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The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party is a liberal party, active in the European Union, uniting liberal and centrist parties around Europe.

It originated as the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform party grouping with seats in the European Parliament, but on April 30, 2004 (the day before the enlargement of the European Union) reformed itself as a pan-European political party.

On July 13, 2004 the Parliamentary Group of the ELDR approved a recommendation to unite in a new group with the UDF, the Lithuanian Labour Party and additional Italian members to create a new centre force to be called the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). This group is the parliamentary group of the ELDR and the European Democratic Party of the UDF, Lithuanian Labour Party and the Italian Margherita party.

Member parties (as at June, 2004)

Country	Party
Albania	Partia Aleanca Demokratike (Democratic Alliance)
Andorra	Partit Liberal
Austria	Liberales Forum
Belgium	Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten (Flemish Liberals and Democrats)
	Parti Réformateur Libéral (Reformist Movement)
Bosnia-Herzegovina	Liberalno demokratska stranka (Liberal Democratic Party)
Bulgaria	Dvizhenie za prava i svobodi (Movement for Rights and Freedoms)
	Nacionalno Dviženie Simeon Vtori (National Movement for Simeon II)
Croatia	Hrvatska narodna stranka (Croatian People's Party)
	Hrvatska socijalno liberalna stranka (Croatian Social Liberal Party)
	Liberalna Stranka (Liberal Party)
	LIBRA - Stranka liberalnih demokrata (Party of Liberal Democrats)
Cyprus	Dimokratikon Komma (Democratic Party)
Czech Republic	Cesta Zmĕny (Path for Change)
	Obcanska demokraticka aliance (Civic Democratic Alliance)
Denmark	Venstre (Denmark's Liberal Party)
	Det Radikale Venstre (Danish Social-Liberal Party)
Estonia	Eesti Keskerakond (Estonian Centre Party)
	Eesti Reformierakond (Estonian Reform Party)
Finland	Suomen Keskusta (Finnish Centre Party)
	Svenska Folkpartiet (Swedish People's Party)
Germany	Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party)
Hungary	Szabad Demokratak Szövetsege (Alliance of Free Democrats)
Ireland	Progressive Democrats
Italy	I Democratici (Margherita)
	Rinnovamento Italiano (Margherita)
	Italia dei Valori - Lista Di Pietro
	Movimento Repubblicani Europei
	Partito Repubblicano Italiano
Latvia	Latvijas Ceļš (Latvian Way)
Lithuania	Liberalų ir centro sąjunga (Liberal and Centre Union)
	Naujoji sąjunga (New Union)
Luxembourg	Parti Démocratique / Demokratesch Partei (Democratic Party)
Macedonia	Liberalna Partija na Makedonija (Liberal Party of Macedonia)
Netherlands	Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (People's Party for Freedom and Democracy)
	Democraten 66 (Democracy 66)
Norway	Venstre (Liberal Party)
Poland	Unia Wolnosci (Liberty Union)
Romania	Partidul Naţional Liberal
Serbia and Montenegro	Liberali Srbije (Liberals of Serbia)
	Partia Liberale e Kosoves (Liberal Party of Kosova)
Slovakia	Aliancia Nového Občana (Alliance of the New Citizen)
Slovenia	Liberalna demokracija Slovenije (Liberal Democracy of Slovenia)
Sweden	Folkpartiet Liberalerna (Liberal People's Party)
	Centerpartiet (Centre Party)
Switzerland	Parti Radical Démocratique
United Kingdom	Liberal Democrats
	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

See also

• Political parties of the world
• Liberal International
• European Liberal Youth

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