The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the European Committee of the Regions

ALDE-CoR
President Belgium Bart Somers
Ideology

Liberalism

Centrism
Website
http://www.alde-cor.eu

The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the European Committee of the Regions (ALDE-CoR)[1][2] is a political group in the European Committee of the Regions [3] bringing together liberal and democrat city mayors, regional presidents and ministers, and local and regional councilors to contribute to the European Union's legislative procedure.[4][5] The group consists of members from two European political parties, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and the European Democratic Party.[6]

History

In 1998 political groups were established in the European Committee of the Regions, and as a result the liberal and democrat members formed the group of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (European Parliament group). In 2005 the group was renamed to the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE) reflecting a similar change in the group in the European Parliament and incorporating new members along with the change.[7]

In 2016, Bart Somers, Mayor of Mechelen and leader of the liberal group in the Flemish Parliament, was elected as new ALDE-CoR President by the group. He will serve as President until the end of this mandate (2020).[8][9][10]

List of ALDE-CoR Presidents:

No. Tenure Name Member state
1 1998-2002 Lord (Graham) Tope United Kingdom
2 2002-2006 Kent Johansson Sweden
3 2006-2008 Ivo Opstelten Netherlands
4 2008-2012 Flo Clucas United Kingdom
5 2012-2016 July Bas Verkerk Netherlands
6 October 2016 – Present Bart Somers Belgium

ALDE-CoR Bureau

The ALDE Bureau consists of the ALDE Group Presidency, Chairs, Vice-Chairs of CoR Commissions belonging to the ALDE Group as well as four elected members. The Bureau is primarily tasked with preparation of meetings of the CoR Bureau as well as the subsequent ALDE Group meetings. The Bureau meets the day before each plenary session of the CoR.[11]

List of current ALDE-CoR Bureau:

Title Name Member state
President Bart Somers Belgium
First Vice-President Ulrika Landergren Sweden
Second Vice-President François Decoster France
Third Vice-President Adriana Krnáčová Czech Republic
Bureau Member Jerry Lundy Ireland
Bureau Member Jasna Gabrič Slovenia
Buu Member Andris Jaunsleinis Latvia
Bureau Member Dainis Turlais Latvia
Bureau Member Vytautas Grubliauskas Lithuania
Bureau Member Michiel Scheffer Netherlands
Bureau Member Jean-Luc Vanraes Belgium
Bureau Member Valter Flego Croatia
Bureau Member Ossi Martikainen Finland
Bureau Member Ewa-May Karlsson Sweden

References

  1. ↑ "Our history - ALDE Group - Liberals & Democrats in the European Committee of the Regions". ALDE Group - Liberals & Democrats in the European Committee of the Regions. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  2. ↑ "CoR - Political groups". cor.europa.eu. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  3. ↑ "Glossary of summaries - EUR-Lex". europa.eu. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  4. ↑ "Our political work - ALDE Group - Liberals & Democrats in the European Committee of the Regions". ALDE Group - Liberals & Democrats in the European Committee of the Regions. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  5. ↑ "About - ALDE Group - Liberals & Democrats in the European Committee of the Regions". ALDE Group - Liberals & Democrats in the European Committee of the Regions. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  6. ↑ "CoR - Political groups". cor.europa.eu. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  7. ↑ "Our history - ALDE Group - Liberals & Democrats in the European Committee of the Regions". ALDE Group - Liberals & Democrats in the European Committee of the Regions. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  8. ↑ "Bart Somers". Wikipedia. 2017-02-27.
  9. ↑ script-park.de. "www.liberal-international.org". www.liberal-international.org. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  10. ↑ "Bart Somers elected as new ALDE-CoR President". ALDE Party. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  11. ↑ "Bureau - ALDE Group - Liberals & Democrats in the European Committee of the Regions". ALDE Group - Liberals & Democrats in the European Committee of the Regions. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
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