Renew Europe

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. Renew Europe in the European Committee of the Regions is the sister group of Renew Europe.

Not to be confused with EU Project Renew.

Renew Europe
European Parliament group
NameRenew Europe
English abbr.Renew[1]
Formal nameRenew Europe group[2]
Ideology
Liberalism[3]
Political positionCentre[5]
European partiesAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
European Democratic Party
Associated organisationsAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Liberal International
From20 June 2019
Preceded byAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group
Chaired byStéphane Séjourné
MEP(s)
102 / 705
Websitereneweuropegroup.eu

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]

MEPs

9th European Parliament
Renew Europe has MEPs in 23 member states. Yellow indicates member states sending multiple MEPs, light yellow indicates member states sending a single MEP.
Country National party European party MEPs
 Austria NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum
NEOS – Das Neue Österreich und Liberales Forum (NEOS)		 ALDE
1 / 19
 Belgium Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats
Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten (Open VLD)		 ALDE
2 / 21
Reformist Movement
Mouvement Réformateur (MR)		 ALDE
2 / 21
 Bulgaria Movement for Rights and Freedoms
Dviženie za prava i svobodi (DPS)
Dvizhenie za prava i svobodi (DPS)		 ALDE
3 / 17
 Croatia Istrian Democratic Assembly
Istarski demokratski sabor (IDS)		 ALDE
1 / 12
 Czech Republic ANO 2011
ANO 2011 (ANO)		 ALDE
5 / 21
 Denmark Venstre, Denmark's Liberal Party
Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti (V)		 ALDE
4 / 14
Danish Social Liberal Party
Radikale Venstre (B)		 ALDE
2 / 14
 Estonia Estonian Reform Party
Eesti Reformierakond (RE)		 ALDE
2 / 7
Estonian Centre Party
Eesti Keskerakond (K)		 ALDE
1 / 7
 Finland Centre Party
Suomen Keskusta (Kesk)
Centern i Finland (Centern)		 ALDE
2 / 14
Swedish People's Party
Svenska folkpartiet i Finland (SFP)
Suomen ruotsalainen kansanpuolue (RKP)		 ALDE
1 / 14
 France The Republic on the Move!
La République En Marche ! (LaREM)		 None
8 / 79
Democratic Movement
Mouvement démocrate (MoDem)		 EDP
5 / 79
Radical-Socialist and Radical Republican Party
Parti républicain, radical et radical-socialiste (PR)		 ALDE
1 / 79
Act
Agir		 None
1 / 79
Territories of Progress – Social Reformist Movement
Territoires de progrès – Mouvement social-réformiste (TDF)		 EDP[13]
1 / 79
Horizons

Horizons

 None
2 / 79
Italy Alive
Italia Viva (IV)		 EDP
1 / 79
Independents
Pascal Canfin, Jérémy Decerle, Pascal Durand, Bernard Guetta, Salima Yenbou		 Independent
5 / 79
 Germany Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei (FDP)		 ALDE
5 / 96
Free Voters
Freie Wähler (FW)		 EDP
2 / 96
 Hungary Momentum Movement
Momentum Mozgalom (Momentum)		 ALDE
2 / 21
 Ireland Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party
Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach (FF)		 ALDE
2 / 13
 Italy Italy Alive
Italia Viva (IV)		 EDP
1 / 76
Independents
Marco Zullo		 Independent
1 / 76
Action (since 2021)[14]
Azione (A)		 None
1 / 76
 Latvia Development/For!
Attīstībai/Par! (AP!)		 ALDE
1 / 8
 Lithuania Liberal Movement
Lietuvos Respublikos Liberalų sąjūdis (LRLS)		 ALDE
1 / 11
 Luxembourg Democratic Party
Demokratesch Partei (DP)
Parti Démocratique (PD)
Demokratische Partei (DP)		 ALDE
1 / 6
Independents
Monica Semedo		 Independent
1 / 6
 Netherlands People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD)		 ALDE
5 / 29
Democrats 66
Democraten 66 (D66)		 ALDE
2 / 29
 Poland Szymon Hołownia's Poland 2050
Polska 2050 Szymona Hołowni (PL2050)		 None
1 / 51
 Romania Save Romania Union
Uniunea Salvați România (USR)		 ALDE
8 / 33
 Slovakia Progressive Slovakia
Progresívne Slovensko (PS)		 ALDE
3 / 14
Independents
Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová		 Independent
1 / 14
 Slovenia List of Marjan Šarec
Lista Marjana Šarca (LMŠ)		 ALDE
2 / 8
 Spain Citizens
Ciudadanos (Cs)		 ALDE
7 / 59
Independents
Javier Nart		 Independent
1 / 59
Basque Nationalist Party
Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea (EAJ)
Partido Nacionalista Vasco (PNV)
Parti national basque (PNB)		 EDP
1 / 59
 Sweden Liberals
Liberalerna (L)		 ALDE
1 / 20
Centre Party
Centerpartiet (C)		 ALDE
2 / 20
 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.
Country National party European party MEPs
 United Kingdom Liberal Democrats (Lib Dems) ALDE
16 / 70
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI) ALDE
1 / 3
  • Fredrick Federley, MEP of the Swedish Centre Party, resigned on 11 December 2020 from all politics immediately.
  • 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.

Leadership

International cooperation

On 21 January 2022, representatives of Renew Europe held a meeting with the European Party of Armenia.[17]

Notes

    References
    1. "Browse table". European Parliament. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
    2. "Parliament's seven political groups | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 7 February 2019.
    3. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "European Union". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
    4. Slomp, Hans (26 September 2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
    5. "20 MEPs to watch in 2020". POLITICO.eu. 13 January 2020. The European Parliament is younger, more diverse — and more divided ... Macron's baby in the Parliament: the centrist Renew Europe group.
    6. "Renew Europe. – News – ALDE". alde.eu. 13 June 2019.
    7. "Frenzy in Firenze: 4 takeaways from EU lead candidate debate". Politico. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
    8. Eder, Florian (27 May 2019). "ALDE 2.0 deals blow to Weber's Commission dream". Politico.
    9. Baume, Maïa de La (12 June 2019). "Macron-Liberal alliance to be named Renew Europe". Politico. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
    10. "[Ticker] Liberal Alde rename themselves 'Renew Europe'". EUobserver.
    11. Herszenhorn, David; Baume, Maïa de La (19 June 2019). "Ex-Romanian prime minister to lead centrist Renew Europe group". POLITICO. Retrieved 2 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    12. "French supremacy fears loom over Renew Europe leadership search". POLITICO. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
    13. Irène Tolleret joined the EDP as Individual member
    14. Calenda lascia gli S&D, 'oggi chiederò ingresso in Renew'
    15. "Renew Europe Group elects Vice-Presidents". Renew Europe. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
    16. "Movers and Shakers". theparliamentmagazine.eu. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
    17. European Party of Armenia [@ArmEuroParty]. "European Party of Armenia holds meeting with Renew Europe" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 January 2022 – via Twitter.
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