Lobbying before European and national political decision-makers
- Access to AER’s reports, positions, and contributions on a given theme
- Keeping watch over and monitoring European themes from a regional viewpoint
- Expert political analysis
- Accompanying members through the European decision-making process
- Advising members on strategical aspects of regional politics
- Anchoring, connection, and intermediation with European institution
Gathering and organising expertise on regionalism
- Academic production (studies, etc.)
- Successful regional practices
- Thematic expertise
- Socioeconomic information
Spreading regional information and expertise through diverse channels of communication
- Breakfast briefings
- Publications
- Informational notes
- Events
- Social networks
- Website
- Conferences
Facilitating networking between member regions
- Contact with regions from across Europe
- Contact with thematic networks
- Contact with European socioeconomic circles
- Placing AER and its members on the international scene
Organising training and the exchange of successful practices
- Peer evaluations
- Training academies
- Eurodyssey
- Summer academy
- Study visits
- Field visits
Promoting opportunities for regions
- Monitoring calls for projects and service contracts
- Finding project partners
- Setting up projects
- Promoting a region’s potential (regional airports, etc.)
- Drawing businesses into the regions
Organising encounters
- Events (Crisis summit, etc.)
- Conferences (meeting on the Black Sea, etc.)
- Thematic workshops
- Committee plenary sessions, General Assemblies, Bureaus
- Work groups
Improving member regions’ visibility and image
- AER awards (for innovation, etc.)
- Media appearances
- Regional press spot
- Tales from Europe
- Regions in the spotlight
Contact
Justin Sammon
Member Relations Coordinator
Tel.: +353 87 761 82 75 (mobile)
E-mail: [email protected]
