Spring General Assembly 2026

About the event

We are very pleased to invite you to the 2026 Spring ELF General Assembly, which will take place in Vienna, Austria from the 16th until the 17th of April 2026.

Programme:

Wednesday, 15th of April

Board of Directors programme

Thursday, 16th of April

10.00 – 12.00 Tour of the Austrian Parliament TBC

12:00-13:00 Welcome lunch and registration

NEOS Lab, Am Heumarkt 7/2/1, 1030 Wien, Austria

13:00 – 17:00h Policy lab on Resilient Democracy

NEOS Lab, Am Heumarkt 7/2/1, 1030 Wien, Austria

Co – led by NEOS Lab and ELF Policy and Research Unit

19.30h – 22.30h General Assembly Reception

Das Loft, Praterstraße 1, 1020 Wien, Austria

Friday, 17th of April

9.00h – 10.00h Briefing on Statute Changes (tbc)

The Hoxton, Rudolf-Sallinger-Platz 1, 1030 Wien, Austria

9.00h – 10.00h Policy lab – outcomes and closing session

NEOS Lab, Am Heumarkt 7/2/1, 1030 Wien, Austria

10:30-12:00 General Assembly

The Hoxton, Rudolf-Sallinger-Platz 1, 1030 Wien, Austria

12:00-13:00 Lunch

The Hoxton, Rudolf-Sallinger-Platz 1, 1030 Wien, Austria

OPTIONAL:

13:00-16:00 Conference on the Future of Skills and Jobs with ELF – NEOS Lab – LYMEC

Austrian Parliament, Dr. Karl Renner-Ring 3, 1017 Wien, Austria TBC

Keynote by: Christoph Wiederkehr, Minister of Education, Austria TBC

Conference is open to ELF General Assembly delegates upon registration and confirmation from the organizers. Limited number of hotel rooms will be made available for an extra overnight stay from April 17-18.

DEADLINE TO REGISTER: 1st of March 2026

Logistics:

ELF has booked a block of rooms for delegates at the Hoxton Hotel, Rudolf-Sallinger-Platz 1, 1030 Wien, Austria. All delegates will be booked for 1 night – 16-17 April 2026. Extra night 17-18 April may be offered to delegates wishing to attend the Skills conference. All extra nights and requests can be communicated to the Secretariat but will need to be covered by the delegate.

You may proceed to book your flights at your earliest conveniance. Refunds will be issued after the event as per limits below.

When registering for the event, please select the corresponding ticket option:

– Voting representative of a Full Member Organisation – eligible for travel costs refund up to 300EUR, economy only

– Non-voting representative of a Full Member Organisation

– Representative of an Affiliate Member – eligible for travel costs refund up to 300EUR, economy only (only 1 per member)

– Representative from a Candidate Organisation (no travel refund)

– Board Member, Secretariat and Invited Guests

The event is organised by the European Liberal Forum. The event received financial support from the European Parliament. The sole liability remains with the organiser. The European Parliament is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.