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Assembly of European Regions

Connecting regions, inspiring Europe since 1985

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Meet the AER team

Contact details

E-mail: info(at)aer.eu
Phone: +32 2 400 10 54
Brussels office: Rue d’Arlon 63-67, 1040 Bruxelles, Belgium 
Strasbourg office: 6 Rue Oberlin, 67000 Strasbourg, France
Alba Iulia office: Piata Ion I.C. Bratianu, 1 – RO-510118 Alba Iulia


Secretary General
Secretary General
Vania Freitas


Tel: +32 2 400 10 86
E-mail: v.freitas(at)aer.eu
Skype ID: vaniamisafreitas
Languages: pt, en, fr, es

Member Relations

Member Relations Coordinator
Justin Sammon

Tel: +353 87 761 8275
E-mail: j.sammon(a)aer.eu
Languages: en

• Single point of contact for regions
• Induction of new members
• Members’ happiness


Policy

Policy & Knowledge Transfer Coordinator
Johanna Pacevicius

Tel: +33 6 24 29 19 37
E-mail: j.pacevicius(at)aer.eu
Languages: fr, nl, en, pt

• Thematic Coordination
• Working Groups
• Mutual Learning

Institutional Relations & Advocacy Manager
Larisa Stanciu

(on maternity leave until February 2025)

Tel: +32 2 400 1024
E-mail: l.stanciu(at)aer.eu Languages: fr, en, ro

  • Institutional relations
  • Task Forces coordination

Institutional Relations & Advocacy Coordinator
Gisela Guarí
Cañada

Tel: +32 2 400 1004
E-mail: g.guari(at)aer.eu Languages: es, cat, en, it

  • Institutional relations
  • Advocacy strategy
  • Task Forces coordination
Programmes

Programmes Coordinator

Jeanne Demonque

Tel: +32 2 400 1020
E-mail: j.demonque(at)aer.eu
Languages: fr, en, es

• Eurodyssey
• Youth Regional Network
• Summer Academy


Projects

EU Finance & Communication Manager
Mirjam de Jong

E-mail: m.dejong(at)aer.eu  Languages: nl, en

  • EU Project Communications
  • Finances of the ‘EU- Belong’ – project

EU Project Manager
Emanuela Pisanò

E-mail: e.pisano(at)aer.eu
Tel: +32 2 400 10 12 Languages: fr, en, es, it

• Project: EU-Belong

Finance & Administration

Financial and Administrative Manager

Tel:
E-mail: finance(at)aer.eu
Languages: fr, en

• General finances & administration

Communications & Events

Communications & Events Coordinator
Barbara Polin

Tel: +39 3405218187
E-mail: b.polin(at)aer.eu
Languages: en, it, fr

• Communications
• Event Management
• Partnerships & membership engagement


Our Interns

The AER Secretariat is supported by brilliant interns.

Events & Communications Assistant
Currently Vacant

E-mail: events(at)aer.eu
Languages: 

  • Support to the organisation of AER events
  • Support to AER day-to-day communications
  • Content creation

Knowledge Transfer and Policy Assistant Currently Vacant

Email: knowledge(at)aer.eu Languages:

  • Knowledge transfer & community building
  • Support to peer learning activities
  •  Content creation

Interns are hired on a rolling basis to support the AER Secretariat in Brussels and Strasbourg.

If you are interested in carrying out a traineeship with the AER as part of your studies, you can contact info@aer.eu for more information.


Will you be our next colleague? Check out our job vacancies.


The AER Office in Alba Iulia works to foster the link between regions from Southeast Europe and regions from the whole of Europe in the framework of the events and activities of AER. The office was established 2007 under an agreement between AER and Alba County Council, with the intention to establish an effective cooperation and to provide a proper framework for AER activities in Romania and Southeast Europe.

Cornelia Carmen Madaras
Advisor, Foreign Affairs Office

Mobile: +40 749 279 536
E-mail: cornelia_madaras(at)yahoo.com
Languages: fr, en, ro
George Sinca
Advisor, President’s Office

Mobile: +40 741 244 951
E-mail: georgesinca(at)cjalba.ro
Languages: fr, en, ro

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