Alde Party bureau
The life of a democratic party
As a member-driven organisation, our national political parties are at our core. Our members’ delegates gather at least twice a year at the ALDE Party Congress and ALDE Party Council meetings.
ALDE Party Congress
The ALDE Party Congress is the highest decision-making forum, electing the political leadership and adopting policies and other documents setting out our vision, such as Manifestos for the European elections.
The Congress brings together delegates from all our member parties, our parliamentary group, liberal and democrat European Commissioners, national Ministers, MPs and representatives of liberal youth.
ALDE Party Council
The Council, composed of a smaller number of representatives, is the party’s second highest decision-making body, meeting at least twice a year.
The Council discusses membership applications, membership fees, the party’s annual budget and accounts and nominates the Secretary General.
ALDE Party Bureau
The Bureau is ALDE Party’s political leadership. The President, the Treasurer and 9 Vice-Presidents, elected by Congress on a two-year mandate, set the day-to-day political guidelines of the party.
In addition, the Bureau comprises ex-officio members representing various partners in our family, including the Presidents of Liberal International, LYMEC, ELF, Renew Europe, Renew Europe CoR and ALDE-PACE.
ALDE Party Secretariat
The daily management of the Party’s activities is led by the Secretary-General and over 20 members of staff in the party’s headquarters in Brussels. The scope and financial limitations of the management powers are defined by the Bureau.
European Parliament
Liberals and democrats in Renew Europe, one of the eight political groups in the European Parliament, work towards turning liberal ideas into legislation serving our European interests.
Following the 2024 European elections, Renew Europe has 77 Members of the European Parliament within its ranks, led by Valérie Hayer MEP. Of these, 52 (67.5%) belong to ALDE Party members, while the others represent the European Democratic Party and national non-affiliated delegations such as Renaissance (FR).
European Liberal Youth - LYMEC
Established in 1976, LYMEC represents 250,000 young liberal democrats across Europe and seeks to promote our values among future generations of liberal youth.
European Liberal Forum - ELF
Our political foundation ELF brings together national political foundations and think-tanks in the European Union who, within the framework of liberal, democratic and reformist ideals, wish to contribute to the European Union.
Through education, training, research and the promotion of active citizenship, the Forum contributes to the debate on European public policy issues and the further process of European integration.
Partner organisations
With LYMEC, ELF, and partners such as the ALDE Group in the Parliamentary Assembly the Council of Europe (ALDE-PACE) and the Renew Europe Group in the Committee of the Regions (Renew Europe CoR), us liberals work on our promotion of open societies and open markets at all levels.
The Bureau is ALDE Party's political leadership. The President, the Treasurer and 9 Vice-Presidents, elected by Congress on a two-year mandate, set the day-to-day political guidelines of the party.
In addition, the Bureau comprises ex-officio members representing various partners in our family, including the Presidents of Liberal International, LYMEC, ELF, Renew Europe, Renew Europe CoR and ALDE-PACE.
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