The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (RS) hosted the 2019 AER Summer Academy, engaging almost 100 participants from all over Europe. Youth participation, equality, migration, environment and unemployment were some of the topics addressed during all the plenaries and parallel workshops. For all these reasons it was a great opportunity to discuss not only the problems that young … [Read more...]
Together4Cohesion: Knowledge-Sharing – a regional perspective.
This article was penned by Hrvoje Kovač, Varaždin (HR), the Chair of the AER Subcommittee on Youth. Varaždin is one of the pilot regions of the Together4Cohesion project. Given that Cohesion Policy is a key EU investment tool to foster the development in Europe, regions could benefit from it in order to improve citizens’ quality life through job creation, business … [Read more...]
SUMMER ACADEMY 2019: Brussels-Capital Region and its commitment to youth entrepreneurship
Written by Juan Antonio Gallardo Roca, Brussels International. “How to make youth entrepreneurship smart?” Coinciding with the 2019 European Youth Capital, the region of Vojvodina (RS) will host in the city of Novi Sad the AER Summer Academy 2019 from 1 - 5 July. This year’s edition of the Summer Academy entitled Youth is Future, Youth is … [Read more...]
Will you help us to rEUnite Europe?
Ever heard of European Cohesion Funds? ... said nobody ever... According to a Eurobarometer survey from June 2017, in some regions, up to 95.3% of the population consider Cohesion Policy useful. This sounds great - but do people actually know about the EU's investments in regions more generally? The study revealed that only 35% of EU citizens are aware of … [Read more...]
Brexit and the Brussels-Capital Region
This article, written by the Brussels-Capital Region, is part of our Brexit & European Regions Series. The Brussels-Capital Region is important to the United Kingdom both in terms of economic opportunity as with respect to its citizens working in international institutions and the private sector. As the Brexit date approaches, businesses and citizens both in Brussels and … [Read more...]
Meet us in Paris to launch the “I Choose Europe” campaign
For the past few months, AER has been working hard with partners to get the project European Youth Together: Road to the Future on its feet. Consider this your personal invitation to see it take flight. The project will launch the "I Choose Europe" campaign to engage youth ahead of the European elections in Paris on 16 March, as part of a large-scale youth event: … [Read more...]
Apply now for the “I Choose Europe” Youth Exchange
AER, proud partner of the EU funded project Road to the Future, is happy to share with the entire network the launching of the first large scale youth exchange. This mobility activity comes after several initiatives that project partners realised in order to create the framework to engage the youth in the discussions on the future of Europe. AER is strongly contributing to this … [Read more...]
Interreg Central Europe funds experimentation and collaboration in final call
For their Final Call for Project Proposals, the folks at Interreg Central Europe are thinking outside the box. They are looking for experimental projects that will bring together outputs and lessons from several projects previously funded by their programme and other European funding programmes. The call will open 4 March 2019. What can I do? Projects should address one … [Read more...]
Learn how one project has put the “We” into eGovernment
Digital innovation and new technologies have become a potential game changer in the relationship between citizens and government. AER and its member regions have long been active in coming to grips with the challenges and opportunities digital tools present to public authorities. 2016’s AER General Assembly and Spring Bureau, for example, saw representatives of our member … [Read more...]
Join Marche Region’s (IT) Interreg Med project on Acquaculture
Marche Region (IT) and the University of Camerino (UNICAM) are looking for partners to express interest in a proposal for a project to push forward Blue Growth. They are applying under Interreg Med’s Third Call for Multi-Modular Projects (M2 Testing + M3 Capitalization). Their proposal focuses on Acquaculture, aiming to contribute to the transnational development, transfer and … [Read more...]
Erasmus+: drive innovation in education and training, launch transnational sport projects
New calls for projects under the Erasmus+ programme are now open. Applicants are invited to propose projects under the calls Forward-Looking Cooperation Projects 2019 EACEA/36/2018 and Erasmus+: Sport 2019. Forward-Looking Cooperation Projects (FLCPs) One of the ways that the EU seeks to stimulate policy progress is by funding bottom-up innovation efforts. Under Key … [Read more...]
Public Authority wanted for a project on Skills Alliance
The European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD), partner of AER in the AMiD project, is looking for a public authority to join as a partner in their project within the Erasmus+ Sector Skills Alliance program. Who is EASPD? EASPD is an organisation that dedicates itself to persons with disabilities. Their objective is to deliver … [Read more...]
Activate European citizenship through projects on remembrance, town twinning and networks of towns
In the first days of the New Year, many of us are doubtless wondering what 2019 will bring for Europe and its citizens. Will voters heed the lessons of the continent’s authoritarian past? Will European citizens be brought closer together or riven further apart by cynical exploiters of xenophobia? Here at AER, we act everyday to promote European values and bring citizens … [Read more...]
European Projects Intern Wanted for Assembly of European Regions Secretariat Brussels (Closed)
Ready to train with the EU projects team for the largest independent network of regions in Europe? We are looking for an intern to join the Project Unit at our Brussels Office, supervised by the European Projects & Private Partnerships coordinator. Your main tasks will be: Mapping calls for proposals and collecting information on funding (based on desk research and … [Read more...]
AER President speaks at the UN climate conference on behalf of the world’s regions and municipalities
AER was present at this year’s UN climate meeting, which took place in Katowice, Poland. The highlight of AER's involvement was when AER President Magnus Berntsson spoke at the high-level segment 12 December on behalf of all the regions and municipalities of the world. Setting the scene AER has been building a strong voice on how regional climate action can advance global … [Read more...]
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