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Umbria and Maramures: the power of social entrepreneurship

21 September, 2018 By Editor

The AER Committees are a space for experience exchange, which enable mutual learning and regional policy innovation. During the 2018 Spring plenary of the AER Committee on Social Policy and Public Health, members identified social entrepreneurship as a topic of high interest. This is why the President of the Committee  on Social Policy & Public Health, Mihai Ritivoiu … [Read more...]

Latvian or Estonian? Join a project to revamp care for the elderly and the disabled

21 September, 2018 By Editor

Örebro Municipality (SE), found within AER member region Örebro (SE), is seeking partners from Latvia and Estonia to join a project proposal within the Interreg Central Baltic Programme under Priority 4.1. The project will develop new methods for effectively serving the elderly and people with disabilities, forging durable relationships between public authorities and civil … [Read more...]

Committee 2 Progress report Autumn 2018

13 September, 2018 By Johanna Pacevicius

Twice a year the members of the AER Committee on Social Policy and Public Health gather in plenary meeting. This is the opportunity to set goals for cooperation through the elaboration of a joint work programme and to evaluate progress every six months. On the occasion of the Committees' plenaries in Arad, AER members identified joint actions they wanted to implement with … [Read more...]

Committee 1 Progress report Autumn 2018

13 September, 2018 By Johanna Pacevicius

Twice a year the members of the AER Committee on Regional Development and Economy gather in plenary meeting. This is the opportunity to set goals for cooperation through the elaboration of a joint work programme and to evaluate progress every six months. On the occasion of the Committees' plenaries in Arad, AER members identified joint actions they wanted to implement with … [Read more...]

Committee 3 Progress report Autumn 2018

13 September, 2018 By Johanna Pacevicius

Twice a year the members of the AER Committee on Culture, Education and Youth gather in plenary meeting. This is the opportunity to set goals for cooperation through the elaboration of a joint work programme and to evaluate progress every six months. On the occasion of the Committees' plenaries in Arad, AER members identified joint actions they wanted to implement with … [Read more...]

7th AER Black Sea Summit focuses on opportunities the region offers for peace and prosperity in Europe

12 September, 2018 By Editor

AER, in partnership with the German Marshall Fund, organised on 5-6 of September the 7th edition of its AER Black Sea Summit, hosted by the region of Odessa (UA). The focus this year was put on the link between the Danube and the Black Sea strategies. Following an opening address by President Nicolas Sarkozy, MEPs, European Commission officials, National and regional … [Read more...]

Coming to Vojvodina? Join our Summer Academy meeting!

11 September, 2018 By Editor

If you have not yet heard about the AER Summer Academy, then you should join us at our next meeting on Thursday 27 September – during the AER Autumn Plenaries in Novi Sad (Vojvodina, SRB)– in order to find out more about what this initiative can offer your region. Registrations for the Plenaries are closing on Friday 14 September!  What is AER Summer Academy's … [Read more...]

Watch the official video of the 2018 Summer Academy in Maramures

6 September, 2018 By Editor

We are delighted to share with you this video of the 2018 AER Summer Academy produced by Maramures' audiovisual services. This film definitely reflects what the programme has to offer to regions and participants: mutual learning, networking with experts and professionals, discovering the heritage treasures of the host region, empowering young people, gaining hands-on experience … [Read more...]

Discussing Cultural Heritage at the 2018 Summer Academy Plenary Sessions

6 September, 2018 By Editor

Over the course of five days regional politicians, officers and youth representatives from the AER member regions gathered together for the 2018 AER Summer Academy in Maramures (RO). The opening ceremony on the morning of 7 August was followed by the first of three plenary sessions spread over the week, in which experts and professionals working in this domain provided … [Read more...]

Come and learn more on Energy funding opportunities – Info Day

30 August, 2018 By Editor

Do you feel concern by energy matters? Do you have a project idea and want to exchange on it and find partners? Then this info day is for you! What is this info day about? The European Commission and the Innovation & Networks Executive Agency (INEA) are organising an Horizon 2020 Energy info day. It will present upcoming Horizon 2020 funding opportunities for projects … [Read more...]

Silver Economy Awards 2018 – re-discover the winners!

30 August, 2018 By Editor

After having shared with you the 6th SEED webinar: “Discover the best solutions of Silver Economy Awards 2018- Public Authorities Category“, we would like to invite you to join the following two webinars: Silver Economy Awards 2018 - Non-for profit organisations - Monday 17 September 11.00-12.00 Silver Economy Awards 2018 - For profit organisation - Tuesday 18 September … [Read more...]

Norrbotten and Scotland’s NHS24 help regions to deploy integrated care systems

29 August, 2018 By Editor

To innovate healthcare and improve the patient's journey the AER Committee on Social Policy and Public Health has constantly offered a place for experiences exchange and knowledge sharing on integrated e-care systems since the first AER Conference on Integrated Care in 2013. This topic gained new momentum with the intervention of EHTEL's Diane Whitehouse at the workshop of the … [Read more...]

Brussels Capital: the Sharing Economy & the way forward

29 August, 2018 By Johanna Pacevicius

The sharing economy will be at the heart of discussions on the occasion of the Autumn plenary meeting of the AER Committee on Economy and Regional Development chaired by Jean Luc Vanraes, Brussels Capital (BE) The sharing economy: reshaping the way we do business In 2011 TIME Magazine described the sharing economy as one the ten ideas that will change the world (Walsch). … [Read more...]

Breakfast debate in Vojvodina: Youth on the move

23 August, 2018 By Editor

On the occasion of the Autumn plenaries in Vojvodina, a Breakfast Debate will be organised on 27 September on "welcoming unaccompanied migrant children" . Youth on the move: a current topic The topic of this Breakfast Debate has been chosen based on exchanges held at the previous plenary meeting in Arad, where several regions expressed their interest in sharing experiences … [Read more...]

Östergötland (SE) leading the way in AER’s engagement on new mobility services

22 August, 2018 By Editor

Through the leadership of Östergötland in the AER Working Group on Transports and Mobility, AER is involved in the New Mobility Services Initiative, of the European Commission. This initiative was set up within the Sustainable Urban Mobility Action Cluster of the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC). Bringing stakeholders together for … [Read more...]

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