Bart Somers’ intervention on Catalonia in the European Committee of the Regions
Debate on Catalonia Committee of the Regions Plenary – 10 October 2017 Intervention by Bart Somers (ALDE CoR President) Firstly, I want to condemn all acts of violence in the Catalan crisis. Violence can never be the answer. I am especially offended by the...
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...
ALDE CoR celebrates EU60
Discover how our President Bart Somers, our first Vice-President Ulrika Landergren and our second Vice-President François Decoster celebrate the sixty years of the Treaty of Rome by watching the video below! video video “Regions & cities must be present at...
Commissioner King discusses Mechelen approach to radicalisation
European Commissioner for the security union Julian King discussed the approach the city of Mechelen and its Mayor Bart Somers take to prevent radicalisation. It was the first fact-finding mission of European commissioner King, who wanted to see firsthand what is...
