Bart Somers to speak at ALDE-EP New Year seminar: A counter-narrative to violent extremism
ALDE-CoR Vice President and CoR Rapporteur on Combating radicalisation and violent extremism, Bart Somers (BE/Mayor of Mechelen) will be speaking at the ALDE Group’s New Year Seminar on Tuesday 12 January. He will be addressing the development of a...
ALDE group in the CoR cracks down on corporate tax avoidance and calls for common EU rules
At the plenary of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) local and regional leaders called for a fair and efficient corporate tax system in the European Union. The opinion drafted by Jean-Luc Vanraes (BE/ALDE), member of Uccle Municipal Council, criticises the...
ALDE-CoR backs European Commission’s European Agenda for Migration
In its December plenary session, the European Committee of the Regions gave broad political backing to the European Commission’s European Agenda for Migration. The crucial role of Europe’s local and regional authorities in addressing the immediate and long-term...
ALDE-CoR launches Liberal Mayors Network at ALDE Party Congress in Budapest
Responding to a growing demand to hear the voice of liberal mayors on matters of European relevance, the President of the ALDE Group in the European Committee of the Regions, Bas Verkerk, Mayor of Delft, convened a meeting of mayors during the ALDE Party Congress in...
