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Last week trending because of a spilled coffee cup, today for his speech in the European Parliament. Watch back Mark Rutte on the EU: [...] I believe we should be working towards a more perfect Union which safeguards our way of life and delivers practical results. The EU needs to under-promise and over-deliver. Because focusing on core tasks will promote the Union’s effectiveness, strength and identity. And it will boost unity.

ALDE Group – Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament

🎥 🔴 WATCH LIVE | Dutch PM Mark Rutte presents his position on the #FutureofEurope 🇳🇱 🇪🇺

Another throwback (because it's Tuesday): in April VVD International supported the European Liberal Forum Expert Forum on Priorities for the EU budget, as part of a series of expert forums that was organised around Europe on topical matters and challenges for the upcoming elections for the European Parliament. The expert sessions were part of a new way the ALDE party is considering its manifesto for the 2019 elections. Check out the summary the ALDE Party published:

Fifth Manifesto Forum: EU budget

Politicians and experts, including ALDE Party President Hans van Baalen MEP, came together on 21 April to discuss on the priorities of the EU budget. This is the fifth of a series of events organised around Europe as the ALDE Party considers its 2019 manifesto.

Post ALDE Party – Liberals and Democrats for Europe congress Sunday reading 👋

ALDE Party – Liberals and Democrats for Europe

"I believe that the VVD faces problems with a certain optimism. We are not a party that shouts from the sidelines, pointing out everything that is going wrong. We take responsibility and solve problems," said Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in an exclusive interview with us just before the ALDE Party Congress in Amsterdam 🇳🇱 Read the full interview on our latest edition of the Liberal Bulletin & LIKE if you are looking forward to Mark's speech at the upcoming #ALDEcongress! >> https://goo.gl/t8hgQL

Curious as to how the ELF event 'For a Free and Secure Europe: the New Block - Central European Futures' went last Saturday? Check out this article:

Momentum holds international conference in Budapest

Participants discussed the future of Hungary within the EU.