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BNP Paribas Fortis: The expat’s partner

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“I know how difficult it is, honestly, to be an expat,” he says. “Whatever age you are, it’s difficult because you’re starting a new experience in your life.” Salvatore Orlando From his office on the twelfth floor of a high-rise, stately building opposite the North train station in Brussels, Salvatore Orlando (30) oversees the entire national expat clientele of BNP Paribas … [Read more...]

Making Public Sector Innovation a Reality

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The political discussion at the heart of the fall Bureau in Ankara from 15-17 December focussed on public sector innovation. At a time when governments are faced with tightened public budgets and knowing that an efficient and productive public sector is key to bring regions closer to their citizens, representatives from 25 regions from across Europe looked into the challenges … [Read more...]

First Multiplier event on preventing school dropout

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16-17 December 2014, Barcelona (ES) - Following the kick-off meeting of the Erasmus+ project JET CD in Västernorrland in September 2014, the first multiplier event was organised by the region of Catalunya in December last year. 37 participants from the partner organisations and from different organisations from the region attended this event. The project partners had … [Read more...]

Analysis reports on dropout in the regional context

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In the framework of the Joint Effort To Combat Dropout  (Erasmus+) project, partners (Hampshire-UK, Tulcea-RO, Västernorrland-SE, Ostfold-NO, Catalunya-ES) have published their first intellectual output. You can find below the reports of the partner regions to get a grasp of the regional perspective: Links JET-CD project page and outputs Erasmus+ website   … [Read more...]

European Capital of Culture 2015: Welcome to Mons (Wallonia-BE)

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  Since 2002, Mons has been the cultural capital of Wallonia (BE). A city with a stunning amount of historical and cultural heritage, Mons will write a new chapter of its history on 24 January 2015 by becoming European Capital of Culture. The event will start with a ceremony that already promises to be spectacular, with phosphorescent dragons, aerial acrobatics and many … [Read more...]

Discover Wallonia in the “European Regions” TV series

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The Assembly of European Regions (AER) and UNICAP Television, are proud to present the first episode of our tailormade TV Series, European Regions. European Regions invite you to discover an AER founding member, Wallonia. You will be amazed by this beautiful region, rich in culture, traditions, nature and folklore. Wallonia will seduce you with its wonderful sights, delicious … [Read more...]

YRN Elections: Meet the new Presidium

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Istanbul, Istanbul (TR), 1st December 2014 The young regional representatives of the AER Youth Regional Network (YRN) nominated their new Presidium: Mario Žulicek, from Varazdin (HR), has been elected YRN President for the coming year. “I am very happy for my election and look forward to a fruitful cooperation within the YRN Presidium and, of course, with all members of the … [Read more...]

France: a new map of regions

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Following months of debates about the regional reform in the country, the French parliament has adopted a new map of regions. Their number will decrease, from 22 to 13 on the mainland, no change being made in the overseas regions. AER has contributed to the discussions and will monitor together with its French members the details of the implementation measures.   … [Read more...]

Cheap tickets with our partner Brussels Airlines

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Message from our partner: « Brussels Airlines, proud member of the AER Business Community since 2013, has good news for you! Due to the implementation of our new booking engine, your widget has been inactive in the last weeks, but from now on, your code is reactivated! As you may already know, Brussels Airlines now has 4 travel options that you can choose from when flying … [Read more...]

Smart Europe project: final video

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SMART EUROPE was a project based on the concept that smart and targeted regional policies and interventions can be designed to boost the employment directly in the regional innovation-based sectors. With this aim, a consortium of 13 partners, representing 11 EU regions, exchanged policies and instruments for identifying and supporting the main regional economic actors that … [Read more...]

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