Renew Europe in the European Committee of the Regions

Renew Europe[1][2] is a political group in the European Committee of the Regions [3][4] bringing together liberal and democrat city mayors, regional presidents and ministers, and local and regional councillors to contribute to the European Union's legislative procedure.[5][6] The group is the successor to the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the European Committee of the Regions (ALDE-CoR) which existed from 2005-2019,[7][8] which in turn succeeded the ELDR-CoR group which had existed since 1998. The group consists of members from several European political parties, including Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and the European Democratic Party.[9] The Renew Europe group in the European Committee of the Regions is the sister group of the Renew Europe political group in the European Parliament.

Renew Europe
President François Decoster
HeadquartersBrussels
Ideology
International affiliationAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
Website
https://www.reneweurope-cor.eu

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.[10] In 2019 the group was renamed to Renew Europe following the change in the group in the European Parliament.[11][12]

In 2016, Bart Somers, Mayor of Mechelen and leader of the liberal group in the Flemish Parliament, was elected as new Renew Europe (former ALDE-CoR) President by the group. He served as President until the end of the European Committee of the Regions mandate (2020).[13][14] In 2020 February, François Decoster was elected new President of Renew Europe CoR. Decoster, currently Mayor of Saint-Omer, France, and since August 2019 head of cabinet of the French State Secretary for Diplomacy, Trade, Tourism & Development, is no stranger to the European Committee of the Regions and European politics.[15]

List of Renew Europe (former ALDE-CoR) Presidents:

No. Tenure Name Member state Group Name
1 1998-2002 Lord (Graham) Tope United Kingdom ELDR
2 2002-2006 Kent Johansson Sweden ELDR / ALDE
3 2006-2008 Ivo Opstelten Netherlands ALDE
4 2008-2012 Flo Clucas United Kingdom ALDE
5 2012-2016 Bas Verkerk Netherlands ALDE
6 2016 – 2020 Bart Somers Belgium ALDE / Renew Europe
7 2020–Present François Decoster France Renew Europe

Renew Europe Bureau

The Renew Europe consists of the Presidency, Chairs, Vice-Chairs of CoR Commissions belonging to the Renew Europe 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 Renew Europe meetings. The Bureau meets the day before each plenary session of the CoR.[16]

List of current Renew Europe (former ALDE-CoR) Bureau:

Title Name Member state
President François Decoster France
First Vice-President Ulrika Landergren Sweden
Second Vice-President Michiel Rijsberman Netherlands
Third Vice-President Jasna Gabrič Slovenia
Bureau Member
Bureau Member Ivan Gulam Croatia
Bureau Member Willy Borsus Belgium
Bureau Member Jaroslava Pokorna Jermanova Czech Republic
Bureau Member Jean-Nöel Verfaillie France

References
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  11. "EU liberals change name to appease new French members". euractiv.com. 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  12. "EU Parliament: Liberal ALDE group rebrands as 'Renew Europe'". www.euronews.com. 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
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  15. "Mayor François Decoster elected new President Renew Europe CoR". Renew Europe CoR. 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
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