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...
News section of Renew Europe Group
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...
BREXIT and subnational government – what infrastructure to build? What rights to guarantee?
Our members will address Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier at the next European Committee of the Regions Plenary, and discuss the recent Brexit developments and the future...
EU funds: It’s not about the money!
Michiel Rijsberman sounds the alarm: cutting EU funds might jeopardise many projects in regions and cities, with the citizens losing out. “We keep urging to maintain the budget...
Liberal Mayors take action to protect democracy
The largest Liberal Mayors Summit so far during the ALDE Party Congress in Madrid, Spain on 9 November 2018, calls on all liberal mayors around the world to help protect...