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...
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On this page you will find the most recent news and updates from our political activities.
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....
President Verkerk and Lib Dem leader Farron discuss how the EU benefits local authorities
The President of the ALDE CoR group in the European Committee of the Regions Bas Verkerk, and Liberal Democrat members Jill Shortland and Doreen Huddart, as well as former...
Rijsberman (NL / D66) advises High Level Group on simplification of ESIF funds
The chair of the Committee on Regional Development in the European Parliament Iskra Mihaylova MEP (Bulgaria / ALDE) organised a seminar in Romania on the simplification of...
Bas Verkerk, ALDE Group in the CoR’s President, meets ILDG in Strasburg
During its March meeting the Independent and Liberal Democratic Group (ILDG) in the Council of Europe held an exchange of views with Bas Verkerk (NL/VVD), ALDE’s Group President...
Bart Somers’ opinion to prevent radicalisation attracts European interest
The rapporteur and Vice President of the ALDE Group in the Committee of the Regions (ALDE-CoR) Bart Somers recently presented his draft report on how to combat radicalisation and...
ALDE CoR wants to improve European environmental law
Did you know that local and regional authorities implement 70% of European environmental legislation? ALDE's CoR coordinator in the ENVE commission and rapporteur on EU...
ALDE Local and Regional Politicians Awards (LeaDeR) lunch reception
The ALDE group in the European Committee of the Regions is happy to invite you to attend the festive ALDE Local and Regional Politicians Awards (LeaDeR) lunch reception, which is...
ALDE in Committee of the Regions’ presidency pays respects to victims of Brussels attacks
During the 117th plenary of the Committee of the Regions, ALDE's Committee of the Regions group President Bas Verkerk (The Netherlands) and First Vice President Agnès Durdu...
