Renew Europe

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Renew Europe
European Parliament group
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NameRenew Europe
English abbr.Renew [1]
Formal nameRenew Europe group [2]
Ideology Liberalism [3]
Social liberalism [4]
Conservative liberalism [4]
Classical liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
Political position Centre [5]
(with centre-left and centre-right factions)
European parties ALDE Party
EDP
Associated organisations Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
L’Europe Ensemble
Liberal International
From20 June 2019
Preceded by ALDE Group
Chaired by Valérie Hayer
MEP(s)
102 / 705
Website reneweuropegroup.eu OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Renew Europe (Renew) is a liberal, pro-European political group of the European Parliament founded for the ninth European Parliament term. [6] The group is the successor to the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) group which existed during the sixth, seventh and eighth terms from 2004 to 2019, and under a variety of other names in earlier Parliaments. Renew Europe in the European Committee of the Regions is the sister group of Renew Europe.

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History

In May 2019, speaking at a debate leading up to the 2019 European Parliament election, Guy Verhofstadt, president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) group, announced that, following the election, the ALDE Group intended to dissolve and form a new alliance with French President Emmanuel Macron's "Renaissance" electoral list. [7] During and following the European elections, the group temporarily styled itself "ALDE plus Renaissance plus USR PLUS". [8]

The new group announced the adoption of its name on 12 June 2019 after it formed an alliance with La République En Marche!. En Marche wanted to avoid the word liberal in the name, though the group continues to also be referred to as the Liberal Group outside of France. [9] [10]

On 19 June 2019, it was announced that Dacian Cioloș, former Prime Minister of Romania and European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, had been chosen as the group's inaugural chairman, defeating Sophie in 't Veld by 64 votes to 42 and thus becoming the first Romanian to become the leader of a European Parliamentary group. [11] In October 2021, Cioloș resigned to return to domestic politics in Romania. [12]

Following the resignation of Dacian Cioloş, Stéphane Séjourné announced his candidacy for the leadership of the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament and, as he ran unopposed, he was elected by acclamation on 19 October 2021. [13] On 11 January 2024, Séjourné was appointed minister of Europe and foreign affairs in Gabriel Attal's government and therefore resigned from his position as chair of the Renew group.

On 25 January 2024, Valérie Hayer from French Renaissance party was elected by acclamation as leader of Renew Europe parliament group, as she ran unopposed. [14] [15]

In March 2024, 'New Europeans' was founded as an association under French law, bringing together Macron's Renaissance party and other French, Romanian, Slovenian, Polish and Danish parties that are inside Renew Europe, but that are not affiliated with a European party (ALDE or EDP), for a total of 22 MEPs. [16]

Renew Europe presented three lead candidates for the 2024 European Parliament election, one for each of the three factions that form the joint group: ALDE (Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann), EDP (Sandro Gozi) and L'Europe Ensemble (Valérie Hayer). [17]

MEPs

9th European Parliament

Renew Europe has MEPs in 24 member states. Yellow indicates member states sending multiple MEPs, light yellow indicates member states sending a single MEP. Renew Europe 2019-2024 MEPs.svg
Renew Europe has MEPs in 24 member states. Yellow indicates member states sending multiple MEPs, light yellow indicates member states sending a single MEP.
StateNational partyEuropean partyMEPs [18]
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum
NEOS – Das Neue Österreich und Liberales Forum(NEOS)		 ALDE Party
1 / 19
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats
Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten (Open VLD)		 ALDE Party
2 / 21
Reformist Movement
Mouvement Réformateur(MR)		 ALDE Party
2 / 21
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Movement for Rights and Freedoms
Dviženie za prava i svobodi (DPS)
Dvizhenie za prava i svobodi (DPS)		 ALDE Party
3 / 17
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Istrian Democratic Assembly
Istarski demokratski sabor(IDS)		 ALDE Party
1 / 12
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic ANO 2011
ANO 2011(ANO)		 ALDE Party
5 / 21
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Venstre, Denmark's Liberal Party
Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti(V)		 ALDE Party
3 / 14
Danish Social Liberal Party
Radikale Venstre(B)		 ALDE Party
1 / 14
Moderates
Moderaterne(M)		None
1 / 14
Independent
Karen Melchior 		Independent
1 / 14
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Estonian Reform Party
Eesti Reformierakond (RE)		 ALDE Party
2 / 7
Estonian Centre Party
Eesti Keskerakond(K)		 ALDE Party
1 / 7
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Centre Party
Suomen Keskusta(Kesk)
Centern i Finland(Centern)		 ALDE Party
2 / 14
Swedish People's Party
Svenska folkpartiet i Finland(SFP)
Suomen ruotsalainen kansanpuolue(RKP)		 ALDE Party
1 / 14
Flag of France.svg  France Renaissance
Renaissance(RE)		None
13 / 79
Democratic Movement
Mouvement démocrate(MoDem)		 EDP
6 / 79
Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party
Parti républicain, radical et radical-socialiste(PR)		 ALDE Party
1 / 79
Horizons
Horizons		None
1 / 79
Cap Ecology
Cap écologie(CE)		None
1 / 79
Independent
Jérémy Decerle 		Independent
1 / 79
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei(FDP)		 ALDE Party
5 / 96
Free Voters
Freie Wähler(FW)		 EDP
2 / 96
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Independent
Giorgos Kyrtsos 		Independent
1 / 21
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Momentum Movement
Momentum Mozgalom(Momentum)		 ALDE Party
2 / 21
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party
Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach(FF)		 ALDE Party
2 / 13
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Action
Azione		 ALDE Party
2 / 76
Italia Viva
Italia Viva		 EDP
1 / 76
Independent
Marco Zullo 		Independent
1 / 76
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Development/For!
Attīstībai/Par!(AP!)		 ALDE Party
1 / 8
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Liberals' Movement
Lietuvos Respublikos Liberalų sąjūdis(LRLS)		 ALDE Party
1 / 11
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Democratic Party
Demokratesch Partei(DP)
Parti Démocratique(PD)
Demokratische Partei(DP)		 ALDE Party
1 / 6
Independent
Monica Semedo 		Independent
1 / 6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie(VVD)		 ALDE Party
5 / 29
Democrats 66
Democraten 66(D66)		 ALDE Party
1 / 29
Volt Netherlands
Volt Nederland (Volt)		 Volt
1 / 29
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Szymon Hołownia's Poland 2050
Polska 2050 Szymona Hołowni(PL2050)		None
1 / 51
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Renewing Romania's European Project
Reînnoim Proiectul European al României(REPER)		None
5 / 33
Save Romania Union
Uniunea Salvați România(USR)		 ALDE Party
2 / 33
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Progressive Slovakia
Progresívne Slovensko(PS)		 ALDE Party
3 / 14
Apple
Jablko		None
1 / 14
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Freedom Movement
Gibanje Svoboda(GS)		None
1 / 8
Greens of Slovenia
Zeleni Slovenije(ZS)		None
1 / 8
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Citizens
Ciudadanos(Cs)		 ALDE Party
7 / 59
Basque Nationalist Party
Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea(EAJ)
Partido Nacionalista Vasco(PNV)
Parti national basque(PNB)		 EDP
1 / 59
Independent
Javier Nart 		Independent
1 / 59
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Centre Party
Centerpartiet(C)		 ALDE Party
2 / 20
Liberals
Liberalerna(L)		 ALDE Party
1 / 20
Flag of Europe.svg  European Union Total
102 / 705

Former members

  • The UK MEPs of the Liberal Democrats and the Alliance Party de facto left the group on 31 January 2020 when the UK left the EU.
CountryNational partyEuropean partyMEPs
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Liberal Democrats (Lib Dems) ALDE Party
16 / 70
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI) ALDE Party
1 / 3
  • On 20 January 2021, the Renew Europe Group terminated the membership of Viktor Uspaskich, MEP of the Lithuanian Labour Party.
  • In March 2021, Czech MEP Radka Maxová left the Renew Europe group because of disagreement with ANO 2011.

Resignation and replacement

New members

Leadership

International cooperation

On 21 January 2022, representatives of Renew Europe held a meeting with the European Party of Armenia. [29]

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