Istanbul (TR), 12 November 2010. As the newly adopted Europe 2020 strategy sets high objectives in terms of competitiveness and sustainable development, 500 representatives from 150 European regions gathered in Istanbul to adopt a Declaration on innovation, Research and Development (R&D), further cementing the AER as a key actor in building new models of growth for … [Read more...]
AER Elections 2010: Michèle Sabban re-elected President
Under the lead of its President, AER elects a new Bureau in order to tackle the numerous challenges that regions will be facing until 2012 Istanbul (TR), 11th November 2010. Mrs Michèle Sabban, Vice-President of the Region Ile-de-France (F), was this morning re-elected President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) for a second two-year mandate, during the AER’s … [Read more...]
AER position: Europe 2030 project
Adopted by the AER General Assembly in Istanbul, 11 November 2010 Report by the reflection group Extract: The point is that our Regions do not restrict themselves to this institutional role. They already provide, via their strategies and their projects, some elements towards a response that could have contributed towards fine-tuning the proposals in the Report, which are … [Read more...]
General Assembly 2010: Challenges for Europe 2020 – Demands for an effective research and development policy
As the newly adopted Europe 2020 strategy sets high objectives in terms of competitiveness and sustainable development, 500 representatives from 150 European regions gathered in Istanbul at the 2010 General Assembly to adopt a Declaration on innovation, Research and Development (R&D), further cementing the AER as a key actor in building new models of growth for post-crisis … [Read more...]
Uppsala (SE) wins the AER Innovation Award
Aim of the project The objective of the SUFResource Centre is to reduce the marginalisation and exclusion of families, where one or both parents have cognitive difficulties, by providing professionals with the proper tools that will enable the targeted families to participate in a social context. (Use Pop Out button to Download/Open) … [Read more...]
Tampere (FI) wins the AER Innovation Award
Aim of the project The objective of Demola is to boost multidisciplinary agile innovation culture and encourage entrepreneurship in the Tampere region. As part of the New Factory innovation platform, Demola provides students and companies with a collaborative and multidisciplinary innovation environment, where students from the three regional universities create … [Read more...]
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (DE) wins the AER Innovation Award
Aim of the project The objective of Entrepreneurial Technology Transfer is to support an atmosphere of entrepreneurship spirit in the region and research institutes, encouraging people to start up their own business as well as corporations offering the necessary support. … [Read more...]
Waiting for 2012: AER brings Croatian civil society closer to Europe
Porec, Istria (HR), 15th October 2010 True to its mission of reinforcing subsidiarity and bringing Europe closer to its citizens, the Assembly of European Regions (AER) organised a Citizens’ Forum in the region of Istria in Croatia. The local population was invited to debate with local and regional authorities representatives and the European Union the perspectives that EU … [Read more...]
Health Inequalities in Europe: now is the time to act! AER calls for all levels of governance to join forces
Brussels (B), 8 October 2010 Even in these times of economic crisis, health inequalities can be avoided, and regions have both a political and moral obligation to act: this is the message from the Committee on Social Policy and Public Health of the Assembly of European Regions’ (AER). It is true that the current economic crisis contributes to reinforcing health inequalities. … [Read more...]
Thematic dossier n°25 on Health in Europe – Autumn 2010
Health in Europe Table of contents Editorial: Constantin Ostaficiuc, President of AER’s ‘Social Policy and Public Health’ Committee President of Timis County (RO) Europe's health check: urgent action needed at regional level to tackle health inequalities Across the lines: cross-border healthcare directive Interview: Christina Wahrolin, Vice-President of ‘Social … [Read more...]
Regions marching for cohesion and solidarity: AER defends access to all European regions to employment and regional competitiveness
Brussels, 7 October 2010 Today, 300 regional representatives and regional networks responded to the call of the Austrian Land Niederösterreich, supported by the German Freistaat Bayern that hosted the event, for the Prolongation of the Regional Competitiveness and Employment objective (RCE) post 2013. Among them Mrs Michèle Sabban, President of the Assembly of European … [Read more...]
The AER Facebook: AER expands its social media presence
Strasbourg (F), 4 October 2010. The largest independent network of regions in wider Europe joins the biggest social network in the world! Now you can become a fan of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) by joining the new official Facebook pages: one dedicated to the latest developments of its committees and its President, and the other one focused on its Youth Regional … [Read more...]
“Wanted: Wonder women to clean up Golden Boys’ mess”
Valencia, Comunitat Valenciana (E), 22 September 2010 “It is important to avoid the recession being used, as is already the case in some Member States, as an argument for scaling back gender equality measures,” said Monica Carlsson, President of the AER Standing Committee on Equal Opportunities (SCEO), during a seminar on ‘Women and social policies at times of economic … [Read more...]
Regions cannot afford youth unemployment: AER acts on youth employment with its youth representatives
Svolvaer, Nordland (N), 21 September 2010. As a prelude to the plenary meeting of its Committee on Culture, Education and Youth, the Assembly of European Regions (AER) organised a seminar on youth employment in Svolvaer (N). With a European youth unemployment average of 20,4%, this issue remains on everyone’s radar and keeps rising on the political agenda of all European … [Read more...]
In Montreal, AER President calls for paradigm shift in the fight against climate change
During a high-level meeting organized by the UNDP and R20 last Wednesday, the President of the Assembly of European Regions underlined the importance of public-private partnerships in the struggle against climate change and invited its partners to deliver an ‘action-tank’ Montreal, Quebec (CDN), 16 September 2010. Within the framework of the World Energy Congress held in … [Read more...]
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