The stakes of the EU-Turkey relation at this extremely crucial point in time bring us to the very relevant “Turkey and the EU: Shared Challenges and Common Opportunities” panel discussion that was held on 18 October by the Istanbul Policy Center - Sabanci University - Stiftung Mercator Initiative and Friends of Turkey in the European Parliament. The panel was composed of … [Read more...]
Culture as a driver of economic growth in the regions of the EU
On 13 October, as part of the the 14th edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC) in Brussels, the workshop, “Culture and creative industries in the Regional Smart Specialisation Strategies (R3S): how are regions handling it?” was held. It fell under the Sustained and sustainable economic growth theme of EWRC. The workshop analysed how EU regions can support … [Read more...]
At the intersection of urban policies and the migration issue
On 13 October, as part of the the 14th edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC) in Brussels, the workshop, “Migration and Cities: Territorial Aspects of Migration” was held. It fell under the Inclusive economic growth theme of EWRC. The workshop focused on the intersection of urban policies and the issues of migration, which tend to be discussed separately … [Read more...]
When Space meets Agriculture by NEREUS
On 14 and 15 November 2016, the “When Space meets Agriculture” workshop will be held in Matera, Italy by NEREUS and the Basilicata Region, in collaboration with Consorzio TeRN, and with the support of COPA, COGECA, and the ERIAFF network. This workshop aims at promoting a better understanding of the significance and potential of Europe’s space systems, Copernicus and … [Read more...]
UrbanizeHub, the new platform for cities!
A new web platform, UrbanizeHub, was born this week, after months and months of development. One of his founder, Gratian Mihailescu, who is also an acknowledged expert from the AER's Observatory on Regionalisation, tells us more about this brand new initiative and its main goals and purposes: UrbanizeHub (UHub) is a global online start-up, an aggregator of ideas, opinions, … [Read more...]
Education, Training and Youth Forum 2016
Connecting Education, the Labour Market and Society: Delivering the New Skills Agenda for Europe Brussels, 20-21 October 2016 The European Education, Training and Youth Forum is an annual event which brings together key stakeholders in education, training and youth. This year's Forum was focused on how to best deliver on the New Skills Agenda for Europe adopted by the … [Read more...]
AER Bureau brings answers to a post-Brexit Europe
The last time Bureau members met, it was the eve of the long-awaited UK referendum; AER was gathered in Bodo (Nordland-NO) for its General Assembly. Words of hope but also concerns were shared by two British politicians, Cllr Roy Perry from Hampshire (AER Vice President for Institutional Affairs) and Mr Brian Greenslade from Devon (Honorary AER member) also long-time AER … [Read more...]
Bureau members drive AER to aim for “a strong Europe”
The AER Bureau is the highest political voice in AER. It provides the political direction and impetus for the work carried out in the network. The Bureau is responsible for launching the work on the political priorities and gathering the inputs of the different bodies in the network. The next political priorities will be adopted in June 2017 at the AER General Assembly. At … [Read more...]
AER declaration: status quo is not an option
Political declaration Status quo is not an option for the European regions Adopted by the AER Bureau on 24 October 2016 in Vienna (AT) The Assembly of European Regions (AER) was deeply impacted by the results of the referendum held on 23 June 2016 on the United Kingdom’s membership to the European Union. Although AER expresses major concern over the outcome, it … [Read more...]
Roy Perry – “A post-Brexit system: How will Europe be reshuffled?”
On 24 October, Cllr Roy Perry, AER Vice-President for Institutional Affairs and Leader of Hampshire (UK) gave a speech during the Bureau Meeting in Vienna, in the part "Europe after Brexit, is status quo an option?". Mr Perry gave a historical overview of the relations between the UK and the European Economic Community (EEC), that later became the European Union (EU). The … [Read more...]
Draft procedures for the political election committee
AER Election Committee Procedures Adopted by the AER Executive Board 25 October 2016. Article 1 – Objectives Established by the AER General Assembly in Västra Götaland 2015, the AER Election Committee’s objectives during the year prior to an election are to a) Gather nominations from AER members before the next General Assembly; b) Nominate one candidate for each … [Read more...]
How low density regions are generating growth
In the framework of the European Week of Regions and Cities, the Northern Sparsely Populated Areas (with regions from northern Sweden, Norway and Finland) and the Highlands and Islands of Scotland organised the workshop "Renaissance for Remote Rurban Regions through Research". The well balanced panellists offered viewpoints from the European, national and regional level as well … [Read more...]
Looking for regions to join the AER Political Election Committee
On 2 September, the Monitoring and Evaluation Group, together with representatives from Värmland discussed the process of establishing the Political Election Committee. The proposal was made by Värmland (SE) at the 2016 General Assembly Bodo (NO) to establish a political election committee (EC) to prepare the elections at the coming General Assemblies. The proposal stated … [Read more...]
AER youth representatives challenge European politicians about their future
On 12 October 2016, the Assembly of European Regions (AER) organised a workshop at the Committee of the Regions (CoR), entitled “EU Regions Partners for Youth”, with Harghita County Council (RO) and the Romanian delegation to the CoR. Ms Marta Vilalta, Chairwoman of the AER Sub-Committee on Youth, participated in the debate as representative of the AER, and Ms Gloria Vitaly … [Read more...]
Building new ties with the French regions
On 10 and 11 October, a delegation from the Assembly of European Regions (AER) traveled to France to meet with four regions which are currently not members of AER: Bretagne, Pays de la Loire, Normandy and Ile-de-France. This field visit took place in the framework of this year's territorial reform in France, that reduced - by merging - the number of metropolitan regions from 22 … [Read more...]
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