Bart Somers awarded 2016 World Mayor Prize – Press Review

20 February

Asharq Al-Awsat – Arabic international newspaper headquartered in London

19 February

Portugal

Diario de Noticias

15 February

Belgium

Het Laatste Nieuws

Germany

KNA – Katholische Nachrichten-Agentur

13-14 February

Belga Press release

Het Laatste Nieuws

Gazet Van Antwerpen

Het Belang van Limburg

FRENCH

Le Vif l’Express

La Dernière Heure

http://www.dhnet.be/dernieres-depeches/belga/bart-somers-sacre-meilleur-bourgmestre-au-monde-de-2016-par-la-city-mayors-foundation-58a20638cd703b9815344e5a

Metro – FR

http://fr.metrotime.be/2017/02/13/news/bart-somers-sacre-meilleur-bourgmestre-au-monde-de-2016-par-la-city-mayors-foundation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

BX1 – Brussels TV

http://bx1.be/depeches/bart-somers-sacre-meilleur-bourgmestre-au-monde-de-2016-par-la-city-mayors-foundation/

German

Grenz Echo

http://www.grenzecho.net/region/inland/mecheln-hat-besten-buergermeister-der-welt

Ost Belgiën

http://ostbelgiendirekt.be/mechelen-hat-mit-bart-somers-den-weltbesten-buergermeister-122158

VRT

http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.deutsch/landundleute/1.2891321

English

VRT

http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/News/1.2891386

Flanders Today

http://www.flanderstoday.eu/politics/mechelen-mayor-bart-somers-wins-world-mayor-prize

The Bulletin – Expats medium

http://www.xpats.com/mechelen-mayor-bart-somers-wins-world-mayor-prize

France

La Voix du Nord

http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/118356/article/2017-02-13/damien-careme-n-est-pas-le-meilleur-maire-du-monde

1001 Info

http://www.1001infos.net/belgique/le-meilleur-bourgmestre-au-monde-en-2016-est-un-belge.html

Italia

ANSA

http://www.ansa.it/europa/notizie/rubriche/europa_delle_regioni/2017/02/14/migranti-sindaco-lampedusa-quarta-a-premio-world-mayor_a0265e6c-d40d-47e4-b61b-383c63e42f63.html

L’Espresso

http://espresso.repubblica.it/internazionale/2017/02/14/news/bart-somers-miglior-sindaco-del-mondo-1.295393?refresh_ce

Poland

TVN24 Bis – Polish 24-hour hybrid business and world news channel

http://tvn24bis.pl/24-godziny,140,m/oto-najlepszy-burmistrz-swiata,715631.html

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Cities Today – 14 February

The leading magazine on urban development, reaching an international audience of city mayors and local leaders

https://cities-today.com/mayors-recognised-for-migrant-integration-efforts/

European Committee of the Regions website

http://cor.europa.eu/sl/news/Pages/Bart-Somers-named-World-Mayor-winner-for-2016.aspx

ALDE Party website

https://www.aldeparty.eu/en/news/bart-somers-awarded-2016-world-mayor-prize

Also in their newsletter

Open VLD website (Somers’ Party in Belgium)

http://www.openvld.be/?type=nieuws&id=1&pageid=88974

City of Mechelen website

https://www.mechelen.be/mechelen-heeft-de-beste-burgemeester

Binnenlands Bestuur (NL) Dutch publication

http://www.binnenlandsbestuur.nl/ambtenaar-en-carriere/nieuws/beste-burgemeester-ter-wereld-immigrant-bestaat.9558199.lynkx

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