An aviation strategy is important for economic growth, jobs, trade and mobility in the EU The liberalization of the European aviation market served us well - we have seen strong...
Aviation strategy to foster growth, jobs and mobility
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Royal Decoration for Bas Verkerk
Congratulations to outgoing ALDE President Bas Verkerk for being awarded by the King of the Netherlands a high royal decoration: Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau, for his...
A liberal commitment to the environment
Our member Andres Jaadla continues his commitment to environmental causes as he attended the 8th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns in Bilbao while also recently...
Liberal rapporteurs in the CoR tackle food waste and radicalisation
The opinions on food waste by rapporteur Ossi Martikainen (FI, Keskusta) and tackling radicalization by Bart Somers (BE / Open VLD) were high on the agenda of the Committee of...
Strengthening EU Energy Security by improving EU regional strategies
On 3 June, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) in the EU's Committee of the Regions (CoR) held a joint meeting with the ALDE Working Group on Maximising...
EU Cohesion policy: a stronger role for regional and local players
Almost a third of the total EU budget of 351,8 billion euro has been allocated for the cohesion policy over the period 2014 – 2020. To ensure the maximum impact of these...
Food waste – a problem for the environment and the economy
One third of products intended for human consumption are lost at various stages of the production process whether as raw materials, semi-finished products or finished products....
