes ranks against populists https://www.euronews.com/2018/11/10/alde-congress-welcomes-bonino-closes-ranks-against-populists

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