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Briefing note on the Eastern Partnership

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Context Eastern Partnership (EaP) is a special dimension of the European Union’s Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) towards 6 partner countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. This initiative was launched in May 2009 with Poland and Sweden as the originators of the idea. The EaP was strongly inspired by previous enlargements of the European Union (EU): in … [Read more...]

AER mobilises stakeholders for youth employment

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Young people are an asset in times of crisis, help them step into the workforce Warsaw, Mazowieckie (PL), March 8, 2013 In the resolution adopted today, the Assembly of European Regions (AER) welcomes the fact that the issue of Youth Employment has been recognised as a top priority by all Heads of States and Governments, which granted a new amount of €6 billion for the … [Read more...]

AER Resolution: “Youth as a source and a lever of regional growth in times of crisis”

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The crisis which Europe is undergoing is a matter of deep concern to the Assembly of European Regions (AER) and its members. They decided to enhance their reflection on the role that Regions do and can play in order to face the impact of this crisis. In addition to specific studies and publications, AER therefore launched in 2012 a series of Summits on the Regions and the … [Read more...]

AER President Sabban supports the democratic process in Tunisia

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Paris, Ile-de-France (F), 13 February 2013 The Assembly of European Regions (AER) continues its advocacy for democracy in Tunisia. Indeed, Michèle Sabban, President of the AER, was present at the event honoring Madame Belaid, widow of the murdered syndicalist two weeks ago in Tunisia. This event was organised in Paris by the magazine ‘Opinion Internationale’, by the FIDH as … [Read more...]

Europe fails to meet its obligations

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Regions deeply regret the severe cuts in cohesion policy funding Strasbourg (F), 12 February 2013 The Assembly of European Regions (AER) regrets the historical reduction in the European Union budget, following the agreement reached between European leaders on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020. In these times of crisis, we need more from Europe The EU … [Read more...]

Implementing the Sustainable Energy Future

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The voice of the Assembly of European Regions (AER), carried by its President Michèle Sabban and the over thirty member regions present at this occasion, was strongly heard during the climate change conference, co-organised with the R20 on 31 January and 1 February, in Vienna (A) Vienna (F), 1st February 2013 Already prior to the beginning of the conference, the AER … [Read more...]

The AER and R20 pursue their global green growth crusade in Brazil

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Strasbourg (F), 14 January 2013 Michèle Sabban, Vice President of the Ile-de-France Region (F) and President of the Assembly of European Regions, is on a mission to Brazil between the 12th and 19th of January 2013, as part of her role within the R20 (Regions of Climate Action), for which she has been appointed Board President by the former Governor of California, Arnold … [Read more...]

2012 Activity Report

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"It is with great emotion that I am reaching the end of my term of office as the President of the Assembly of European Regions. These four years rank among the most fruitful of my public career. During these four years, I have been given the opportunity to testify that Regions develop great initiatives to propose innovative solutions to a financial and economic crisis that – … [Read more...]

Fall Plenary Meeting of the AER Youth Regional Network

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At their autumn plenary meeting on 8 & 9 October, the AER Youth Regional Network (YRN) met, for the first time, with the members of the recently established Alsace (F) Youth Parliament. After committee work on YRN activities, the young people elected the new president of the network (see below) and exchanged with experts, notably from the Council of Europe, concerning … [Read more...]

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