15/10/2012

At the invitation of Sir Graham Watson MEP, President of the European Liberal Democrats, the following leading liberal figures and party leaders will meet at the Concert Noble in Brussels ahead of the European Council meeting on 18 October 2012:

Prime ministers and Deputy Prime ministers:

• Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister of Estonia
• Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
• Karolina Peake, Deputy Prime Minister, Czech Republic

Members of the European Commission:

• Siim Kallas, European Commission Vice President, Commissioner for Transport
• Neelie Kroes, European Commission Vice President, Commissioner for Digital Agenda
• Olli Rehn, Commission Vice President, Commissioner for Economic & Monetary Affairs
• Karel De Gucht, European Commissioner for Trade
• Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Home Affairs
• Androula Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism & Youth

Member of the European Parliament:

Guy Verhofstadt MEP, Leader of the ALDE Group in the European Parliament, Belgium

Liberal party leaders:

• Gjergj Dedaj, President of Partia Liberale e Kosoves, Kosovo
• Cedomir Jovanovic MP, President of Liberalno Demokratska Partija, Serbia
• Michael Martin TD, President of Fianna Fail, Ireland
• Behgjet Pacolli, President of the Alliance for a New Kosovo, Kosovo

The main topics for discussion are set to be growth and competitiveness issues, including the completion of the Single Market, within the framework of ongoing economic developments in the European Union and the preparation for the 2014 European elections and its aftermath.

Location

Concert Noble, rue d'Arlon 82 in Brussels

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