Divergent– Ghent University (BE), a specialized vocational training center, is looking for European Partners for a transnational ESF Project. The main question addressed by the project is: “How can we enhance employer involvement in creating labour market opportunities for persons with an occupational disability?”. While the focus of the project is on the role of the job … [Read more...]
Archives for 2018
Study Visit in Gelderland on the Energy Transition
Last spring on the occasion of the London Spring Plenaries, Committee 1 agreed to organise a study visit on the energy transition in Gelderland (NL) to share and learn from each other’s experiences. Originally, the study visit was planned for October 31st-November 2nd 2017 but has now been rescheduled for April 17-19 2018. All AER members are invited to participate and can find … [Read more...]
AER members share knowledge to improve situation for refugees in their regions
On 24 and 25 January 2018, AER co-organised several events focusing on local and regional responses to the Syrian refugee crisis in Brussels. AER would like to thank its honorary President, Dr. Hande Özsan Bozatli, who was instrumental in making these events happen. Dr Bozatli has always been a strong supporter of the Turkish-Europe dialogue. These series of events proves it … [Read more...]
AER co-organises events on Syrian Refugee Crisis: Policy Insights and Recommendations
On 24 and 25 January 2018, AER co-organised several events focusing on local and regional responses to the Syrian refugee crisis in Brussels. AER would like to thank its honorary President, Dr. Hande Özsan Bozatli, who was instrumental in making these events happen. Dr Bozatli has always been a strong supporter of the Turkish-Europe dialogue. These series of events proves it … [Read more...]
Regionalisation in Georgia: the politics of regional development are improving #RoR2017
Georgia is an independent, unified, and indivisible state, as confirmed by the referendum of 31 March 1991 - held throughout the territory of the country, including in the Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of Abkhazia and the Former Autonomous District of South Ossetia - and by the Act of Restoration of State Independence of Georgia of 9 April 1991. Territorial arrangement … [Read more...]
Valorisation of talents with a migrant background: do you want to work on this?
EVA vzw (BE) - a social innovator in the social economy - is looking for European partners for the ESF project "Culture-sensitive Care ambassadors – Valorizing talents+". This project aims to make the potential of informal caregivers with migrant roots visible and valorized in order to improve their transfer to training and job opportunities within the professional care. This … [Read more...]
AER presents its views on the future of EU Cohesion Policy to the European Parliament
On 1 February 2018 Mathieu Mori, AER Secretary-General, participated in the European Parliament's Regional Development Committee meeting at the request of Chair Iskra Mihaylova (ALDE, BG) to present AER's views on the future of Cohesion Policy. The meeting brought together European associations of cities, municipalities and regions to present their views on the future of EU … [Read more...]
Are you interested to join a project within the Asylum, Migration & Integration Fund ?
A foundation of the Region of Murcia (Spain) - Fundación CEPAIM - is looking for partners to develop a project under the call of proposals in the area of Integration of Third-Country Nationals (2017). Priority 2: Community building at local level for integration including through volunteering activities (AMIF-2017-AG-INTE). The objective of this project is to promote processes … [Read more...]
Cultural Heritage High on the Agenda at AER!
Funding Opportunity After the Plenary Sessions in London and Nancy, AER is engaging on cultural matters and encourages its member regions to take action and promote culture at the territorial level and at the European scale. This year is the European Year of Cultural Heritage, and AER is committed to keep culture high on the agenda in the long term. It is our belief that … [Read more...]
Governance, a new topic for the Horizon 2020 programme
Funding Opportunity The Horizon 2020 Programme is the main source of funding to implement front running and innovative ideas. Several calls for projects pointing out governance as main topic have been published recently, and some others are foreseen in autumn 2018. The new calls for projects on governance The new Horizon2020 calls want to tackle urgent and recent social … [Read more...]
Work-Life balance the focus of the new EaSI call for projects
Funding Opportunity The European Commission has made available some funds to implement the Europe 2020 strategy. The European programme for Employment and Social Innovation "EaSI" addresses social challenges tackling key issues such as sustainable employment and decent social security, along with the fight against poverty and social exclusion. A new social innovation call … [Read more...]
Erasmus+ Sport InfoDay: have a look at the opportunities & tips!
Funding Opportunity The European Commission and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) organised an Erasmus+ Sport Info Day on 30 January 2018, in Brussels. The main aim of the event was to explain the funding opportunities available as well as to give an update on policy developments. For those who were not able to attend, the Info day was also web … [Read more...]
Explore the opportunities of the Town Twinning Action Between Turkey and EU Grant Scheme
Following AER's focus on Turkish member regions and the work addressed to them in terms of EU funding and relations, we would like to focus again on an initiative aimed at strengthening sustainable structures between local administrations/authorities in Turkey and EU Member States: the Town Twinning Action Between Turkey and the EU Grant Scheme. Within this initiative, which … [Read more...]
The European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018
Throughout 2018, people across Europe will gather to celebrate Europe's unique cultural heritage as part of the European Year of Cultural Heritage. For thousands of years, culture has remained a fixture in people's lives, shaping people's identities and world views. Culture is reflected in the art and literature people create, the food people eat, and stories passed down … [Read more...]
Regionalisation in Moldova: are regions lacking autonomy? #RoR2017
The Republic of Moldova is part of the Eastern Partnership, which is an initiative that enables closer political, economic and cultural relations among the EU, its member states and 6 eastern European partners. Moldova gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The young republic later established itself as a “sovereign, independent, unitary and indivisible state” in … [Read more...]