Renew Europe

Renew Europe
Renew Europe
European Parliament group
Name	Renew Europe
English abbr.	Renew[1]
Formal name	Renew Europe group[2]
Ideology	Liberalism[3]; Social liberalism[4]; Conservative liberalism[4]; Classical liberalism; Pro-Europeanism
Political position	Centre[5]
European parties	ALDE Party; EDP
Associated organisations	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe; L’Europe Ensemble; Liberal International
From	20 June 2019
Preceded by	ALDE Group
Chaired by	Stéphane Séjourné
MEP(s)	101 / 705
Website	reneweuropegroup.eu

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.

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 24 member states. Yellow indicates member states sending multiple MEPs, light yellow indicates member states sending a single MEP.

State	National party		MEPs[13]
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
Belgium	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	3 / 14
	Danish Social Liberal Party Radikale Venstre (B)	ALDE	1 / 14
	Moderates Moderaterne (M)	None	1 / 14
	Independent Karen Melchior	Independent	1 / 14
Estonia	Estonian Reform Party Eesti Reformierakond (RE)	ALDE	2 / 7
Estonia	Estonian Centre Party Eesti Keskerakond (K)	ALDE	1 / 7
Finland	Centre Party Suomen Keskusta (Kesk) Centern i Finland (Centern)	ALDE	2 / 14
Finland	Swedish People's Party Svenska folkpartiet i Finland (SFP) Suomen ruotsalainen kansanpuolue (RKP)	ALDE	1 / 14
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	1 / 79
	Horizons Horizons	None	1 / 79
	Cap Ecology Cap écologie (CE)	None	1 / 79
	Independent Jérémy Decerle	Independent	1 / 79
Germany	Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei (FDP)	ALDE	5 / 96
Germany	Free Voters Freie Wähler (FW)	EDP	2 / 96
Greece	Independent Giorgos Kyrtsos	Independent	1 / 21
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	Action Azione	ALDE	1 / 76
	Italia Viva Italia Viva	EDP	1 / 76
	Independent Marco Zullo	Independent	1 / 76
Latvia	Development/For! Attīstībai/Par! (AP!)	ALDE	1 / 8
Lithuania	Liberals' Movement Lietuvos Respublikos Liberalų sąjūdis (LRLS)	ALDE	1 / 11
Luxembourg	Democratic Party Demokratesch Partei (DP) Parti Démocratique (PD) Demokratische Partei (DP)	ALDE	1 / 6
Luxembourg	Independent 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	1 / 29
	Independent Sophie in 't Veld	Independent	1 / 29
Poland	Szymon Hołownia's Poland 2050 Polska 2050 Szymona Hołowni (PL2050)	None	1 / 51
Romania	Renewing Romania's European Project Reînnoim Proiectul European al României (REPER)	None	5 / 33
Romania	Save Romania Union Uniunea Salvați România (USR)	ALDE	2 / 33
Slovakia	Progressive Slovakia Progresívne Slovensko (PS)	ALDE	3 / 14
Slovakia	Apple Jablko	None	1 / 14
Slovenia	Freedom Movement Gibanje Svoboda (GS)	None	2 / 8
Spain	Citizens Ciudadanos (Cs)	ALDE	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
Sweden	Centre Party Centerpartiet (C)	ALDE	2 / 20
Sweden	Liberals Liberalerna (L)	ALDE	1 / 20
European Union	Total		101 / 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
United Kingdom	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)		ALDE	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

Fredrick Federley, MEP of the Swedish Centre Party, resigned on 11 December 2020 from all politics immediately.
In August 2022, Søren Gade, MEP from Venstre, announced that he would stand in the upcoming general election. It was later announced that Bergur Løkke Rasmussen would replace him in the European Parliament.[14] On March 13 2023, he announced that he would switch his party affiliation to the Moderates. [15] [16]

New members

In February 2020, Nicola Danti leaves the S&D group and joins Renew Europe.
In March 2021, Marco Zullo, elected among the Five Star Movement (independent) leaves his party and joins Renew Europe.
In May 2021, Lucia Nicholsonová, from Slovakia, then Independent at the national level but having been part of the European Conservatives and Reformists, leaves this group and joins Renew Europe.[17]
On November 10, 2021, Renew Europe's president Stéphane Séjourné announces that the Polish political party Poland 2050 has joined Renew Europe, leading to Róża Thun joining the group.[18]
On November 17, 2021, Carlo Calenda joins Renew Europe following the accession of his party, Azione. Renew Europe reaches 100 MEPs.
On December 7, 2021, Michal Wiezik leaves the EPP and joins Renew Europe following his transfer to Progressive Slovakia.[19]
On March 8, 2022, Salima Yenbou, a French MEP from Europe Ecology – The Greens, leaves The Greens and joins Renew Europe after endorsing Emmanuel Macron in the run-up to the French presidential election.[20]
On May 4, 2022, Greek MEP Giorgos Kyrtsos leaves the EPP and joins Renew Europe.[21][22]

Leadership

President: Stéphane Séjourné
First Vice-President: Malik Azmani[23]
Vice-Presidents: Sylvie Brunet,[24] Katalin Cseh, Jordi Cañas Pérez, Morten Løkkegaard, Iskra Mihaylova, Frédérique Ries, Dominique Riquet, Martin Hojsík
Secretary General: Anders Rasmussen

International cooperation

On 21 January 2022, representatives of Renew Europe held a meeting with the European Party of Armenia.[25]

References

"Browse table". European Parliament. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
"Parliament's seven political groups | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 7 February 2019.
Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "European Union". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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.
"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.
"Renew Europe. – News – ALDE". alde.eu. 13 June 2019.
"Frenzy in Firenze: 4 takeaways from EU lead candidate debate". Politico. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
Eder, Florian (27 May 2019). "ALDE 2.0 deals blow to Weber's Commission dream". Politico.
Baume, Maïa de La (12 June 2019). "Macron-Liberal alliance to be named Renew Europe". Politico. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
"[Ticker] Liberal Alde rename themselves 'Renew Europe'". EUobserver.
Herszenhorn, David; Baume, Maïa de La (19 June 2019). "Ex-Romanian prime minister to lead centrist Renew Europe group". POLITICO. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
"French supremacy fears loom over Renew Europe leadership search". POLITICO. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
"MEPs by Member State and political group". Retrieved 9 December 2022.
"Skiftedag i Bruxelles: Bergur Løkke tager over for Søren Gade | Nyheder". ugeavisen (in Danish). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
"Bergur Løkke Rasmussen skifter Venstre ud med Moderaterne | Nyheder". dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
"Løkkes søn skifter til Moderaterne | Nyheder". tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
"Slovak MEP Ďuriš Nicholsonová changes factions", rtvs.sk, 2021-09-05
"Press conference by Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Renew Europe President, on the enlargement of the group", Multimedia Centre, 2021-11-10
"Le député européen Michal Wiezik rejoint le groupe Renew Europe," Renew Europe, 7 December 2021
Sophie Bordier, "Seine-et-Marne : la députée européenne Salima Yenbou s'éloigne des écologistes et se rapproche des macronistes," Le Parisien, 12 March 2022
"Νέα Δημοκρατία: Πώς η αλλαγή «ευρωομάδας» από τον Γιώργο Κύρτσο δημιουργεί πολιτικές εξελίξεις," ΤΟ ΠΟΝΤΙΚΙ, 5 May 2022
"Μέλος της πολιτικής ομάδας Renew Europe ο Γιώργος Κύρτσος," Documento, 4 May 2022
"Renew Europe Group elects Vice-Presidents". Renew Europe. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
"Movers and Shakers". theparliamentmagazine.eu. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
European Party of Armenia [@ArmEuroParty] (21 January 2022). "European Party of Armenia holds meeting with Renew Europe" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 January 2022 – via Twitter.

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[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.

[Nordsieck-3] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "European Union". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

[Slomp2011-4] 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.

[12] "French supremacy fears loom over Renew Europe leadership search". POLITICO. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

[13] "MEPs by Member State and political group". Retrieved 9 December 2022.

[14] "Skiftedag i Bruxelles: Bergur Løkke tager over for Søren Gade | Nyheder". ugeavisen (in Danish). Retrieved 13 March 2023.

[15] "Bergur Løkke Rasmussen skifter Venstre ud med Moderaterne | Nyheder". dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 March 2023.

[16] "Løkkes søn skifter til Moderaterne | Nyheder". tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 March 2023.

[17] "Slovak MEP Ďuriš Nicholsonová changes factions", rtvs.sk, 2021-09-05

[18] "Press conference by Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Renew Europe President, on the enlargement of the group", Multimedia Centre, 2021-11-10

[19] "Le député européen Michal Wiezik rejoint le groupe Renew Europe," Renew Europe, 7 December 2021

[20] Sophie Bordier, "Seine-et-Marne : la députée européenne Salima Yenbou s'éloigne des écologistes et se rapproche des macronistes," Le Parisien, 12 March 2022

[21] "Νέα Δημοκρατία: Πώς η αλλαγή «ευρωομάδας» από τον Γιώργο Κύρτσο δημιουργεί πολιτικές εξελίξεις," ΤΟ ΠΟΝΤΙΚΙ, 5 May 2022

[22] "Μέλος της πολιτικής ομάδας Renew Europe ο Γιώργος Κύρτσος," Documento, 4 May 2022

[23] "Renew Europe Group elects Vice-Presidents". Renew Europe. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

[24] "Movers and Shakers". theparliamentmagazine.eu. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

[25] European Party of Armenia [@ArmEuroParty] (21 January 2022). "European Party of Armenia holds meeting with Renew Europe" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 January 2022 – via Twitter.