Solutions for an age-friendly society require the collaboration of stakeholders, which are often not used to work together. IT developers and businesses may have very different ways of looking at a problem. Add to that the point of view of doctors, nurses, informal carers or patients and their sometimes unexpected ways of using technology and you will be heading for total chaos … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
ENGAGED Mutual Learning Workshop Report
ENGAGED is a network of stakeholders from different backgrounds and across different European countries, who are interested in learning from each other and together support the further deployment of innovative solutions to promote active and healthy ageing. This community will actively shape the active and healthy ageing agenda of the EU and deliver knowledge and guidelines on … [Read more...]
AER delegation in Georgia
News from the Cultural Centre of Mordovia in Děčín
In the Cultural Centre of Mordovia Republic in Děčín, Czech Republic, the international non-governmental organisation “Perspective Elbe-Labe” will be represented. A focus of the organisation is on the further development of artistic skills of people working and living in the Elbe-Labe region, to promote artistic achievement. The objective is to give local people a space … [Read more...]
Regions on board to effectively tackle climate change
The Assembly of European Regions (AER) associated itself to the R20 « Regions of Climate action » - the world network for the fight against climate change – since its creation in 2010. The region of Ile-de-France (FR) welcomed in October the World Summit for Climate organised by the R20, gathering 500 participants representing regions, cities, businesses, investors and … [Read more...]
AER asks governments and international organisations to take regions on board to effectively fight climate change
Paris (FR), 10 October 2014 The Assembly of European Regions (AER) associated itself to the R20 « Regions of Climate action » - the world network for the fight against climate change – since its creation in 2010. Today, the region of Ile-de-France (FR) welcomes the World Summit for Climate organised by the R20, gathering 500 participants representing regions, cities, … [Read more...]
Sweden after the 2014 elections
Dr Malin Stegmann McCallion, senior lecturer in Political Science in Karlstads University (SE) published an article after the elections in Sweden. Read the article here … [Read more...]
Sweden after the 2014 elections
Article by Dr Malin Stegmann McCallion, senior lecturer in Political Science in Karlstads University (SE). (Use Pop Out button to Download/Open) … [Read more...]
Structural funds for health: a regional perspective
Karsten Uno Petersen, President of the AER Committee on Social Policy and Public Health and Vice President of the region of Southern Denmark, and Anthoni Zwiefka, Senior Specialist of Lower Silesia (PL) shared their experience on the use of structural funds for health during the information session AER co-organised in partnership with COCIR, the trade association of the … [Read more...]
Regions4GreenGrowth’s Final Conference
Regions4GreenGrowth provides recommendations on how to boost investments in RES & EE. “The European Union (EU) aims to get 20% of its energy from renewable sources (RES) by 2020, as well as to cut 20% of Europe's annual primary energy consumption” (Source: EC website.). The stakes are high, but unfortunately, the fact is that public and private stakeholders willing … [Read more...]
AER Statement on the Black Sea
Adopted at the 5th Black Sea Summit on 3 October 2014 in Bucharest (RO) (Use Pop out button to Download/Open) … [Read more...]
5th Black Sea Summit – Using existing bridges to rise above new walls
Bucharest (RO), 3 October 2014 Bearing in mind the challenging political context that affects this area, the Assembly of European Regions (AER), at the kind invitation of the National Union of County Councils from Romania (UNCJR), held today its 5th annual Black Sea Summit in Bucharest, Romania. The 100 high level participants present during the Summit adopted the ‘Bucharest … [Read more...]
No money for renewables?
Baia Mare, Maramures (RO), 2 October 2014 Regions4GreenGrowth provides recommendations on how to boost investments in RES & EE “The European Union (EU) aims to get 20% of its energy from renewable sources (RES) by 2020, as well as to cut 20% of Europe's annual primary energy consumption”. (Source: EC website.) The stakes are high, but unfortunately, the fact is that … [Read more...]
Newsletter n°21 (Oct. 2014)
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Regions4GreenGrowth final video
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