Liberal group rebrands as Liberal and Democratic GroupJan 1, 1976Labels: Liberal Group, European ParliamentELDR GroupGroups EP
Federation of Liberal and Democrat Parties foundedMar 26, 1976Labels: Federation of, StuttgartALDE Party
First direct European Parliament elections heldJun 7, 1979Labels: European Parliament, Direct ElectionsEP Topics
Simone Veil elected Parliament PresidentJul 17, 1979Labels: Simone Veil, European ParliamentCVCEEP MEPs
Group renamed Liberal and Democratic Reformist GroupDec 13, 1985Labels: Liberal and, European ParliamentELDR GroupGroups EP
Single European Act increases Parliament’s roleJul 1, 1987Labels: Single European, European ParliamentEP Treaties
Maastricht Treaty creates EU and codecisionNov 1, 1993Labels: Maastricht Treaty, European UnionMaastrichtEP OLP
Group adopts name European Liberal Democrat and Reform PartyJul 19, 1994Labels: ELDR Group, European LiberalELDR GroupALDE Group
Amsterdam Treaty expands and simplifies codecisionMay 1, 1999Labels: Amsterdam Treaty, European ParliamentAmsterdamEP Factsheet
Pat Cox elected President under power-sharing dealJan 15, 2002Labels: Pat Cox, European ParliamentPat CoxALDE Group
Treaty of Nice boosts Parliament powers before enlargementFeb 1, 2003Labels: Treaty of, European ParliamentEP Nice
European Democratic Party initiative launchedApr 16, 2004Labels: European Democratic, Centrist InitiativeEDP
ALDE becomes key partner in Sixth Parliament coalitionJul 20, 2004Labels: ALDE, Sixth ParliamentALDE Group
2009 elections end EPP–ALDE power-sharing patternJun 7, 2009Labels: 2009 Elections, EPP S&DALDE GroupEP Elections