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Graham Watson, a liberal MEP from the UK, has been elected president of the party of European Liberal Democrats. 

Willy De Clercq (1927-2011). Willy De Clercq saw two principal dynamics in modern European politics. “For years now, power has been shifting both upwards and downwards,”...

The Centre Party should not be characterised as a properly liberal party. Your otherwise outstanding article on the results of the Finnish elections (“Eurosceptic party...

Head of Communication The European Liberal, Democrat and Reform (ELDR) Party is the third largest European political family, bringing together parties with common liberal,...

The centre-right holds lead in the polls as the centre-left struggles to remain united. Sweden's general election, to be held on 19 September, looks like being a vote for...

The main men of Belgian politics.

Belgium's political stalemate could cause problems for the EU presidency. Less than a month before Belgium was to take over the presidency of the Council of Ministers, a...

Flemish nationalists and Walloon socialists in talks; caretaker government to guide Council presidency. The result of Belgium's federal elections confirms what her EU...

N-VA victory could bring Belgium closer to constitutional split. The nationalist New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) was expected to record the most votes in Belgian elections today...

Forming a coalition could be a lengthy process. Belgium's federal elections on 13 June are most unlikely to deliver a clear-cut result that would allow the swift formation...

For few other commissioners is Brussels as natural a political home as it is for Karel De Gucht. But he is also looking for a bigger job in the next Commission. Karel De...

Local issues dominate Norwegian election and EU membership is kept off the agenda. What should you campaign on to win a general election in one of the world's richest...

Belgium's European commissioner to become an MEP. Louis Michel has tendered his resignation as European commissioner for development and humanitarian aid, to become a member...

Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria party gets most votes but will need support to form a government. The centre-right Citizens for the European Development...

A breakdown of how the election went in every EU country.

Thick skin preferred. Belgian voters (well, at least those in Flanders and Brussels – if they chose the Dutch-speaking lists) had the chance to choose in the European...

Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party gets six of Bulgaria's 17 MEPs. In Bulgaria, which will return 17 MEPs, the centre-right Citizens for the...

Initial results suggest that the Flemish Christian Democrats (CD&V) have finished far ahead of the Flemish liberals (VLD). But Verhofstadt strengthens VLD rating in European...

It took some time, but Denmark's new prime minister has finally come of age. In Denmark, the reign of the Rasmussens continues. On 5 April Lars Løkke Rasmussen was named as...

European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party aims to win around 75 seats in the June polls. The European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) is aiming to win ...