17 young participants from 13 different countries debated in Brussels on how to get people engaged in local politics and the importance of building a European democracy during...
Young Leaders showing the way in engaging citizens
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News section of Renew Europe Group
On this page you will find the most recent news and updates from our political activities.
ALDE CoR becomes Renew Europe
Our Group decided to rename the ALDE political group in the European Committee of the Regions to 'Renew Europe'.At the last ALDE-CoR Group meeting which took place on Wednesday...
Developing Macro-regional strategies
Macro-regional strategies promote regional development; representing a real and deeply European vision. Developing transnational clusters offers a strong potential and unique...
Traineeship with the ALDE group in the European Committee of the Regions
The ALDE group is looking for a trainee to assist the ALDE secretariat with the preparation of CoR commission meetings and plenary sessions. Tasks during the ALDE traineeships...
Celebrating Europe Day in Luxembourg
We call on liberals to join us in mobilising local politicians and civil society for a large pro-European movement every 9 May. This year we focused on how Luxembourg celebrated...
Bucharest Summit – building a liberal Europe bottom up
National, regional and local liberals gathered at the 8th European Summit of Regions and Cities in Bucharest, Romania to discuss the future of the EU. Our members and young...
A Covenant of Cities to Prevent Radicalisation
Building on the expertise of successful cities such as our President Bart Somers' city of Mechelen, the European Commission and European Committee of the Regions are...
Europe Correspondents: new way to communicate about EU
How can we bring Europe closer to the citizens? A delegation of ten CIVEX-members visited Saint-Omer, France to find how a network of Europe Correspondents, launched in May 2018...
Our Vice-President Gabrič awarded 2018 Mayor of Distinction title
Our third Vice-President Jasna Gabrič was awarded the title of "Mayor of distinction" in the 2018 World Mayor Prize, alongside for instance the Mayors of Lille, Paris, Tunis,...
Gabric sets the example for women running for office
Our Vice-President Jasna Gabrič shared her own inspirational story about being a woman and empowering women in politics at the local level during the European Committee of the...
Vanraes on Turkey: Let independent judges decide
While the lifting of the state of emergency is a step in the right direction, Jean-Luc Vanraes calls on Turkey in his statement to let independent judges decide who was...
The untold stories of climate change action
The ALDE-CoR delegation at the COP24 in Katowice, Poland raised awareness of the work that cities and regions do in order to fight climate change and urged for a formal...
