Bas Verkerk keynote speaker at conference on sustainable and liveable urban futures
Speaking on behalf of the European Committee of the Regions at the seminar on “Transition towards Sustainable and Liveable Urban Futures”, ALDE-CoR President Bas Verkerk (Mayor of Delft) delivered a clear message about the need to apply multilevel...
“More help needed for regions in EU migration crisis”, says Francois Decoster in the LIBE committee
Local and regional authorities across the European Union need more financial support from the EU in order to cope with the challenges of hosting large numbers of refugees and migrants, François Decoster, ALDE Vice-President and the CoR rapporteur on migration, told...
Integrating refugees and migrants: ALDE-CoR visits Calais and St Omer
As European leaders struggle to find solutions to the refugee crisis, a delegation from the ALDE Group in the European Committee of the Regions visited on 18 September reception centres in the French cities of Calais and St Omer, invited by ALDE-CoR Vice-President...
Vote in EP plenary on the urban dimension of EU policies reflects ALDE-CoR positions: several proposals taken up by MEPs
Following the vote on the Urban Agenda in the plenary session of the European Parliament, ALDE-CoR President Bas Verkerk (NL/ALDE), said that “the result of this vote reflects a clear demand for an urban agenda at EU level. Such an agenda would recognise the...
