ALDE Party Congress – Vienna 2026

Thursday, 02.07.2026

15:00 - 17:00

ALDE Party Bureau meeting

ALDE Party Bureau members Only

25H Hotel - Room: Freiraum III

Meeting of non-EU ALDE member parties

18:00 - 23:00

Alliance Of Her x Rainbow Platform Pre-Congress Celebration

Limited tickets - Registration is essential

Speakers: Brigitte Van Den Brug MEP - D66, The Netherlands | Emma Wiesner MEP - Centerpartiet, Sweden

25Hrs Hotel

Friday, 03.07.2026

09:00

Opening of registration

ALDE App is required at registration

09:00 - 10:00

International Officers Meeting

Uffe Ellemann-Jensen room

10:00 - 11:30

Council Meeting

Only Council Delegates

Willy Declercq room

11:00 - 13:00

Liberal Mayors Summit - Strengthening Cities through European Digital Solutions

Speakers: Bettina Emmerling - Deputy Mayor of Vienna

By Invitation Only

Paddy Ashdown room

11:30 - 12:30

Opening of the 50 year exhibition & Liberal village

Official opening by former ALDE Party Presidents: Minister of State Annemie Neyts-Uyttenbroeck | Sir Graham Watson | Minister Timmy Dooley | Ilhan Kyuchyuk MEP

Gaston Thorn room

14:00 - 15:00

50th Anniversary Congress opening ceremony

Speakers: Svenja Hahn MEP - ALDE Party President | Beate Meinl-Reisinger - Minister of Foreign Affairs & NEOS Party Leader | Valérie Hayer - Renew Europe Group President

Simone Veil room

15:00 - 16:00

Bureau candidates debate

Simone Veil room

16:00 - 16:45

Delegation meetings

16:45 - 17:45

Breakout sessions I

19:00 - 22:30

Congress Reception

18:00 - 19:00 refresh break & transfer to reception venue

Speakers: Svenja Hahn MEP - ALDE Party President | Valérie Hayer - Renew Europe Group President

Co-hosted by the Renew Europe Group in the European Parliament

Meinls Rösthalle

Saturday, 04.07.2026

09:00

Opening of registrations

Badge required at the entrance & App is required for voting during Council

09:30 - 10:30

High level debate

Simone Veil room

10:30 - 11:30

Breakout sessions II

10:45 - 11:30

Press conference

Uffe Ellemann-Jensen room

11:00 - 12:30

Migration, Education and Local Action: Councillors’ Exchange

Colette Flesch room

11:30 - 12:30

Freedom Talks - The Future of Democracy in the Age of Algorithms

Speakers: Josephine Ballon - CEO (HateAid) | Anett Numa - Chief of International Affairs (NEVERHACK) | Garry Kasparov - Writer and Member of the PACE Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces

Simone Veil room

13:30 - 13:45

Keynote Speech Rob Jetten

Keynote Speech: Rob Jetten - Prime Minister of the Netherlands, D66 Party Leader

Simone Veil room

13:45 - 16:30

Congress Session

Chaired by Ines Holzegger MP- NEOS

Debate and vote on resolutions | Vote on Statutory changes

Simone Veil room

16:30 - 16:50

Liberal Awards Ceremony

Simone Veil room

16:50 - 17:00

Closing Ceremony

Announcement of the Bureau election results, by Didrik de Schaetzen - ALDE Party Secretary General

Closing remarks by ALDE Party President

Simone Veil room