Bart Somers becomes Flemish Minister for Integration

Bart Somers becomes Flemish Minister for Integration

Our President Bart Somers was named Minister for Living Together & Interior in the new Flemish government, bringing his experience in successful integration.Somers (Open Vld), Mayor of Mechelen since 2001 and re-elected in 2018 by a historic margin of 48% in his...
Liberal Mayors Summit agrees Principles that Make a City Liberal

Liberal Mayors Summit agrees Principles that Make a City Liberal

During the Liberal Mayors Summit twenty mayors from fourteen different European countries discussed and agreed a document setting out the Principles which make cities and local communities liberal, and the actions that a Liberal Mayor should take. They also shared...
Bart Somers elected as new ALDE CoR President

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 serve as President until the end of this mandate (2020). I’m honoured to have been...