Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
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The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (French: Alliance des Démocrates et des Libéraux pour l'Europe) is a Group in the European Parliament. It is composed of members from the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party, European Democratic Party and assorted independents. Both European political parties continue to exist.
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Foundation
The meeting of the Parliamentary Group of the liberal democrat European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party which took place in Brussels on July 13, 2004 approved a recommendation to unite in a new group with MEPs of the European Democratic Party founded by François Bayrou's UDF, the Lithuanian Labour Party and the Italian Margherita. The two European political parties remain separate parties outside the European Parliament. The group, as originally constituted, comprised 88 members.
The founding Group meeting of ALDE-ADLE, which immediately followed the ELDR meeting, elected Graham Watson MEP of the British Liberal Democrats as Group Leader. It also adopted a 10-point 'Program for Europe'.
Program
- Promoting peace, through a Union in the federal tradition
- Making the EU a global player bridging the gap between its economic and political dimension
- Opening up & democratising the European Union
- Guaranteeing the fundamental rights of all European citizens
- Promoting education at all levels.
- Strengthening economic governance after the introduction of the Euro.
- Rooting out fraud and unnecessary bureaucracy
- Making Europe the world leader in environmental protection.
- Making globalisation work for everyone.
- Ensuring a full recognition and enhancement of the role of Europe’s regions
Group Members
| Country | National Party | European Party | MEPs |
| Austria | Liberales Forum (Liberal Forum) | ELDR | 1 |
| Belgium | Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten (Flemish Liberals and Democrats) | ELDR | 3 |
| Parti Réformateur Libéral (Reformist Movement) | ELDR | 3 | |
| Cyprus | Dimokratikon Komma (Democratic Party) | ELDR | 1 |
| Denmark | Venstre (Liberal Party) | ELDR | 3 |
| Det Radikale Venstre (Social-Liberal Party) | ELDR | 1 | |
| Estonia | Eesti Keskerakond (Estonian Centre Party) | ELDR | 1 |
| Eesti Reformierakond (Estonian Reform Party) | ELDR | 1 | |
| Finland | Suomen Keskusta (Finnish Centre Party) | ELDR | 4 |
| Svenska Folkpartiet (Swedish People's Party) | ELDR | 1 | |
| France | Union pour la Démocratie Française (Union for French Democracy) | EDP | 11 |
| Germany | Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party) | ELDR | 7 |
| Hungary | Szabad Demokratak Szövetsege (Alliance of Free Democrats) | ELDR | 2 |
| Ireland | Marian Harkin (Independent) | ELDR | 1 |
| Italy | Margherita | EDP | 7 |
| Italia dei Valori - Lista Di Pietro | ELDR | 2 | |
| Lista Bonino | ELDR | 2 | |
| Movimento Repubblicani Europei (European Republican Movement) | ELDR | 1 | |
| Latvia | Latvijas Ceļš (Latvian Way) | ELDR | 1 |
| Lithuania | Darbo Partija (Labour Party) | EDP | 5 |
| Liberalų ir centro sąjunga (Liberal and Centre Union) | ELDR | 2 | |
| Luxembourg | Parti Démocratique / Demokratesch Partei (Democratic Party) | ELDR | 1 |
| Netherlands | Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (People's Party for Freedom and Democracy) | ELDR | 4 |
| Democraten 66 (Democrats 66) | ELDR | 1 | |
| Poland | Partia Demokratyczna - demokraci.pl (Democratic Party) | ELDR | 4 |
| Slovenia | Liberalna demokracija Slovenije (Liberal Democracy of Slovenia) | ELDR | 2 |
| Spain | CiU (Convergence & Unity) | ELDR | 1 |
| PNV (Basque Nationalist Party) | EDP | 1 | |
| Sweden | Folkpartiet Liberalerna (Liberal People's Party) | ELDR | 2 |
| Centerpartiet (Centre Party) | ELDR | 1 | |
| United Kingdom | Liberal Democrats | ELDR | 12 |
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