Strengthening EU Energy Security by improving EU regional strategies
On 3 June, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) in the EU’s Committee of the Regions (CoR) held a joint meeting with the ALDE Working Group on Maximising Cohesion Policy Results in the European Parliament and the European Parliament’s...
EU Cohesion policy: a stronger role for regional and local players
Almost a third of the total EU budget of 351,8 billion euro has been allocated for the cohesion policy over the period 2014 – 2020. To ensure the maximum impact of these investments, more effective and efficient use of Cohesion policy support should be ensured. A...
Food waste – a problem for the environment and the economy
One third of products intended for human consumption are lost at various stages of the production process whether as raw materials, semi-finished products or finished products. Our rapporteur Ossi Martikainen (Finland / Keskusta) called on the European Commission to...
President Verkerk and Lib Dem leader Farron discuss how the EU benefits local authorities
The President of the ALDE CoR group in the European Committee of the Regions Bas Verkerk, and Liberal Democrat members Jill Shortland and Doreen Huddart, as well as former ALDE-CoR presidents Flo Clucas and Lord Tope were in London on 25 May to meet with Liberal...
