On 4 December a roundtable discussion “Facing facts: public procurement in TTIP” took place, organised by the ALDE Group of… Read more
At the plenary of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) local and regional leaders called for a fair and… Read more
In its December plenary session, the European Committee of the Regions gave broad political backing to the European Commission's European Agenda... Read more
Responding to a growing demand to hear the voice of liberal mayors on matters of European relevance, the President of… Read more
The Citizenship, Governance, and External Relations (CIVEX) Commission of the European Committee of the Regions, has today unanimously supported the… Read more
As part of the European Week of Cities and Regions, the EU Open Days, the ALDE group in the Committee… Read more
Speaking on behalf of the European Committee of the Regions at the seminar on “Transition towards Sustainable and Liveable Urban… Read more
Local and regional authorities across the European Union need more financial support from the EU in order to cope with… Read more
As European leaders struggle to find solutions to the refugee crisis, a delegation from the ALDE Group in the European… Read more
Following the vote on the Urban Agenda in the plenary session of the European Parliament, ALDE-CoR President Bas Verkerk (NL/ALDE),… Read more
On 15 July the CoR commission for territorial cohesion and EU Budget (COTER) discussed how to better deliver EU cohesion… Read more
The opinions on food waste by rapporteur Ossi Martikainen (FI, Keskusta) and tackling radicalisation by Bart Somers (BE / Open… Read more