Gathered for their Plenary meeting in the County of Vrancea (Romania) from 18 to 20 November 2016, the delegates from the AER Youth Regional Network (YRN) took strong decisions on the future of their organisation, to make it more adapted to the realities faced by youth in their regions, more relevant, more transparent and more efficient. The latest Plenary meeting of the YRN … [Read more...]
Call for Proposals for Migrants Entrepreneurship Support Schemes by EASME
Against the backdrop of economic crisis, terrorism, rising populism, and Brexit, Europe is faced with an unprecedented influx of migratory flows. This dramatic increase in the number of migrants and refugees arriving at Europe's borders poses a great challenge to its member states, especially in terms of integration. This migration issue is not only affecting the member … [Read more...]
Sibenik-Knin (HR) welcomes the Eurodyssey Forum in 2017
The 2016 Annual Forum of the Eurodyssey took place in Larnaka (CY) from 22-24 November 2016. At this occasion, Sibenik-Knin County offered to host the 2017 Annual Forum of the programme. The vent will most probably take place in the second semester of 2017 (Sept. or Oct.) Sibenik-Knin is an AER member since 2012, active in the Eurodyssey programme since 2013. Download the … [Read more...]
Eurodyssey regions make “fair” mobility a reality
The 2016 Eurodyssey annual forum took place in Larnaka, Cyprus, from 22-24 November. The topic at the centre of the discussions was “fair mobility”. Eurodyssey is AER’s international youth mobility programme, providing young people with opportunities to engage in internships in in other European countries thus easing the access to the job market. Eurodyssey is an excellent tool … [Read more...]
The European Solidarity Corps: Acting for Europe (video)
Although Mr Joseph Jammar, Head of Representation of the European Commission in Belgium could not take part in the Eurodyssey Forum in Cyprus, he prepared a video message for the participants to provide them with information on the future European Solidarity Corps in the framework of the conference "A fair mobility". The European Solidarity Corps (ESC) is conceived to offer … [Read more...]
Eurodyssey success story from MSF Brussels (video)
Joffrey Monnier works for MSF in Brussels and if a former Eurodyssey trainee. He took part in the programme in 2004 in Paris. Convinced by the added value of Eurodyssey, Joffrey continues to work with interns from the programme and has even hired two. He and Ghislain Massotte explain the benefits of the programme and the importance of youth mobility for access to the job … [Read more...]
Cyprus on the starting blocks for youth mobility
After successfully hosting the 2016 annual Eurodyssey Forum, Cyprus is on the starting blocks to launch its mobility programme. The Forum was an excellent opportunity for Eurodyssey coordinators to get to know their new partner in order to ensure a smooth integration into the programme. The Forum was opened by Mr Alexandros Alexandrou, Director of the Department of Labour, … [Read more...]
EFSI: a concrete opportunity for regions
The Investment Plan for Europe, also known as “Juncker Plan“, adapted in 2014, is built around three pillars: the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) the European Investment Project Portal (EIPP) and the European Investment Advisory Hub (EIAH) Improving Investment Environment. The focus of the AER briefing seminar on 30 November with EC Vice president … [Read more...]
BNP Paribas Fortis: partner for expats
Welcome to Belgium The presence of the EU and other international institutions, plus a large number of multinational companies and NGOs, has made Belgium a popular place to live and work. The documentary series made by TV5 Monde on the ‘Capital of Europe’ clearly illustrates this. Today we invite you to discover a side of a city that is more than just the capital of a … [Read more...]
Committee elections in Izmir
The AER Committees were in Izmir from 7-10 November for the Autumn Committees Plenaries at which time elections took place for the open positions. We would like to congratulate Mr Martin Tollen (Östergötland-SE), Mr Kenneth Johannesson (Värmland-SE), Mr Michiel Rijsberman, (Flevoland-NL)and Mr Damir Zobenica (Vojvodina-RS) for their election. The Committees are now composed … [Read more...]
100 Solutions Projects Campaign: most projects from AER member regions were preselected!
AER is pleased to announce that the “100 Solutions Projects Campaign,” launched by R20 in collaboration with AER as the campaign's European partner and under the mandate of the Leonardo di Caprio Foundation, has just completed its first round of preselection. This preselection test aimed at qualifying the projects that were most in line with the campaign's priorities. Most of … [Read more...]
Committee 2 takes a closer look at the health of refugees
At their plenary meeting in Izmir on 9 November 2016, Committee 2 took a closer look at the challenges facing regions for tackling the health of refugees. The work on this topic was initiated in September this year when AER President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli visited Saint-Pierre University Hospital in Brussels to raise awareness on the issue. The visit crystallised the numerous … [Read more...]
Join AER at COP22
AER is pleased to invite its member regions to the AER/R20 and partners joint event at the COP22 entitled Innovative Value Chain & Financial Ecosystem for Sub-national Governments this upcoming Saturday, November 12 (Sebou Room, green zone, from 3pm to 4:30pm). This COP 22 side event, will be the opportunity to show how concretely AER fights climate change by helping its … [Read more...]
AER’s Committees meet in Izmir for talks on sustainable mobility
“Sustainability is key for all development and the regions have an important role to play in this” AER President, Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli, said in her opening speech. “Regions are diverse, as are the problems we face when working towards sustainability. That is why cooperation between regions all over Europe is important” she said an pointed out that Izmir sets an example for … [Read more...]
We’re on Instagram !
In an endless worry of keeping AER up to date with the modern world and bringing the organisation closer to its members, partners and friends, we are happy to announce that we now hold a fresh account on Instagram! After our recent great news of reaching 3.000 friends on Facebook and 2.000 followers on Twitter, after having successfully re-launched a YouTube channel, time … [Read more...]
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