Who are you? AER is a network of regional politicians, governments and administrations that is fostering transnational and interregional exchange of knowhow, expertise and contacts in order to improve the policy making in regions and beyond. AER believes that successful regions make a successful Europe. What do you want to achieve? Our mission is to • Create regions that … [Read more...]
How European countries are affected by the refugee crisis
Which Countries Are Under the Most Strain in the European Migration Crisis? (New York Times) The United Nations forecasts that 3,000 migrants a day – many fleeing wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria – will pour into the Balkans, trying to reach Western Europe in the next few months. So far, the burden to absorb them has been unevenly distributed. Read the full article from … [Read more...]
Newsletter n°29 (Sep. 2015)
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Every 10th salmon eaten is produced in Nordland. No other region produces that much!
No other region produces that much! The Nordland County is a member of AER from Norway. Learn more about Nordland fylkeskommune and tell us what is special about YOUR region! … [Read more...]
Angela Merkel’s humane stance on immigration is a lesson to us all
Merkel: Being the country to which so many want to migrate should be a source of pride, she says. She wants to keep Germany and Europe open, to welcome legitimate asylum seekers in common humanity, while doing her very best to stop abuse and keep the movement to manageable proportions. Which demands a European-wide response. So far, her electorate and her press back … [Read more...]
The role of European Regions in 2015
Foreword Early 2014, as the new programming period is starting, the Assembly of European Regions (AER) decides to look into the role that regional authorities play in European politics and in Europe in general. To what extent is the subsidiarity principle implemented in European countries? Have Regions seen their competences and influence developed in the last years? How … [Read more...]
AER YouTube Channel
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Commissioner Hahn at Western Balkan conference
At the Western Balkans Summit Business Breakfast in Vienna, Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement, shared his views on the future development of the Western Balkans. Across the region we see an increasing re-engagement in the reform process. Despite persisting risks and high uncertainties, growth prospects seem now to be much better than … [Read more...]
Spotlight on young researchers to boost energy efficiency and biomass
Dedicated to the next generation of professionals and experts, the two conference tracks present the work and achievements of young researchers in the fields of biomass and energy efficiency. The Young Researchers Conference is held on 24-25 February 2016 in the context of the World Sustainable Energy Days 2016 in Wels/Austria. With more than 750 participants from over 50 … [Read more...]
France prepares for new regions
The National Assembly and Senate have adopted the draft bill on the new territorial structure of the country after a first agreement from the Joint Committee on the text on 16 July. This represents the 3rd part of the territorial reform instigated by President Hollande. Decentralisation allows the transfer of administrative competences from the State to local authorities. … [Read more...]
International Vienna
The City of Vienna (AT) recently published a report focusing on its international activities in 2014. Vienna "has worked for socially and ecologically sustainable development, ensuring the competitive standing of the city both nationally and internationally and winning international recognition in Europe and beyond", said Dr. Michaël HÄUPL, Mayor and Governor of Vienna. Have a … [Read more...]
Study on regionalisation
As the new programming period has started, the AER is willing to look into the role that regional authorities actually play in European politics and in Europe in general in 2014. The study will focus on several questions, such as: To what extent is the subsidiarity principle implemented in European countries? Have Regions seen their competences and influence developed in the … [Read more...]
The role of European regions in 2015
As the new programming period has started, the AER is willing to look into the role that regional authorities actually play in European politics and in Europe in general in 2014. The study will focus on several questions, such as: To what extent is the subsidiarity principle implemented in European countries? Have Regions seen their competences and influence developed in the … [Read more...]
DG Regio efforts to implement cohesion policy in EU Member States
Gratian Mihailescu graduated in communication and public relations. He specialized in European Affairs, International Relations and Development receiving scholarships from different countries. He was Erasmus student at Eberhard Karl University of Tuebingen and Erasmus Mundus at Trento University, Italy and Corvinus University of Budapest. Between the two masters, he worked and … [Read more...]
AER members shine in the RegioStars 2015
The European Commission announced the finalists for the RegioStars 2015 awards which honour Europe's most inspirational and innovative regional projects supported by EU Cohesion Policy Funds. Of the 17 finalist projects, we proudly find AER member regions, including: Cataluña (ES), Midi-Pyrénées (FR), Aquitaine (FR), Burgenland (AT), Andalucia (ES), Syddanmark (DK), West … [Read more...]
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