Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The European Liberal Forum was honoured to present the Liberal Awards 2022, the second edition of our ceremony promoting and celebrating outstanding European Liberal figures.
Hans van Baalen, the late president of ALDE party and a historical figure for the liberal movement, left a legacy of building up EU-Taiwan economic and diplomatic relations. To commemorate his life and work, we honour him with the Values Champion (posthumous) award.
We were also pleased to officially announce at the ALDE Congress in Dublin a scholarship to carry his vision into the future. Throughout his successful political career, Hans Van Baalen has been a committed defender of Taiwanese freedom and democracy. The aim of the newly launched Hans van Baalen Scholarship is to offer a junior researcher the academic framework for deepening relations between Taiwan and the European Union.
Learn more here: bit.ly/3munApb
The European Liberal Forum was honoured to present the Liberal Awards 2022, the second edition of our ceremony promoting and celebrating outstanding European Liberal figures.
Hans van Baalen, the late president of ALDE party and a historical figure for the liberal movement, left a legacy of building up EU-Taiwan economic and diplomatic relations. To commemorate his life and work, we honour him with the Values Champion (posthumous) award.
We were also pleased to officially announce at the ALDE Congress in Dublin a scholarship to carry his vision into the future. Throughout his successful political career, Hans Van Baalen has been a committed defender of Taiwanese freedom and democracy. The aim of the newly launched Hans van Baalen Scholarship is to offer a junior researcher the academic framework for deepening relations between Taiwan and the European Union.
Learn more here: bit.ly/3munApb
![[Panel discussion] The Future of European Integration of Ukraine](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MDHqFazRSo0/mqdefault.jpg "[Panel discussion] The Future of European Integration of Ukraine
Ukraine has been suffering from Russia’s aggression for almost two years now, and the pressure on its possible membership in the EU and NATO is exponentially increasing. While many EU politicians and experts debate when Ukraine will be accepted into the EU, some voice a more sceptical point of view – is it truly about when or if? Ukraine’s membership would pose a significant challenge for the EU as a whole, as well as for individual member states. The membership would strain the EU’s finances, and Ukraine would become a major net recipient of aid. Ukraine is not called a granary of Europe for no reason, and, as an EU member, it would become the biggest recipient of CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) funding at a cost to the other member states. Ukraine has made clear it wants to be accepted by the EU (and NATO). On the other hand, there is a growing cloud over the EU on whether the member states will find common ground on EU enlargement.
How can we convince EU citizens that accepting Ukraine into the EU is the right thing when, for most of them, it would mean tightening their belts and lowering their living standards? Ukraine would become one of the biggest and poorest member states. Is the EU structurally ready to accept such a challenge?
Speakers:
- Alva Finn, Executive Director, European Liberal Forum
- Edita Hrdá, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the EU
- Tony Barber, Europe Editor, Financial Times
- MEP Ondřej Knotek, Member, European Parliament
- MP Kira Rudyk, Vice President, ALDE Party; Member of Parliament, Ukrainian Parliament
Host:
- Jan Macháček, Chairman of the Board, Institute for Politics and Society
Learn more about the event here: https://bit.ly/3SB7z23")
