The Assembly of European Regions participated on 22 September in a high-level conference organised in Brussels by the European Commission called an EU budget focused on results. Leading figures in Europe's political landscape like European Commission's President Jean-Claude Juncker, Vice President's Kristalina Georgieva and Maroš Šefčovič and German finance minister Wolfgang … [Read more...]
Archives for 2015
The first public library was started in Winchester gaol
Winchester jail, that is. Gaol is an obsolescent spelling of the word now usually spelled jail. Winchester is the capital city of AER member Hampshire County, in the United Kingdom, that will host the next AER Committees' Autumn Plenaries, on 2-4 November 2015. … [Read more...]
Delegation from East Border Region (IE)
21 September, Brussels - The Assembly of European Regions hosted a visit of a delegation from the East Border Region that is representing politicians and officers from local county councils in Ireland/Northern Ireland. Apart from learning more about AER, the delegation discussed with AER's Vice-president treasurer, Magnus Berntsson (Västra Götaland/SE) the role of broadband in … [Read more...]
“In the Bank for Entrepreneurs, you see dreams become a reality.”
Discover what soulutions the AER partner BNP Paribas Fortis has to offer to entrepreneurs. + Learn more about entrepreneurs in Belgium Find here the interview of Raf Spinoy, Director of the BNP Paribas Fortis Bank for Entrepreneurs (edit this) … [Read more...]
Join the House of European Regions
The AER Brussels office has recently moved into a new building at rue d’Arlon, 63, nextdoor to the European Institutions. Firmly anchored in both Brussels and Strasbourg with liaison offices in Romania and Ukraine, AER is proud to invite European regions in need of a Brussels representation to move into the House of European Regions. The office space available in the House … [Read more...]
European Mobility and Employability: what benefits for businesses
Save the date! Île-de-France Europe and the partners of the Erasmus + RMT project invite you to the conference on "European Mobility and Employability: what benefits for businesses" on 13 October (09.30-12.00) in Île-de-France Europe (10 rue Montoyer, 1000 Brussels). The project partners include Île-de-France, Esmovia (Valencia-ES), CEDIT (Firenze-IT), Berlink (Berlin-DE) and … [Read more...]
Minutes: Executive Board, 17 September 2015, Brussels (BE)
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Procedures
Adopted by the Executive Board on 17 September 2015, Brussels (BE) (Use Pop Out button to Download/Open) … [Read more...]
The spinning of the earth is used to get extra speed for the launching of rockets.
That's the case at ESA's European spaceport located in the French AER member region of Guyane close to the Equator. Learn more about Guyane here. … [Read more...]
3rd Health Programme
The 3rd Health Programme call for proposals for projects is open until 15 September 2015, featuring 5 topics: Common assessment methodology on quality, safety and efficacy of transplantation therapies Support for the implementation and scaling up of good practices in the areas of integrated care, frailty prevention, adherence to medical plans and age-friendly … [Read more...]
Farmers leave their fields to protest in Brussels
6000 farmers gathered in Brussels on the occasion of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on Monday 7 September. Jan Jacob Van Dijk, Chairman of the AER working group on rural development, stresses the key role played by farmers for territorial attractiveness and as entrepreneurs: "Farmers play an important role to keep the countryside alive and vigorous. They invest in … [Read more...]
Where do we stand with public sector innovation?
Reforms in Europe's public sector have been going on since the 1980ies responding to budget cuts, a push to more efficient service delivery and calls for better overall performance. Many of those reforms are based on the concepts known as "new public management" (NPM). Key elements are: Bringing in private sector experiences and approaches Staff cuts Privatisation of … [Read more...]
Addressing the refugee crisis
On the 9th of September 2015 the European Commission is proposing following measures to solve the crisis: Proposing an emergency relocation proposal for 120,000 refugees from Greece, Hungary and Italy Proposing a Permanent Relocation Mechanism for all Member States Proposing a regulation to establish an EU common list of Safe Countries of Origin Making return policy … [Read more...]
Regions can bring union and pragmatism to Europe
AER President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli reacted to European Commission President's speech: "Jean-Claude Juncker in his speech on the state of the union has stressed the need for more Europe in the Union and more Union in Europe. Regions within AER show unity in diversity, put into place bold and pragmatic actions in all policy fields and learn from each others mistakes and best … [Read more...]
The world’s hardest mountain ultra-trail, “Tor des Géants”, takes place in Valle d’Aosta every September.
It is 330 km long, with a total elevation gain of 24,000 m. up to 3,300 masl, to be completed in less than 6 days and 6 hours for a maximum of 700 runners, in a scenario of four picks of 4,000 m. and 25 alpine passes: day and night, almost without sleeping! … [Read more...]
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