What are our Mayors, Councillors, Regional Presidents or Regional representatives doing to fight the Coronavirus / COVID19? We take a look on the ground with our member Vincent...
News section of Renew Europe Group
Renew Europe CoR gains Greek mayors for the first time
With Andreas Kondylis, Mayor of Alimos, and Moses Elisaf, Mayor of Ioannina, our group is now also represented in Greece, further enlarging the wider liberal family at the local...
COUNCILLOR McGREEHAN SUGGESTS DUNDALK FOR EU’s NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE
Our member, Cllr Erin McGreehan (Fianna Fail), writing to Josep Borrell, Vice-President of the European Commission and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security,...
UPDATE: Young Elected Local Liberal Leader? Apply by 31 May for the YEPs 2020 programme
Are you a Young Elected Local Liberal Leader, younger than 40 with a mandate at the regional or local level in the EU? Then join the Young Elected Politicians Programme (YEPs) in...
Renew Europe CoR President re-elected Mayor – CoR activates 2nd highest crisis level
President François Decoster was re-elected as Mayor of Saint-Omer in Sunday's French municipal elections. The citizens of Saint-Omer carried Decoster to an impressive victory...
Let’s preserve funds for rural development
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) asks to preserve funds for rural development, hospitals, schools, local transport, environment, universities and small businesses in...
Mayor François Decoster elected new President Renew Europe CoR
Decoster will lead the Renew Europe Group as the European Committee of the Regions begins its new mandate 2020 – 2025. Decoster, currently Mayor of Saint-Omer, France, and since...
What have the Brits ever done for us?!
Inspired by the famous Monty Python sketch (What have the Romans ever done for us?), and as the UK leaves the European Union, we look at how our most active British...
MADRID CLIMATE SUMMIT COP25 – Liberal initiatives to tackle climate change
With a high-level delegation in Madrid for COP25, including Young Elected Politicians uniting for climate and debating the Green Deal, liberal leaders took center stage to...
Irma Baralija: Restoring democracy to Mostar
Following the historic ruling by the European Court of Human Rights to restore the democratic rights of the citizens of Mostar (Bosnia-Herzegovina), Irma Baralija, vice-President...
Coal regions today, innovative hubs tomorrow? Energy & Digital transitions leading the way
How can regions contribute to decarbonisation efforts, arising from the Paris Agreement and what role can digitization play in this transformation? Our members set out...
Margrethe Vestager at the Liberal Mayors Summit – Mayors discuss future of mobility
Our fifth Liberal Mayors Summit discussed the future of mobility and how cities can benefit from micro mobility and the sharing economy at the ALDE Party Congress in Athens....