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The Institution • Ensuring the Committee of the Regions continues its development as an effective institution of the EU, working with a clear purpose and vision, and bringing added value to the Union’s institutional framework.
   • Ensuring the Committee maintains the highest standards of accountability, transparency, and efficiency, responding to the expectations of Europe’s citizens and its local and regional authorities. The Citizen • Ensuring CoR Opinions and activities respect and promote personal freedom and the self-fulfilment of each individual, as the best way to achieve a prosperous and fair society.
   • Promoting the protection of minorities, and ensuring that CoR activities reflect the make up of Europe’s society, involving citizens from all backgrounds, regardless of their ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, faith, or age.
   • Developing citizen ownership of the Union, by using the CoR’s unique network of Members throughout the EU to communicate and consult with the citizen.
   • Working with other EU institutions to promote greater labour mobility within the Union, by for example, relaying information to citizens about EU opportunities for personal and professional development.
   • Promoting the development of multiple identities as a necessary foundation for a successful European Union.
   • Ensuring the free exercise of regional identity. The Region • Ensuring that the EU only takes decisions in those areas which are best dealt with at European level, that's to say, guaranteeing the suitable fulfilment of the Principle of subsidiarity.
   • Working closely with the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council, to ensure that EU legislation includes the views of local and regional authorities.
   • Promoting measures which enhance the ability of regions to contribute to Europe’s economic growth and their ability to develop a fair and effective European social model.
   • Working towards the development of new forms of collaboration between the different spheres of government in the EU, recognising where appropriate the specificities of those authorities with legislative powers and those without. The Union • Ensuring that the heritage of cultures and identities of the peoples of Europe isn't lost, and is used to support the development of multiple identities.
   • Promoting simplified, accountable, and fair European governance.
   • Ensuring that CoR Opinions and activities promote sustainable development throughout the Union and the protection of Europe’s environment.
   • Promoting the development of decentralization and regionalization.
   • Promoting competitiveness as a mean to achieve economic, social and territorial cohesion on a basis of solidarity and justice.
   • Promoting European cultural and linguistic diversity.
   • Actively pursuing real cross-border cooperation. The Non Member States • Assist, where necessary and within the CoR’s means, the development of democratically legitimate local and regional authorities, mainly in the EU’s neighbouring states.
   • Support international peace and stability.

Members of the Group

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ALDE in PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe)

The rapid expansion of the Council of Europe has brought new responsibilities for the political groups. Between 1990 and 1995 alone, the Council of Europe was enlarged to include Albania, Andorra, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Additional delegations with special guest status regularly take part in the sessions in Strasbourg.
   The political groups have shown that they've the potential to play an effective introductory role, especially with regard to parliamentarians from the new states as well as for those with guest status. While the Council of Europe currently comprises 46 member states, the policy of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, with its 630 members (315 representatives and an equal number of substitutes) is formulated principally in conjunction with the five political groups: Socialist Group (206 members), Federation of Christian Democrat Parties of Europe (EPP) (182 members), Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) (98 members), European Democrat Group (EDG) (78 members) and the Group of the Unified European Left (UEL) (32 members).
   The rules of Procedure have also taken account of the growing importance of the political groups. The Ad Hoc Committee of chairmen of Political Groups which assists the President of the Assembly in reaching decisions was created in March 1993. Since January 1995 the Group Chairs have had the right to sit and vote in the Bureau and the Standing Committee of the Assembly.
   The earliest minutes of Liberal Group meetings in the archives date from 1974. At that time Frederik Portheine (Netherlands) was leader of the Group which comprised 30 members, no more than 13 of whom attended the meetings. It was customary for Liberal Group members to hold only one meeting during the week of the Strasbourg part-session. In those days the Bureau was composed of the Chairman and the Secretary General. In August 1978 a secretary was appointed who today is still responsible for dealing with administrative matters. In autumn 1980, Manfred Vohrer (Germany) was elected to succeed Frederik Portheine. Having acted as Secretary General of the Group since becoming a member of the Council of Europe in 1973, he was well qualified to take over the post of Chair. In 1983 Manfred Vohrer decided not to stand for re-election and left the German Bundestag. Bjorn Elmqvist (Denmark) was elected by the Group to succeed him. Under Bjorn Elmquist's chairmanship, membership increased significantly in the space of a few years, rising from 35 to 50 members. At the end of 1990 Bjorn Elmquist lost his seat in the Folketing. In May 1991 the Group elected Daniel Tarschys (Sweden) as its new Chair. A leading expert on east European questions, the high esteem in which he was held both within the Assembly and by central and east Europeans led to a further increase in Group membership. Since his election as Secretary General of the Council of Europe on 12 April 1994, the Group has been led by Sir Russell Johnston (United Kingdom). In 1999 Lord Russell-Johnston was elected President of the Parliamentary Assembly (1999-2002). The Group supported Kristiina Ojuland (Estonia) to preside the LDR Group. In 2002 she was appointed Foreign Minister in her country. The same year Matyas Eörsi(Hungary) gained support of the group members to become its seventh President.
   Until the mid-1980s the Group's official name was “Liberal Group”. As the word “liberal” doesn't have the same connotations in all languages, the new Group members in particular called for additions to the name which would make the Group's political ideals universally and unequivocally recognizable. After lengthy discussion, it was finally agreed that the Group should be called the “Liberal, Democratic and Reformers' Group’” (LDR). The “Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe” (ALDE) emerged on June 20, 2005 to become full legal successor of the LDR-Group. This title makes it clear that the Group's members are not only convinced democrats devoted to liberal values but they're committed to creating better cooperation between European liberals to build stronger Europe respective of human rights in all its member states. Technological progress maintains society in constant flux so that individuals' attitudes to society are also changing.
   As the third largest Group, the Liberals have a major voice in the appointment of the President of the Assembly and the Secretary General. Originally the Presidency rotated every three years: a Socialist was followed by a Christian-Democrat who in turn was followed by a Liberal. Under this system there have been three Liberal Presidents, each separated by a period of six years:
1960 - 1963 Per Federspiel Denmark
   1969 - 1972 Olivier Reverdin Switzerland
   1978 - 1981 Hans J. de Koster Netherlands
   Following the appointment of a member of the conservative European Democratic Group, rather than a Socialist, to succeed Hans J. de Koster, the Presidency now rotates between four political groups on the basis of an agreement drawn up and signed in spring 1986 by the Socialists, the Christian-Democrats and the conservative European Democrats and joined to in 1994 by the LDR Group. The agreement provides for a rotation system whereby the President continues to be chosen from the larger groups (Socialists and Christian Democrats) at six year intervals and from the smaller groups (LDR and European Democrats) at 15 year intervals. Under this agreement, a Liberal president Lord Russell-Johnston, United Kingdom, (1999 - 2002) led the Assembly into the new millennium.

Members of the ALDE (PACE) Group

Albania	Mr DULE, Vangjel
Andorra	Mr FARRE SANTURE, Joan Albert Mrs GARCIA PASTOR, Eva
Armenia	Mr ARSENYAN, Gourgen Mr KOCHARYAN, Shavarsh Mr MARGARYAN, Grigory Mrs NAGHDALYAN, Hermine
Azerbaijan	Mr HUSEYNOV, Rafael Mr KERIMLI, Azer Mr MOLLAZADE, Azim Mr VAKILOV, Vagif
Belgium	Mrs DEFRAIGNE, Christine Mr GORIS, Stef Mr MONFILS, Philippe Mr VERSNICK, Geert Mr WILLE, Paul
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Mrs HADZIAHMETOVIC, Azra
Bulgaria	Mrs ATANASOVA, Anelya Mrs ILYAZ, Fatme Mr IVANOV, Lachezar Mr LOUTFI, Younal Mrs STANTCHEVA, Darinka
Croatia	Mr BANAC, Ivo Mr DORIC, Miljenko
Cyprus	Mrs PERICLEOUS PAPADOPOULOS, Antigoni
Czech Republic	Mr JARAB, Josef
Denmark	Mr MADSEN, Jens Hald Mr OSTERGAARD, Morten Mrs SEVERINSEN, Hanne
Estonia	Mr Savi, Toomas
Finland	Mrs ANTTILA, Sirkka-Liisa Mr KAIKKONEN, Antti Mr LAUKKANEN, Markku
France	Mr BADRE, Denis Mr GOULET, Daniel Mr ROCHEBLOINE, François Mr SALLES, Rudy
Georgia	Mr ARVELADZE, Giorgi Mr BERDZENISHVILI, Levan Mr BOKERIA, Giga Mrs KALANDAZDE, Nino Mrs KURDADZE, Irine Mrs NADIRADZE, Maia Mrs NAKASHIDZE, Nino Mrs TEVDORADZE, Elene
Germany	Mr LEIBRECHT, Harald Mrs LEUTHEUSSER-SCHNARRENBERGER, Sabine
Hungary	Mr EÖRSI, Matyas Mr SZALAY, Gabor
Iceland	Mrs FRIDLEIFSDOTTIR, Siv Mr JONSSON, Birkir Jon
Ireland	Mr DALY, Brendan Mr DAVERN, Noel Mrs ORMONDE, Ann Mr WRIGHT, G.V.
Italy	Mr DANIELI, Franco Mr PISCITELLO, Rino Mr PROVERA, Fiorello
Latvia	Mr BERZINS, Andris
Lithuania	Mr BUCEVUCIUS, Saulius Mr CEKUOLIS, Jonas Mr JAKAVONIS, Gediminas Mr MIKUTIENE, Dangute
Luxembourg	Mrs BRASSEUR, Anne Mr GOERENS, Charles
Macedonia	Mr KRSTEVSKI, Zoran Mr ZERNOVSKI, Andrej
Moldova	Mr BRAGHIS, Dumitru
Netherlands	Mr DEES, Dirk Mrs NIJS, Annette Mrs VEENENDAAL, Jelleke
Norway	Mrs OVERAAS, Eli Sollied
Romania	Mr VERGIL, Serbu Mr BARBULETIU, Tiberiu Mr BECSENESCU, Dumitru Mrs SILVIA, Ciornei Mr MIHAI, Cioroianu Mr MIRCEA, Cosea Mr RAUL, Hellvig Mr IOAN, Mortun Mr NICOLAE-VLAD, Popa Mr OVIDIU, Silaghi Mrs IONA, Valean
San Marino	Mr MASI, Tito
Slovakia	Mrs BRESTENSKA, Beata
Slovenia	Mrs LAVTIZAR-BEBLER, Darja
Spain	Mr GASOLIBA, Carles Mr MENDOZA, José Mr TXUEKA, Inaki
Sweden	Mrs BARGHOLTZ, Helena Mr ERTSBORN, Jan
Switzerland	Mr DUPRAZ, John Mr KAUFMANN, Hans Mr MARTY, Dick Mr RANDEGGER, Johannes Mr REIMANN, Maximillan Mr SCHMIED, Walter Mr STAMM, Luzi
Ukraine	Mr HLADIY, Mykhailo Mr KLYMPUSH, Orest
United Kingdom	Mr HANCOCK, Michael Mr HARVEY, Nick Lord RUSSELL-JOHNSTON, David Mrs WILLOTT, Jenny

ALDE in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

There is an ALDE group in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

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