Regions bring Space down to Earth

Regions bring Space down to Earth

Space isn’t irrelevant for regions nor is it too far away: space matters, whether through satellite navigation or Earth observation programmes.   Space technologies, data and services have become an indispensable part of our daily lives. The benefits of this for...
Erasmus with a twist

Erasmus with a twist

After the success of Erasmus for students, apprentices, young entrepreneurs, higher education professionals and journalists, ALDE’s Vice-President in the European Committee of the Regions François Decoster now urges for an Erasmus programme for local...
Innovation for social solutions

Innovation for social solutions

Social innovation is a new approach which can be a key instrument for combating youth unemployment, bringing people with greater difficulties into the labour market and revitalising more outlying regions and run-down urban areas. Today’s social challenges are...
Bart Somers elected as new ALDE CoR President

Bart Somers elected as new ALDE CoR President

Elected today by the ALDE Group in the Committee of the Regions, Bart Somers (BE / Open VLD), Mayor of Mechelen and leader of the liberal group in the Flemish Parliament, will serve as President until the end of this mandate (2020). I’m honoured to have been...