The Assembly of European Regions has a long history supporting youth issues, with a particular focus on lifelong learning and economic development since its creation in 1985. A recent example of AER’s dedication to the field is that of its involvement in the “EU Regions - Partners for Youth” workshop that it organised with Harghita County Council (RO) and the Romanian … [Read more...]
AER and cohesion policy: fighting for regional interests
The Assembly of European Regions (AER) is closely following the ongoing European debates on cohesion policy, whose future is uncertain. Aiming at defending regions’ interests in this field and make their voices heard, AER has been and will continue to work intensively on this issue. Context To begin with, on 28 September 2016, during the Summit of the Regions in Brussels, AER … [Read more...]
Condemning violence, standing united with victims
The barbaric and cowardly events of the past 24 hours urge us to react and to condemn, once again, all forms of violence against citizens and to show the solidarity of European regions to the people of Germany, Russia and Switzerland. Our condolences go to the victimes and their families in Berlin, to the Russian diplomacy and family of Ambassador Karlov and to the injured in … [Read more...]
Meeting Spanish regional diversity and interests
On the week from 12 to 16 December, AER Vice-President Treasurer Magnus Berntsson, Vice-President of the region of Västra Götaland (SE), reached out to five Spanish regions, non members of AER, to inform them about the new ways of working of the organisation, and hear about their needs and priorities. As he stated after the week of meetings: "it is indeed key to constantly … [Read more...]
E-health, connect the dots: connect people
In areas involving multiple stakeholders, communication is important to avoid misunderstandings and improve collaboration & co-creation This is the absolutely the case of e-health! While this health innovation area involves many different kinds of activities and stakeholders, it is still often difficult to generate common understanding. it is therefore urgent to create … [Read more...]
Attack in Kayseri
AER is deeply moved and strongly condemns the terrorist attack of 17 December in its member region of Kayseri (TR). We stand together, united and in solidarity, with the families of the victims, with the authorities, and with the Turkish people. … [Read more...]
Come discover a Turkish Women Lobby Association
Under the framework of the topic of Equal opportunities and Inclusion, lies the topic of Gender Equality, which has been a key priority of AER for many years. In this vein, we are sharing information on the About All Women Lobby Association (AWLA or TÜKAL in Turkish), a leading Turkish Women Lobby Group. Founded in May 2006, AWLA is a NGO which provides support to Turkish … [Read more...]
Get the European label for your festivals
Festivals in regions across Europe make it a vibrant cultural space. Did you know that you could get a European label for the festivals in your regions? The EFFE (Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe) label 2017-2018 Call is now open. This initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA), co-financed by the EU, is a European Union initiative to label and award … [Read more...]
AER reacquainting with Italian regions
Following the decision of the AER Executive Board, widely supported by the General Assembly, to strengthen the links between the Assembly of European Regions and the Italian regions, an AER delegation visited four regions on 21-25 November 2016. The delegation was led by Sonja Steen, President of the Committee on Youth, Culture and Education and Mayor of Nordland County Council … [Read more...]
Shedding light on the European Fund for Strategic Investments
In the framework of series of events on "Investing in the future: new perspectives for the regions" AER organised a conference on the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) on 30 November. The event was kindly hosted by Mr Filip Dierckx, Vice-Chairman of the Board, BNP Paribas Fortis and opened by AER President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli. We were honoured to welcome the … [Read more...]
Cultural heritage & the environment
Natural disasters and extreme climate-related events are among some of the risks that are threatening the livelihood of cultural heritage sites. Indeed, climate change is negatively impacting the preservation of these sites, especially in terms of environmental, economic and social aspects. As cultural heritage is a topic of high interest to many regions and to AER Committee … [Read more...]
And the winner is…
The region of Brussels-Capital (BE) and the Province of Noord-Brabant (NL) were recognised in the 10th AER Regional Innovation Award on 30 November in the framework of the series of events on "Investing in the future: new perspectives for the regions”. The award ceremony was hosted by BNP Paribas Fortis and handed over by the AER President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli and Mr Jean-Luc … [Read more...]
Pushing the rural agenda forward for a sustainable future
On 29 November, the Parliamentary Intergroup on Rural, Mountainous, and Remote Areas (RUMRA) and Mercedes Bresso, Chair of RURMA, hosted a breakfast debate on the need of addressing the energy needs of rural and mountainous areas. The event brought together both industry and policy makers, including Brendan Devlin of the European Commission, who discussed the prospect of the … [Read more...]
E-health: the future of healthcare!
The new era of technology has opened a way to build an innovative system of healthcare, the so called e-health. It's not only about technological improvements, the way of thinking is mainly changing. Many sectors are involved and the consequent shortcomings in communication and efficiency need to be addressed. E-health and diversity The healthcare system is now … [Read more...]
EU Cohesion Policy and its governance: an academic debate
On 9 November 2016, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) organised a conference to present and debate on the “Handbook on Cohesion Policy in the EU”, edited by Prof Dr Simona Piattoni, from the University of Trento, and Dr Laura Polverari, Senior Research Fellow at the European Policies Research Centre of the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. The conference was … [Read more...]
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