Action Plan 2018/2019
Welcome to the AER Action Plan page! All of our actions driven by our member regions, and we encourage you to have a look at what we are up to!| Action | Entity | Date of EB adoption | Description | Lead and supportig regions | Timeframe |
| 10th Plenary Session Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) | Vice Presidency for interregional cooperation and Mediterranean affairs | 05/02/2019 | An assembly of local and regional representatives from the EU and its Mediterranean partners set up in 2010 by the CoR together with territorial associations. VP Albert Castellanos is AER representative to the ARLEM. | Catalonia (ES) | 26-27/02/2019 |
| Advertise Eurodyssey for new members to join | Committee 3 | 22/05/2018 | Presentation at AER GA to attract new members | Brussels Capital (BE), Catalonia (ES) | 18/04/18 |
| AER 2019 Summer Academy “Youth is future, youth is Europe” | Committee 3 + SAOC member regions | 05/02/2019 | On the occasion of its hosting of the 2019 European Youth Capital, the AER Summer Academy will take place in Novi Sad, Vojvodina (RS) from 1-6 July 2019 under the theme “Youth is future, youth is Europe” in the wake of the 2019 Elections to the European Parliament. The participating regions at the 2019 Summer Academy will show off, by exchanging innovative ideas and good practices in various fields, the potential of young people to bring about a social transformation and rethink the way Europe can meet the challenges of the future. The social programme includes entrance tickets to the major European music festival “Exit”. | Vojvodina (RS) | 01-06/07/2019 |
| AER Summer Accademy 2018 – Cultural Heritage for Regional Attractiveness | Committee 3 | 20/03/2018 | The aim is to create opportunities for intercultural exchanges & debates on social inclusion, equality etc | Brussels Capital (BE) | 6-11/08/18 |
| AMiD Project | Committee 2 | 21/03/2017 | The project will result in the creation of a Specific Needs Assessment Tool to be circulated among all actors dealing with migrants assessment | Värmland (SE) Timis (RO), Valencia (ES) | 01-2018 / 01-2020 |
| AMIF-2018-AG-INTE-1: Local and regional integration networks | Committee 2 | 21/11/2018 | Follow-up project to ongoing AMiD project, more focused on regional authorities | AER as a project partner | Deadline to submit the proposal 12/01/19 |
| Autumn Bureau | Bureau | 05/02/2019 | Organisation of the Autumn Bureau in Brussels Capital Region | Västragötaland (SE) (AER President) + Brussels Capital (BE) (Host) | 05/12/2019 |
| Autumn Committee Plenaries | Committee 1, Committee 2, Committee 3 | 05/02/2019 | Update on AER activities, presentation of shared achievements, information on statutory matters and procedures, recognition of the engagement of a selection of regions; Sharing experiences of regions on the topics which are being discussed in each Committee. | Committee Presidents’ regions + East Slovenia (SI) (Host) | 24-26/09/2019 |
| Breakfast Debate on Youth Entrepreneurship & entrepreneurship education | Committee 3 | 05/02/2019 | Organisation of a Breakfast Debate, with the participation of EMAX Sweden, as a follow-up on the activities at the past plenary meeting | Varazdin (HR) | 28/03/2019 |
| Bridging the gap! – Project | Committee 3 | 22/05/2018 | It aims to promote the active participation of young people in democratic life and foster debate | Vojvodina (RS), Timis (RO), County council (RO), County of Csongrad (HU) | Sep 2018 – Feb 2020 |
| Collaboration between Task Forces and Committees for event on migration | Bureau Task Force on Migration Committee 1 Committee 2 Committee 3 | 21/11/2018 | Identification of speakers & good practices in the regions ahead of event on migration | Catalonia (ES) | In run up to 18/12 |
| Committee 1 Spring Plenary meeting | Committee 1 | 05/02/2019 | Organisation of the plenary meeting of Committee 1, reporting on achievements and progress of the Committee’s work programme and achievements, exchange on topics relevant to the Committee, elections, joint development of the 2019-2020 work programme | Brussels Capital (BE) | 26/03/2019 |
| Committee 2 Spring Plenary meeting | Committee 2 | 05/02/2019 | Organisation of the plenary meeting of Committee 2, reporting on achievements and progress of the Committee’s work programme and achievements, exchange on topics relevant to the Committee, elections, joint development of the 2019-2020 work programme | Timis (RO) | 27/03/2019 |
| Committee 3 Spring Plenary meeting | Committee 3 | 05/02/2019 | Organisation of the plenary meeting of Committee 3, reporting on achievements and progress of the Committee’s work programme and achievements, exchange on topics relevant to the Committee, elections, joint development of the 2019-2020 work programme | Varazdin (HR) | 27/03/2019 |
| Convene joint Action for the future Cohesion Policy | Committee 1 | 22/05/2018 | AER will continue to build its role as an interlocutor for the added value and impact of this investment policy in European regions | Flevoland (NL) | 01/06/17 |
| Cultural Heritage | Committee 3 | 24/01/2018 | Raise awareness on the importance to transfer to young generation the immaterial heritage of landscapes | Västerbotten (SE), other interested regions, Gävleborg (SE), Hampshire (GB) | to be confirmed |
| Development of pilot project to be funded by the European Commission | Committee 3, Eurodyssey | 21/11/2018 | To support the programme and ensure sustainability a pilot project is being developed | Varazdin (HR) | ongoing |
| Eurodyssey Website Training Session in Barcelona | Programmes | 21/11/2018 | Training session for Eurodyssey member regions to learn about the usage of the new website but also other communication tools (FB, Instagram, Slack…) to upgrade the brand of the programme and enhance its visibility | Eurodyssey Secretariat (AER + EY Presidency of Catalonia) as lead. Eurodyssey member regions as beneficiaries. | 14-15 February 2019, Barcelona (Spain) |
| European Week of Regions and Cities | tbc | 05/02/2019 | “The EWRC is an annual four-day event during which cities and regions showcase their capacity to create growth and jobs, implement EU cohesion policy, and prove the importance of the local and regional level for good European governance. The week is co-organised by the EC DG REGIO and the CoR. AER to submit a proposal to become event partners.” | VästraGötaland (President) | 7-10/10/92019 |
| Financing Climate action at regional level | Committee 1 | 22/05/2018 | It aims to catalyse institutional support for climate action at regional level | AER EB | Aug-18 |
| Food: short supply chains & quality food | Committee 1 | 22/05/2018 | Mutual learning event on food organised around 4 discussion groups | Dolj (RO), SCEW | 13/11/18 |
| General Assembly | GA | 05/02/2019 | Organisation of the AER General Assembly in Larnaca (CY) | Västragötaland (SE) (AER President) + Association of Cyprus Municipalities (Host) | 5-6/06/2019 |
| Happening around food innovation | Committee 1, Committee 2, Committee 3 | 21/11/2018 | Presentation of food innovation and local products at official dinner | Örebro (host of Spring plenaries), supported by all | 26/03/2019 |
| Horizon 2020 – LC-SC3-RES-28-2018: Market Uptake support | Committee 1 | 21/11/2018 | Horizon 2020 project to develop platform to identify Renewable Energy sources and barriers to their implementation | AER as project partner, potentially together with R20 | Deadline to submit the proposal 11/12/18 |
| INTEGRATE PERMED Project – The inter-regional linking infrastructure for implementation in personalised medicine | Committee 2 | 22/05/2018 | AER is responsibile for the work package on recommendations for regional implementation | PNO, European Personalised Medicine Association | 2019-2020 Apr-18 |
| International event on Biomass in Vojvodina | Committee 1 | 22/05/2018 | Organisation of an international event on Biomass in Vojvodina in collaboration with AER | Vojvodina (RO) | 15/03/16 |
| Joint Committees’ plenary | Committee 1, Committee 2, Committee 3 | 05/02/2019 | Update on AER activities, presentation of shared achievements, information on statutory matters and procedures, recognition of the engagement of a selection of regions | Committee Presidents’ regions + Örebro (Host) (SE) | 26/03/2019 |
| Launch of the test phase of Civil Servants Exchange Programme | Committee 3, Eurodyssey | 21/11/2018 | A first edition will be launched in cooperation with Eurodyssey an the College of Cluny | Varazdin (HR), supported by subcommittee on education, Eurodyssey steering committee | Jan-19 |
| Meeting of the working group on Transports and Mobility | Committee 1 | 22/05/2018 | The Working Group organises regular meetings to share information and experiences on transports and mobility | Östergötland (SE) | 26/09/18 |
| Mobility: engagement in the EIP-SCC | Committee 1 | 22/05/2018 | The AER working group on Transports and Mobility will organise a workshop or a seminar to share the work of the EIP-SCC with other AER members | all | Autumn 2018 – Spring 2019 |
| MOCHA Project | Committee 2 | Autumn 2014 | AER is a member of the MOCHA Advisory board | AER Secretariat | 2015-2018 |
| Mutual Learning event innovation | tbc | 05/02/2019 | Organisation of the annual AER-Brussels Capital mutual learning event on a current & transversal topic related to innovation | Brussels Capital (BE) | 04/12/2019 |
| Mutual learning event on the Sharing Economy | Committee 1, Committee 2, Committee 3 | 22/05/2018 | Mutual learning event on the Sharing Economy organised around 4 discssuion groups | Brussels Capital (BE), Catalonia (ES) | 04/12/18 |
| New Mobility Services | Committee 1 | 22/05/2018 | Good practices exchange on electric cars and infrastructure | Östergötland (SE), all AER members | AER meetings and EIP-SCC events |
| Organisation of thematic event on Food, innovation, sustainability | Committee 1, Committee 2, Committee 3 | 21/11/2018 | Short seminar on innovation and the role of networks to support innovation in regions | Örebro (host of Spring plenaries), supported by all | 27/03/19 |
| Participation in WSED | Committee 1 | 21/11/2018 | Participation in WSED and MAP meetings around energy activities with Upper Austria | Värmland (SE) | 27/02-01/03 |
| PATHWAY Project – Pathway to cial entrepeneurship | Committee 1, Committee 2 | 22/05/2018 | AER will organise a multiplayer event to present the project to stakeholders, create debates and have a positive impact on the application of outputs | ARIS Formazione e Ricerca, Umbria (IT) | |
| PIKTOGRAMA Project – visual thinking for social innovation | Committee 3 | 22/05/2018 | AER will be in charge of spreading the results of the activities developed during the project, as well as work on the sustainability of outputs | ARIS Formazione e Ruiicerca, Umbria (IT) | Oct 2018 – Mar 2021 |
| Presentation of various companies from the Sharing Economy | Committee 1 | 21/11/2018 | At the event on the Sharing Economy: Pecha Kucha style presentation of several companies from the Sharing Economy | Brussels Capital (BE), Catalonia (ES) | 04/12/18 |
| REFIT Project – New regulative frameworks to foster innovation in the transport sector | Committee 1 | 20/03/2018 | AER will lead the working packag”Network building and policy impact” aimed to build a network of various stakeholders | New mobility services initiative of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Cluster of the European Innovation Partnership on Sustainable Cities and Communities | 2018-2020 |
| Road to the future Project | Committee 3 | 22/05/2018 | AER is partner in this project, it will engage YRN and link youth participants with policy-makers | Young European Federalists (JEF Europe) | Sep/Oct 2018 – Dec2019/Jan2020 |
| SCIROCCO – Exchange project – Personalised Knowledge transfer and access to tailored evidence-based assets on integrated care | Committee 2 | 22/05/2018 | AER will lead the work package dealing with knowledge transfer | National Health Services Scotland | 2019-2020 |
| SEED Project – Silver Economy Awards | Committee 1, Committee 2 | 16/03/2016 | Awareness-raising on highlighting opportunities of the European Silver Economy | Empirica gmbH (DE), AER Committee 1 for Eonomy and Regional Developmentc | Oct 2016 – Dec 2018 01/10/16 |
| SFEEFI – Structural Funds for mainstreaming Energy Efficiency FInancing | Committee 1 | 21/11/2018 | Horizon 2020 project to promote large-scale financing programme for energy efficiency & creation of financial instruments with Structural Funds (Mainstreaming energy efficiency finance – LC-SC3-EE-10) | “AER as project partner. Letters of support from: lba (RO), Bistria-Nasaud (RO), Calarasi (RO), Covasna (RO), Satu Mare (RO), Sibiu (RO), Timis (RO), Vrancea (RO), Grand Est (FR), Údarás na Gaeltachta (EI), Madeira (PT), Brussels Capital (BE)” | Deadline to submit the proposal 24/01/2019 |
| Social Entrepeneur Key competencies – SEK project | Committee 3 | 22/05/2018 | AER is in charge of organising an international information day, which will be the opportunity to share the project outcomes and to foster networking | ARIS Formazione e Ricerca, Umbria (IT) | |
| Spring Bureau | Bureau | 05/02/2019 | Organisation of the AER Spring Bureau in Larnaca (CY) | Västragötaland (SE) (AER President) + Association of Cyprus Municipalities (Host) | 5-6/06/2019 |
| The Sustainable Development Goals as policy framework | Committee 1 | 22/05/2018 | On 2018 Autumn Plenaries the SDGs were presented as policy framework; regions will also share their own experiences and discuss enabler and barriers | Oppland (NO), Värmland (SE) & all interested AER members | Autumn 2018 |
| Together for Cohesion: let’s rEUnite! project | Committee 1 | 25/09/2018 | AER coordinates the project and it will collect experiences on cohesion policy together with regions | Mc Group, Alba (RO), Catalonia (ES), Csongàd (HU), Jämtland Härdjedalen (SE), South Ostrobonthnia (FI), Timis (RO), Trentino (UIT), Varazdin (HR) | Jan 2019 – Dec 2019 |
| Training on Youth Mobility for regional policy makers | Committee 3 | 20/03/2018 | AER offers training on youth mobility for regional policy makers in the first year the college will be operating | European College of Cluny, Eurodyssey Steering Committees | to be confirmed |
| UN Climate Change Conference (COP-25) | Committee 1, Working Group on Energy & Climate Change | 05/02/2019 | COP-25 will aim to stocktake the climate actions and strengthen the efforts towards the Paris Agreement targets by 2020, including the finalisation of the details for the “market mecanisms”. | VästraGötaland (President) + Värmland (Committee 1 working group on energy and climate change) | 11-12/11/2019 |
| Using SDGS to comunicate AER activities | Committee 1, Committee 2, Committee 3 | 22/05/2018 | Many AER activities are contributing to achieving the SDGs, AER should promote the 2030 agenda | all r egions | to be confirmed |
| Waste management in rural areas | Committee 1 | 22/05/2018 | The working group will organise a workshop on the topic of waste management in rural areas | Dolj (RO) | 27/09/18 |
| Webinar on New Mobilities | Committee 1 | 22/05/2018 | The working group will organise a webinar on new mobilities for all AER members | Östergötland (SE) | to be confirmed |
| Webinar on TAIEX-EIR | Committee 1 | 21/11/2018 | Webinar for members to understand how to use the TAIEX-EIR which finances peer learning on environmental policies | Working Group Energy & Climate Change, Working Group on Rural | Jan-19 |
| Workshop, energy & Climate Change | Committee 1, Working Group on Energy & Climate Change | 05/02/2019 | Organisation of a meeting on the topics the WG is working on, especially the SDGs at regional level | Värmland (SE) | 27/03/2019 |
| Workshop, Transport & Mobility | Committee 1, Working Group on Transports & Mobility | 05/02/2019 | Organisation of a meeting on the topics the WG is working on, especially new mobilities | Östergötland (SE) | 28/03/2019 |
| Workshop on welcoming migrants with disabilities | Committee 2 | 21/11/2018 | Workshop to present outcomes and receive feedback on the tools developed by the AMID project | Värmland (SE), Valencia (ES), Timis (RO) | 27/03 or 28/03/2019 |
| World Forum for Peace | Vice Presidency for Democracy | 05/02/2019 | AER and the Congress (CoE) will lead a workshop on the role of local and regional governments in building peace in this event whiwh will take place in Normandy, on the eve of the heads of States celebration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day | Jämtland (SE), Västerbotten (SE) | 04/06/2019 |
| Youth entrepeneurship | Committee 3 | 22/05/2018 | It aims to exchange good practices on youth entrepeneurship and identify best practices in Europe | Varazdin (HR) | to be confirmed |
| Youth mental health | Committee 2 | 20/03/2018 | Focus on cooperation in this topic, which initially was oriented on project development, good practice sharing and awareness raising | Örebro (SE) | 1) From March to May 18 2) Fall of 2018 and forward |
| Youth and Mental Health in Summer Accademy | Committee 3 | 20/03/2018 | Youth and Mental Health as a central theme for one of the coming summer accademies | A coming host region for the Summer Accademy | to be discussed at SAOC |
| Youth Regional Network engagement in AER activities | Committee 3 | 22/05/2018 | AER will engage the YRN in the development of its activities, programmes and projects | EB, AER Secretariat, YRN | During the whole year |
