From 26th to 28th October, an annual LIBSEEN liberal leader meeting was held in Croatian city of Osijek. The meeting gathered leaders of the liberal political parties in South-East Europe under the presidency of the Minister of Foreign and European affairs of Croatia, Vesna Pusic.

This meeting was an opportunity for an exchange of the information but also for the coordination of the policies of sister parties in the region with common goal to strengthen the liberal ideology in this part of Europe. The meeting was opened by Minister of infrastructure, Ivan Vrdoljak, who was the main initiator of bringing LIBSEEN network to Osijek in 2008, making Osijek the liberal centre of the region.

Dear liberal friends,

We are pleased to announce the annual LIBSEEN liberal leaders meeting that will take place in Osijek, Croatia from 26-28th of October 2012. This event gathers prominent liberal party leaders in the region which will discuss the subject of "European partnership for the Balkans". For more information about the event and the topic, please refer to the event booklet.

The deadline for applications is 1. October and the applications should be sent to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
LIBSEEN Office will buy the airline tickets for those of you flying to Osijek and in order to do that we kindly ask you to apply as soon as possible!

A separate event, ELDR workshop, will be held prior to the LIBSEEN leaders meeting organized by the Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats (HNS), so particiants can apply for both events.

Dear liberal friends,

It is our pleasure to invite you to the traditional Liberal leaders meeting in Osijek that will take place in Osijek, Croatia from 25th to 26th October 2011. The topic of this years Liberal Leaders meeting will be „Economic cooperation in South East Europe“. As always the event will gather liberal leaders from the South East Europe during which we will discuss current situation in our region as well as possible future aspects of economic cooperation between our countries and further political cooperation between our organisations. We will also discuss common positions for the upcoming ELDR Party Congress in Palermo, Italy.

Participants profile: Highly positioned party official (President or deputy, MP or MEP, ministers)

Please do not book your travel before confirmation by the LIBSEEN Office. LIBSEEN Office will purchase plane tickets for those who need to fly to Croatia so please do not book the flights yourself. To apply for the event please send your name, member organisation, function, e-mail and phone number to Ivan Grnja at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Download agenda of the event.

II. International Liberal Conference was held from 11.-13. May 2011 with Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) as local organizer and host. Dutch liberal party VVD and Friedrich Naumann Stiftung were partners. Many high party officials and experts participated in conference and discussed regionalism as a model of development for SEE countries and within European Union. Goal of conference was to conceptualize SEE's integration process from the 1990s till the present and to give a prognosis of the future development of Southeast European regionalism. Also, goal was to examine how the EU is affected by these processes, especially in the areas of politics, economics and security.

Conference was successful, with participants concluding that regional approach is the best model of development. From the example of EU member states, we heard that those regions with a high degree of independence easily overcome crises. Regional cooperation can only help countries that are not members of a better and better preparation for entry into the European Union.

LIBSEEN Resolution, draft: Download here

Osijek Declaratian: Download here

The 2010 LIBSEEN Liberal Leaders conference was a progressive meeting, held to unify the Liberal movement across Eastern Europe. There were several common themes that emerged throughout the conference, with the representatives discussing many issues including the need for strengthening the European Liberal support system and the redefining of political action through Liberal ideals.

We have the pleasure of inviting you to a programme of activities (4-6 November) in The Netherlands, centered around the conference Discussing Liberal Values: The Relationship between Liberalism and Religion which will take place in Amsterdam November 5th.

We invite you to nominate conference-participants from your party. As the conference is dedicated to a philosophical topic and we hope to discuss the theme in depth, we request you to nominate a party member with specialist knowledge, interest or experiences regarding the relationship between liberalism and religion. Excellent command of English is expected for participation.

Please find attached the program of the event. Register your designated party delegate as early as possible (with reference to visa applications) and no later than 27 September via this link. Kindly contact project assistant Guido van Gorp if you have questions or if you require additional information ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it / +31 70 356 60 66).

Parties that can apply:

Bosnia-Herzegovina: LDS

- Croatia: HSLS, IDS-DDI, HNS

- Kosovo: PLK, AKR

- Macedonia: LDP, LP

- Montenegro: LPCG

- Netherlands, the: D66, Jonge Democraten

- Serbia: LDP

- Turkey: ARI Movement, Association for Liberal Thinking

MORE DETAILS: HERE

With the support of the Dutch People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), LIBSEEN has held the fact finding mission to Albania and Montenegro earlier this month. The aim of the mission was to collect facts about the political, economic and social situation in these countries, as well as create new contacts and find liberal partners for future cooperation. This was achieved through a series of meetings with political parties, international organizations and NGOs. In this way, participants of the mission received information on current issues from several different sources and could ultimately create their own picture on the state of liberalism in these countries.

The results are not surprising - conclusion is that democracy is still in its infancy, some big parties still have their roots in the communist system and most parties are motivated by their own interests, rather than ideology and beliefs. It will take some time for them to transform into a modern European political parties. However, the conclusion is also that the both countries have progressed a lot in recent years and are ready to begin negotiations for accession to the European Union.

It is a pleasure to invite you the the LIBSEEN liberal leaders meeting in Osijek, Croatia 1-3 October 2010. The event aims to bring the highly positioned party officials to discuss the current political situation in our region and what we as liberals can do to make a positive change for our region.

Participants profile: Highly positioned party official (President or deputy, MP or MEP, ministers)

Number of participants per organisation: Only member organisation - 1

Travel refunds: Only member organisation - 80% - 100% depending on budget expenditure (plane tickets for participants from Greece, Turkey, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Romania)

Accommodation: Only member organisation - Fully covered in four star hotel Hotel Osijek, 2 nights

Deadline for applications: 12. September 2010 - APPLY HERE!

Program : Download here

Technical reader: Coming soon!