The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE; , ADLE) was a transnational alliance between two

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, the

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and the European Democratic Party. ALDE had political groups in the

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, the EU

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, the

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and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. There were assorted independents in these groups as well as national-level affiliate parties of the European-level parties. The

pro-European Pro-Europeanism, sometimes called European Unionism, is a political position that favours European integration and membership of the European Union (EU).Krisztina Arató, Petr Kaniok (editors). ''Euroscepticism and European Integration''. Pol ...

platform of ALDE espoused liberal economics, and supported for

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and the

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. Following the

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, Renew Europe replaced the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group from the 2014−2019 Parliament, and ALDE, as a political alliance between the ALDE Party and the EDP, ceased to be mentioned.

European Parliament

Committee of the Regions

Foundation

Following the creation of the ALDE group in the European Parliament, which occurred half-way during the third mandate of the Committee of the Regions (CoR), the members of the ELDR Group in the CoR rapidly entered into talks with the CoR members belonging to the EDP Party with a view to replicating a similar arrangement within the CoR. Under the presidency of Kent Johansson, Executive Member of the Swedish Region of Västra Götaland, the ELDR Group of the Committee of the Regions unanimously agreed in February 2005 to change its name to the ALDE Group and to accept the EDP members to the group. In doing so, the group adopted a new mission statement (see below). The current president of the group is

Bart Somers Bartolomeus Jozef Lodewijk Rosalia "Bart" Somers (born 12 May 1964 in Mechelen) is a Belgian, Flemish politician. He is currently the mayor of Mechelen. In 2017, Bart Somers was awarded 2016 World Mayor Prize as recognition for his outstandin ...

, Mayor of

Mechelen Mechelen (; ; historically known as ''Mechlin'' in EnglishMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical context. T ...

and leader of the liberal group in the Flemish Parliament.

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)

References

External links

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in European Parliament

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the Committee of the Regions

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in PACE

EDP official website

European Liberal Democrat and Reform (ELDR) Party
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