Own The Future!

With climate change, pandemic, energy crisis, rising inflation and the changing geopolitical landscape, many people feel that our future has become more unpredictable than ever before. The future is upon us, but we, liberals should embrace change, and instead of fearing what is coming, we should shape the agenda for a freer and fairer world. Our vision is a liberal, prosperous Europe that provides opportunities for all citizens, and where the EU's liberal values of freedom, democracy, equality, and human rights are defended.

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Techno-Politics Forum 2025

ELF’s Techno-Politics Forum is coming back with new ideas and new faces. Join us for the fourth edition of the Techno-Politics Forum, a full-day event exploring the intersection of technology, democracy, and strategic autonomy in Europe. Techno-Politics Forum creates a community around the crossover between technology, politics, and sustainability. Once again, we’re gathering top expert MEPs, policymakers, industry and civil society representatives to discuss the digital and sustainability agenda post-2024 European elections.

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Supporting Civil Society

As global democracy faces mounting threats, civil society remains a crucial pillar for defending liberty, human rights, and the rule of law. Our new Policy Paper explores how the EU can reinforce its commitment to civil society both within and beyond its borders. The paper outlines the critical need for structured civil dialogue between EU institutions and civil society organisations (CSOs), calling for an inter-institutional framework to enhance transparency, participation, and accountability.

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Reconstructing the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has long been the solid framework of the European agricultural sector, but the current financing and delivery model, which allocates subsidies based on land area rather than efficiency or innovation, is increasingly misaligned with the EU’s broader economic, environmental, and technological ambitions. We need a CAP that is adaptable, resilient, and forward-looking.

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Liberal Awards 2025

The European Liberal Forum is presenting the fifth edition of the Liberal Awards, which celebrates the champions of liberal values and ideas and ensures their recognition and impact at the European level. The project aims to put the spotlight on and celebrate the achievements of liberal figures, stakeholders, changemakers and activists during the 2025 ALDE Congress, taking place in Brussels on 24-25 October.

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We develop comprehensive liberal solutions to real-life problems, acting as an incubator for the processes of European policy debates.

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Our Latest Blog Posts

2 September 2025

Beyond Bureaucracy, Towards a Better Life: A Liberal Cohesion Policy for Europe’s Future 

The European Union’s cohesion policy is arguably one of the most effective development policies in history For decades, it has served as a redistributive mechanism, building roads, digital networks, and public services across less-developed regions. But in an era of geopolitical tension, climate urgency, and technological disruption, a growing number of liberals argue that this approach is no longer enough.

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30 July 2025

Daring to Demand a Better Budget: Liberals Can Reshape Europe’s Farming Future

The proposed reform of the Common Agricultural Policy marks a major shift, giving national governments more control while cutting red tape and merging funding streams. While it includes welcome steps like a “starter pack” for young farmers, the removal of climate ringfencing and continued reliance on outdated land-based subsidies risk undermining sustainability and innovation.

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29 July 2025

The new MFF: Time for Bold Choices?

While acknowledging crucial strategic areas, the current MFF proposal remains rather conservative and might be cut back further. The proposal is still far off from future-proofing the European budget. Institutionalising proposals such as a Future Share concept to safeguard future-oriented investments would ensure Europe’s strategic autonomy, global competitiveness, and long-term resilience. Otherwise, even ambitious visions might become lost in translation.

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Join us for the fourth edition of the Techno-Politics Forum, a full-day event exploring the intersection of technology, democracy, and strategic autonomy in Europe. From the environmental cost of green tech to the governance of AI and Europe’s place in the digital geopolitical race, this forum dives deep into the policy, ethics, and innovation shaping our digital future.

Techno-Politics Forum

Techno-Politics Forum creates a community around the crossover between technology, politics, and sustainability. Once again, we’re gathering top expert MEPs, policymakers, industry and civil society representatives to discuss the digital and sustainability agenda post-2024 European elections.

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Liberal Europe Podcast

Can Populists Take Over the European Project?

Who are the challengers to the European mainstream? What are the issues that unite and divide the challengers of the European project? And what can we learn from the Italian case and Giorgia Meloni?

Leszek Jazdzewski (Fundacja Liberte!) talks with Teresa Coratella, the Deputy Head of the Rome office at the European Council on Foreign Relations’ (ECFR). Tune in for their talk!

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