European Yearbook of Minority Issues

20 April, 2015 By Editor

Study published by the European Center for Minority Issues. Read the study … [Read more...]

“30 Years, 30 Stories” with Lambert van Nistelrooij

20 April, 2015 By Editor

In the framework of our 30th Anniversary, Mr Lambert van Nistelrooij, a Dutch politician, an MEP and a former vice-president of AER, joined us in the New Europe Studios on 3 April in order to discuss the regional future of Europe. Mr van Nistelrooij explains the importance of presence of both AER and the Committee of the Regions by looking back to the history of their … [Read more...]

Combating gender stereotyping and sexism in the media

17 April, 2015 By Editor

The Council of Europe's Gender Equality Commission held its 7th meeting in Strasbourg from 15-17 April 2015. High on the agenda was the implementation of the Gender Equality Strategy 2014-2017 with the 2014 Annual Report. The Commission also discussed: combating gender stereotyping and sexism in the media promoting an education free from gender stereotypes women’s … [Read more...]

Second Multiplier event on preventing school dropout

17 April, 2015 By Editor

16-17 April 2015, Ostfold (NO) – partners of the Joint Efforts to Combat School Dropout (JET CD) project met in Norway for their second myltiplyer event. 30 participants from the partner organisations and from different organisations from the region attended the event. They shared their second intellectual outputs; joint methodologies to prevent dropout by cross sectorial … [Read more...]

Interview of Olivier Védrine on Ukraine-Russia conflict

16 April, 2015 By Editor

Olivier Védrine is the President of the Continental University business school in Kiev (Ukraine) and member of the AER Academic Centre On April 16th, he was interviewed by UKRINFORM, the Ukrainian national press agency, on the french position towards the conflict in Ukraine and the relations with Russia. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCKDZPCvHS0 … [Read more...]

Dubrovnik welcomes Brussels Airlines!

11 April, 2015 By Editor

Brussels Airlines, a member of the AER Business Community is offering a new route to the AER member region of Dubrovnik from this summer! This route will be connecting Brussels and Dubrovnik in an under 2,5 hour flight. Dubrovnik, located in the south of Croatia, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. This is a great occasion to discover a beautiful region and the … [Read more...]

Raising citizens’ awareness on sustainable energy

11 April, 2015 By Editor

The project Cleaner Energy Saving Mediterranean Cities (CES-MED) has released a handbook, aiming at helping Southern Mediterranean municipalities develop a plan to raise citizens' awareness on energy saving and energy efficiency. The manual will guide you step-by-step on how to create an Citizens’ Awareness Promotion Plan that aims to tackle wasteful behaviour and secure … [Read more...]

Joint methodology to prevent dropout by cross sectoral cooperation

10 April, 2015 By Editor

In the framework of the Joint Effort To Combat Dropout (Erasmus+) project, partners have published their second intellectual output. You can find below the reports of the partner regions (Hampshire-UK, Tulcea-RO, Catalunya-ES and Ostfold-NO) to get a grasp of the regional perspective: Links JET-CD project page and outputs Erasmus+ website … [Read more...]

Geothermal Energy Days in Vojvodina

9 April, 2015 By Editor

The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, in cooperation with the Assembly of European Regions (AER) would like to invite you to the Geothermal Energy Days on the 22 and 23 May in Novi Sad. Through a combination of seminars, panel discussions, training academies with experts and field visits, you will enjoy a full overview of geothermal energy’s potential for Regions in Europe … [Read more...]

How to fight against pro-Putin’s propaganda in the European Union: Olivier Védrine

2 April, 2015 By Editor

Olivier Védrine is the President of the Continental University business school in Kiev (Ukraine) and member of the AER Academic Centre Kyiv, 2 April 2015 – «The European Union has to face an important and organized Putin’s propaganda. In this short cold war we have to face a war of communication efficient and strong », stated Olivier Védrine, European expert, co-founder of … [Read more...]

Youth Guarantee Scheme & the Employment Initiative

26 March, 2015 By Editor

AER organised its first informal Breakfast Briefing in its new Brussels office, at rue d'Arlon 63-67, in order to inform its members about the latest developments on EU level regarding the EU Youth Guarantee Scheme and the Youth Employment Initiative, a financing tool and structure to implement the Youth Guarantee-Scheme. In February 2015, the Juncker Commission announced … [Read more...]

AER at the Heart of EU Decision-Making on Education and Youth Policies

26 March, 2015 By Editor

A delegation from the Assembly of European Regions Committee 3 Presidium visited Brussels on 26 March for a series of meetings in order to raise awareness amongst European policy makers on the issue of education and youth policies. The delegation included Sonja A. STEEN (President of AER's Committee on Culture, Education, Youth and International Cooperation), Karoly … [Read more...]

“30 Years, 30 Stories” Campaign: Interview with Johannes Hahn

23 March, 2015 By Editor

Brussels (BE), 23 March 2015    For its 30th Anniversary, AER launched the “30 Years, 30 Stories” campaign in partnership with New Europe in order to celebrate the achievements of regions since 1985. Our first guest was Mr Johannes Hahn, former EU Commissioner for Regional Policy who was nominated by Commission president-elect Mr Jean-Claude Juncker as Commissioner … [Read more...]

Report on School Dropout