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...
Senior French politicians discuss Europe’s future with ALDE-CoR

Senior French politicians discuss Europe’s future with ALDE-CoR

Senior French politicians joined forces with ALDE-CoR at the French Senate in Paris to organise a Citizens Consultation, led by French EU Affairs Minister Nathalie Loiseau and other representatives of the French centrist parties La République En Marche (LREM),...
Empowering people, cities & regions to prevent cyber attacks

Empowering people, cities & regions to prevent cyber attacks

At the external seminar in Riga our members debated about the threat of cyber security and EU-Russian affairs and visited the NATO military base of Adazi to witness first-hand how European nations can work together at the EU’s border. Security, including cyber...
Supporting European security from the bottom up

Supporting European security from the bottom up

The European Defence Fund (EDF) should promote and stimulate joint cooperation activities between Member States in the field of defence products and technologies, says Dainis Turlais. “It’s important to develop defence everywhere, also in member states...
The digital divide – the new social exclusion?

The digital divide – the new social exclusion?

High speed broadband must reach all European citizens to eliminate digital divide and give citizens equal opportunities while also developing the EU, argues Mart Vorklaev While basic broadband services are available to all households in the European Union, the much...