Bojana Zorić from Požega, Croatia, joins our group as our new trainee who will aid our policy officers until February 2018.Bojana Zorić obtained a Master’s degree in Russian...
New trainee for ALDE CoR secretariat
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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.
At your service: the service package
"If we address the obstacles to cross-border trade and investment in services, we increase competition with more choice and better prices for customers while adding up to 1.7% to...
Bart Somers inspires European Commission trainees
On Thursday 5 October our President Bart Somers welcomed almost 1,000 trainees of the European Commission. Bart Somers gave an inspirational speech in the European Parliament to...
"You The Atlantic strategy and its action plan identify the main areas for development for the blue economy – the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth,...
Bart Somers’ intervention on Catalonia in the European Committee of the Regions
Debate on Catalonia Committee of the Regions Plenary – 10 October 2017 Intervention by Bart Somers (ALDE CoR President) Firstly, I want to condemn all acts of violence in...
Regions bring Space down to Earth
Space isn’t irrelevant for regions nor is it too far away: space matters, whether through satellite navigation or Earth observation programmes. Space technologies, data and...
Erasmus with a twist
After the success of Erasmus for students, apprentices, young entrepreneurs, higher education professionals and journalists, ALDE's Vice-President in the European Committee of...
Martikainen elected new chair of Natural Resources Commission
The Natural Resources Commission (NAT) remit includes the common agricultural policy, fisheries policy, food policy and consumer affairs, health policy and tourism. Martikainen...
The cheapest energy is the one we don’t use
Energy efficiency is crucially important for achieving Europe's climate and energy targets. The EU should therefore be more ambitious says rapporteur Michiel Rijsberman (NL/D66)...
Brexit: the impact on Ireland
Brexit: the impact on Ireland The ALDE Group in the CoR became the first delegation of the Committee of the Regions to visit Ireland to find out directly on the ground how Brexit...
Building trust and fostering innovation in Slovenia
Rebuilding trust in government with bottom-up policies At the ALDE Party Council meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia, our group looked into how to make public administration more...
Summit of young elected local and regional leaders
Following our Liberal Mayors Summit success, we are organising a Summit of Young Elected Local and Regional Leaders. The summit aims at providing an opportunity for young liberal...
