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Bart Somers elected as new ALDE CoR President
Elected today by the ALDE Group in the Committee of the Regions, Bart Somers (BE / Open VLD), Mayor of Mechelen and leader of the liberal group in the Flemish Parliament, will serve as President until the end of this mandate (2020). I'm honoured to have been elected...
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...
ALDE CoR contributes to the State of the Union
Ahead of the State of the Union debate on 14 September, the ALDE Group in the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), gathering liberal democrat politicians from the sub-state levels of government, outlines how it sees the current state of the EU. The main purpose of...
Liberal Mayors discuss inclusive approach to counter radicalisation
Bart Somers (BE / Open VLD), vice-President of the ALDE Group in the CoR, introduced the European Institute of Peace study "Voices of Molenbeek" on Tuesday 6 september 2016. This report disputes the image of the Belgian city of Molenbeek as a radicalisation centre....
Local and regional politicians meet in Estonia to discuss entrepreneurship, active and healthy ageing
The average age of Europe’s population has been steadily rising and one of the EU’s main objectives for a competitive economy is the promotion of active and healthy ageing. Older people can make a significant contribution to Europe’s tourism industry and represent an...
Acting President Agnès Durdu expresses solidarity after Nice attack
Our acting Group President Agnès Durdu (LU / DP) expressed her solidarity after the attacks in Nice, France of 14 July 2016. "I would like to express my solidarity with the people of France after the recent horrible events and my support for the mayor of Nice and...
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