Thessaloniki (GR), 9 December 2011 River floods, flash floods, urban floods and floods from the sea in coastal areas are afflictions encountered by regions and countries all over the world. Figures are dramatic: some 85,000 people are killed and 230 million affected by natural disasters worldwide every year. The consequences of these disasters are not only economic and … [Read more...]
Archives for 2011
Thematic dossier n°26 on Research and Innovation – Winter 2011
Research and Innovation Table of contents: Editorial: Michèle Sabban, AER President Multilevel governance ‘key to Europe 2020’ Bottoms up to address Europe's major challenges Interview: Hande Özsan Bozatli Vice-President of Istanbul Provincial Council (TR) Show me the money: how to improve access to Europe's finances for SMEs Get involved: the AER … [Read more...]
AER Tribute to Jacques Robert
Strasbourg (F), 2 December 2011 The Assembly of European Regions (AER) pays tribute to Jacques Robert, who passed away on Wednesday, November 23. Mr. Robert devoted his entire professional career to European issues related to spatial planning and regional development. He worked as a researcher at the European Research Institute for Urban and Regional Planning and at the … [Read more...]
AER Is Pleased to Present Its 2011 Winners in the Fields of Innovation and Youth Policy
Ponta Delgada, Açores (P), 25 November 2011 The best Regional Innovation Project This year’s winner is the Polish Region of Wielkopolska for its project “Promoter of Innovation”. Launched in January 2009, in cooperation with the Poznan Academy for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship, this project aims at providing capital, legal advice, technical know-how and other services to … [Read more...]
General Assembly 2011 in Ponta Delgada: Regions Challenge the Crisis
The Crisis, an Opportunity? "Yes, As Long As We Can Master Our Interdependence", Reply the Regions Ponta Delgada, Açores (P), 25 November 2011 Europe and its regions are in no position to go back in time or to delay global developments. But they can face this globalisation by capitalising on the benefits it produces and rebalancing its consequences: to serve … [Read more...]
Ponta Delgada Declaration
Which is the role of European Regions in the present full globalised world? Can Regions together Master Globalisation? The AER General Assembly adopted a Declaration about this topic during its last meeting in Ponta Delgada (PT) on 25 November 2011. (Use Pop Out button to Download/Open) … [Read more...]
Pascal Goergen Becomes the New AER Secretary General
Ponta Delgada, Açores (P), 24 November 2011 Earlier today at the General Assembly of the Assembly of European Regions (AER), Mr Pascal Goergen was named the new Secretary General. Pascal Goergen, a Belgian citizen born in 1963 in Cologne (D), has a PhD in Political Science on decision-making processes in a new international environment, following the collapse of the … [Read more...]
Youth Unemployment: New AER’s Peer Review at the Açores
Ponta Delgada, Açores (P), 21 November 2011 This week the Autonomous Region of the Açores and its regional Directorate on Youth are hosting the Assembly of European Regions’ Peer Review on youth employment, organised in the framework of the twelve-month Promoting Youth Employment (PYE) project. The Açores is the second, out of 4 partner regions (Vojvodina-SRB, Krapina … [Read more...]
AER urges Member States to Get the Cohesion Policy Moving
Strasbourg (F), 17 November 2011 A week ahead of the Informal Meeting of Ministers responsible for EU cohesion policy, the Assembly of European Regions (AER) calls all Member states to take stock of the particularly critical importance of cohesion policy in the current context of economic crisis. For AER, the proposed legislative package is a first step and a good basis for … [Read more...]
Which economic competencies for regions?
Nicolas Bouzou, renowned French economist and director of Asterès, an Economic Analysis and Forecasting Company, is also an essayist and a columnist for both radio and television. He is part of the AER Academic Centre of experts on regionalisation. In the framework of his work within his company, he carried out for the ARF (Association des Régions de France - Association of … [Read more...]
European Clusters and Regions for Eco-Innovation Network Plus
In Krakow, eco-tourism goes hand in hand with eco-innovation Krakow, Malopolska (PL), 9 November 2011 How can eco-tourism contribute to an innovative regional development strategy? This question was at the heart of a conference held in Krakow, Malopolska region (PL), attended by around 100 participants. Thanks to many examples of regional good practices, the … [Read more...]
The AER Takes the Silk Road In North East Asia
An AER delegation goes to Seoul to meet the members of NEAR, its North East Asian counterpart Seoul, South Korea, 2 November 2011 The Assembly of European Regions (AER) was the guest of honour at the 5th International Forum organised by its counterpart, the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments (NEAR). A delegation led by Michèle Sabban, AER President, went … [Read more...]
AER Youth Regional Network is going East!
Publication of the YRN Declaration on youth mobility in wider Europe Wroclaw, Lower Silesia (PL), 28th October 2011 The Polish region of Lower Silesia was host for today’s high-level seminar on Eastern Partnership, one of the main priorities of the European Polish Presidency. Organised by the Assembly of European Regions (AER) and its Youth Regional Network (YRN), the … [Read more...]
Wielkopolska (PL) wins the AER Innovation Award
Aim of the project The Pre-incubator of Innovation aims to sponsor youth business and entrepreneurship, with particular attention to recent university graduates. The project provides capital, legal advice, technical know-how, and other services to «pre-incubate» fledgling small businesses. (Use Pop Out button to Download/Open) … [Read more...]
European regions, cities and organisations signed the “St. Pölten Manifesto” for a better cohesion policy
St. Pölten, Niederösterreich (A), 21st October 2011 Welcoming the draft cohesion regulations, regions, cities and their representative organisations agreed that there is still a lot to do to ensure that the full impact of cohesion policy is felt on the ground. They emphasised the importance of maintaining an adequate level of funding, a strong integrated approach to … [Read more...]
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