A bold minority government puts Dutch liberalism to the test. Can D66 and VVD deliver stability, security, European cooperation without a majority? Read how this gamble could reshape Dutch and EU politics in the latest FNF analysis. Written by @julesmaaten.bsky.social and Jeroen Dobber #fnfeurope

An awesome afternoon at the Magritte Museum - not just beautiful but also so much fun! With Anna Maaten.

Freedom on the offensive! Good start of the year for @reneweurope.bsky.social Renew Europe in the European Parliament with their Global Europe Forum “Fighting for a safe Europe” . Afterwards with the @fnfeurope.bsky.social FNF Europe team to Renew’s new year reception.

Europe needs to get its act together. FNF Europe’s Europe 2050 Vision Lab last week in Brussels concluded that more actively promoting freedom, innovation, liberal-democracy, civil rights, an open economy and a federal approach would help Europe become the global player that it needs to be.

Seminar at the Theodor-Heuss-Akademie der Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung in Gummersbach. Three days discussing the Liberal response to right-populism. Also the last ever seminar here, at what had become the centre of global Liberalism. What remains are the many inspiring memories. Thank you!

Western European liberals can learn much from their East European friends about safeguarding liberal democratic institutions. The merger of the two European FNF regions is an exciting opportunity. I am thrilled to be in Sofia at the regional meeting of my colleagues in southeast and east Europe.

Five generations of Liberal International secgens meeting up 😃 Great to see Federica Sabbati, Jasper Veen, Emil Kirjas and incumbent William Townsend at the Liberal International event at De Witte in Den Haag.

We condemn Russia's interference in Moldovan democracy, including the use of disinformation, cyber-attacks and illicit financing. The 🇲🇩 people should be free to choose their own path without outside interference! @valeriehayer.bsky.social & Dan Barna www.reneweuropegroup.eu/news/2025-09...

Peilingen bepaalden de vorige verkiezingen mede de uitslag. Daar hebben we niks van geleerd, want woensdag werd wederom een peiling live "onthuld" in 'n talkshow. Peilingen als show-element, alsof we naar de Champions League-loting kijken. Nieuwe column en 🧵 www.ewmagazine.nl/politiek/opi...

What do you think a free and tolerant Europe should look like in 25 years time? FNF Europe @fnfeurope.bsky.social is looking for your ideas. www.freiheit.org/europe/persp...

The European area of free movement, organised in the Schengen Treaty forty years ago, is more important than ever in today's increasingly fragmented world, both for our citizens and for our economy. www.freiheit.org/europe/40-ye...

The Netherlands — a government led by a party that made migration central to its platform couldn’t agree with itself on migration. A train crash in slow motion. www.freiheit.org/europe/dutch...

Remarkable how well the Liberal Democrats are doing in the UK - the only serious alternative to Farage’s Reform and overtaking the Tories in the latest polls. Meeting with Europe Spokesman James MacCleary MP and looking forward to FNF Europe’s further UK-EU Liberal Dialogues.

The results of the recent EU-UK summit in London offers a glimpse of hope. But more than five years after the UK left the bloc, is a glimpse of hope enough for Europe? www.freiheit.org/europe/how-b...

3 days in Berlin/Potsdam with our colleagues from Germany and abroad to assess how at these testing times we best promote international security, global trade and liberal-democratic institutions and revitalise liberalism. Challenge accepted, opportunities aplenty! @fnfreiheit.bsky.social

It is not too late to get our act together and for Europe to seriously compete with Chinese electric vehicles, but we have to be fast - particularly in promoting a far higher level of innovation and of cooperation in the European car industry. This was the message of Sam Goodman today.

🕊️ Am 9. April 1945 wurde Hans von #Dohnanyi im KZ-Lager Sachsenhausen ermordet. Er zeigt, dass es auch auf bürgerlich-liberaler Grundlage viele Möglichkeiten des Widerstandes gegen den Nationalsozialismus gab. www.freiheit.org/de/deutschla...

More democratic backsliding threatens Hungary, the banning of Budapest Pride and a foreign agents type law just being an example. This affects the democratic fabric of the entire values based EU, it may not continue unopposed. FNF Europe in Budapest, with the brave MPs of Momentum in Parliament.

We are fortunate to be part of a movement that stands against the breakdown of the liberal world order, of liberal-democracy and of fundamental freedoms. We are Europeans for the future of freedom. And we shout it from the rooftops at the FNF Europe regional meeting in Budapest.

Discussion on Foreign Interference, organised by FNF Europe in Berlin. Focussing on Russian and Chinese interference in European democratic processes, and inevitably on Musk and the MAGA-crowd. Europe must not be intimidated by a false plea for freedom of expression that in practice is anything but.

Congratulations to María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia, this year's winners for the #SakharovPrize! We stand with the Venezuelan opposition! 🇻🇪🇪🇺 The repression of the opposition in Venezuela must stop and the election results must be transparent & respected.

Unwavering support for President Salome Zourabichvili in defending Georgia's European future! 🇬🇪🇪🇺 We call for EU sanctions against officials in the illegitimate regime that's corrupting Georgia's future. Read more 👇 www.reneweuropegroup.eu/news/2024-12...

#Mazan trial: all defendants found guilty, no acquittals! EU Member States continue to fail us with empty promises to end #violenceagainstwomen. We need action at EU level now! "It's not for us to be ashamed - it's for them." - Gisèle Pelicot

Het bewijs dat de liberale democratie onder druk staat, ligt inmiddels voor het oprapen. Daarover kunnen we niet langer naïef zijn. Anders gaan we in het komende jaar ontdekken hoe kwetsbaar de democratie werkelijk is, schrijft @thiessenmark.bsky.social. Vindt u dat hij een punt heeft?

🚨Breaking News! Romania & Bulgaria will finally take their rightful place in #Schengen. 🇷🇴 & 🇧🇬 accession to the Schengen Area is a a good day for Europe! 🗞️Read more 👇 www.reneweuropegroup.eu/news/2024-12...

Gaat het hier echt zo veel aardiger en fijner aan toe dan op X? Ik kan de laatste dagen mijn tijdlijn niet openen of ik zie Bsky'ers politici - met name rechtse - verrot schelden omdat ze het niet met hen eens zijn.