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The full playlist of videos of the AER Summer Academy

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AER Summer Academy 2014 in Novi Sad, Vojvodina (RS): 'Multicultural, Multiethnic and Multilingual Regions - Regional diversity for socio-economic growth' Watch the Hande Ozan Bozatli, Official opening of the AER Summer Academy 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsnjnkbjakY Watch the other … [Read more...]

Diversity to fuel peace and growth

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AER Summer Academy 2014 Novi Sad, AP Vojvodina (RS), 22 August 2014 What a better place than the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (RS) to hold the Assembly of European Regions’ Summer Academy 2014 under the topic ‘Multicultural, Multiethnic, Multilingual Regions – Regional Diversity for Economic Growth’? As a result of its rich history, Vojvodina today is made up of 26 ethnic … [Read more...]

Self-Government Reform in Ukraine

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Adriana Skorupska is an analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs in the Eastern and South Eastern Europe Programme. Her interests include the international cooperation of self-government, cross-border cooperation and the decentralization reforms in the Eastern Partnership Countries, especially in Georgia and Ukraine. She published an article in the Bulletin … [Read more...]

Reforming Italian provinces

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Enrico Martial (1962) graduated in Philosophy, served at EIPA (European Institute for Public Administration) in Maastricht, at the Valle d’Aosta Region, at the Italian Ministry of Public Works and at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Director of the Italian Conference of Presidents of Regional Assemblies, he has been Secretary General of the Conference of European Regional … [Read more...]

AER represented Regions at ACI’s Annual International Conference

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At the occasion of Airports Council International’s Conference and Exhibition on Europe’s regional airports in Madeira (PT) on 12-14 May, Jan Owe Larsson, Chairman of the AER Working Group on Transport and Regional airports, took part in a roundtable discussion on the economic effect of regional airports to territorial development. With the aim of increasing the … [Read more...]

Regions at the EU Sustainable Energy Week

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At the occasion of the 2014 edition of the European Sustainable Energy Week, AER and the Québec General Delegation to the EU jointly organised a roundtable debate to discuss which policy should be put in place to create a flourishing green energy sector benefiting to both citizens and entrepreneurs. Regions have a key role to play in boosting sustainable development: … [Read more...]

Innovation in integrated care: start now!

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Some 80 people met in Kent (GB) for an ENGAGED workshop on 3 June 2014 on innovation in integrated care around the world. Two topics of the day: the integrated care approach and the impact that innovation hubs can have. Members of the audience discussed assessment procedures, the patient experience and how people may need to be supported in learning to use technologies. … [Read more...]

SmartCare General Assembly & CRB workshop: AER supports regions on the path of integrated e-care

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At the 2014 eHealth Forum event, representatives from 22 European regions gathered in Athens (GR) for the Annual General Assembly of SmartCare, a CIP ICT-PSP project, with the objective of defining and deploying ICT-based integrated care pathways to facilitate the delivery of more efficient care to older European citizens. As both project partner and manager of the … [Read more...]

Regional partnerships for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

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Building on the strong partnership formed by the regions of the Regions4GreenGrowth INTERREG IVC project, the AER Working Group on Energy and Climate Change met with the members of this successful initiative, as well as EURISY, in Lyon (FR) in order to discuss with the potential opportunities for future cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, and the … [Read more...]

Successful AER lobbying campaign on the Future programme for cross-border cooperation in the Black Sea

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Earlier this month, AER sent a call for contribution to Black Sea Basin Regions to raise their attention on surveys currently conducted by the Joint managing Authority for the future ENI CBC Black Sea Basin Programme 2014-2020. The strong lobbying campaign run by AER was successful as the draft Strategy of the new programme confirms that the support to local and regional … [Read more...]

Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli signs the Charter for Multilevel Governance

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AER President confirmed and reinforced the AER position regarding subsidiarity in Europe by signing the Charter for Multilevel Governance on the occasion of the General Assembly, on 28 May. The Charter was adopted by the Committee of the Regions on 3 April and is strongly supported by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities which considers the Charter as a reference as … [Read more...]

Social entrepreneurship at the heart of YRN Plenary Meeting

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On 12-15 June 2014, the AER Youth Regional Network (YRN) held its annual plenary meeting in the region of Jönköping (SE) on the important topic of Social Entrepreneurship. "Social Entrepreneurship is a combination of Education, Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility, and social start-ups can make you have a happy life" stated Omar Aljuhani from the University of Manchester … [Read more...]

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