4 March 2015, Nordjylland (NO) - Based on the experience of previous events and meetings that were organised in the field of Culture & Health, members were invited to come prepared to this interactive workshop and to make some research on their regions’ projects and activities. Examples of cultural activities for patients or people with disabilities were introduced … [Read more...]
Archives for 2015
Newsletter n°25 (Mar. 2015)
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Women’s Economic Empowerment and Sustainable Development
1 March 2015, Riga - Women’s Economic Empowerment: Regions have their say! Gender Equality has been a key priority within the Assembly of European Regions (AER) for many years – a working group on Gender Equality was created in the late 1990s. The AER Standing Committee on Equal Opportunities was created by a decision of the AER General Assembly on 26 November 2009. AER is … [Read more...]
30 years, 30 stories
At the occasion of its 30th Anniversary AER is launching a project in order to celebrate the achievements of our organisation. Established in 1985 by 47 regions to promote regional interests, AER has been advocating and reinforcing European values across our continent for the past 30 years. By 2015, working with 200 regions from 35 countries and 15 interregional … [Read more...]
Aiming high to raise awareness for development in Europe
AER as well as 25 other main partners and 20 associates from 18 EU and 17 non EU-countries gathered on 21-22 February in Modena, Italy, for the first Steering Committee of the partners of the project "LADDER - Local Authorities as Drivers for Development Education and Raising awareness”. Funded by EuropeAid and led by the Association of Local Democracy Agencies (ALDA), LADDER … [Read more...]
Renewable energy and the future of the regions
H.R.H. Prince Laurent of Belgium and Hande Özsan Bozatli, President of the AER sat down at the Studios with Dan Alexe to talk about renewable energy and take a cautious look towards the future. … [Read more...]
Meet the House of European Regions
Yesterday, the Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) Brussels office celebrated the move into the new office at Rue d’Arlon 63-67, next door to the European Institutions. Dr. Hande Özsan Bozatli, AER President, presented the work of our Assembly to our new neighbours from the Renewable Energy House (REH). We were honoured by the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Laurent of … [Read more...]
H.R.H. Prince Laurent of Belgium welcomes AER in Brussels
Brussels, Bruxelles-Capitale (BE), 4 February 2015 Yesterday, the Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) Brussels office celebrated the move into the new office at Rue d’Arlon 63-67, next door to the European Institutions. Dr. Hande Özsan Bozatli, AER President, presented the work of our Assembly to our new neighbours from the Renewable Energy House (REH). We were honoured … [Read more...]
Newsletter n°24 (Feb. 2015)
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Turkey-EU talks: How AER can contribute
The question of Turkey’s accession to the European Union has been causing numerous discussions and controversies within and around the Union. Turkey applied to accede to the European Economic Community (EEC), EU’s predecessor, as early as 1987. Notably, Turkey serves for the future of Europe being a founding member of the Council of Europe (CoE) since 1949, the Organisation for … [Read more...]
New regions in Sweden
Dr. Malin Stegmann McCallion is currently a Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Karlstad University. She has just published an article on the State of Regionalisation in Sweden: 1 January 2015 saw six new regions in Sweden, bringing the total to ten (green in the map to the right). The new regions are Region Jönköping län2, Region Örebro län, Region Gävleborg, Region … [Read more...]
Alsace region takes action to reduce dropout
Alsace region is organising a regional conference to exchange best practice in Alsace, France and Europe, on compensation measures (2nd chance), in Strasbourg, 20 January 2015. It will be the final conference of a 2-year project where actions targeted at young people aged 16 to 25 years old, who have dropped off the radar have been developed. This project aimed at both … [Read more...]
Minutes: Executive Board, 17 January 2015, Strasbourg
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Combating gender stereotypes in and through education
Achieving gender equality is central to the protection of human rights, the functioning of democracy, respect for the rule of law and economic growth and sustainability. The promotion of gender equality in and through education is a prerequisite to the achievement of de facto equality between … [Read more...]
2014 Activity Report
"2014 has also confirmed that Europe is not acting in an isolated environment, but in a global setting, that influences and shapes our decision and policy making. It has therefore been important for me to develop relations with our Eastern partners, with our counterparts from Northern-Africa, and in the US. Our Russian and Ukrainian members were also able to count on our … [Read more...]