Regions energising Europe Table of contents: Editorial: Michèle Sabban, AER President Expert hails ‘climate revolution’: AER brings together the Climate Group, GE Energy and the United Nations Development Programme to tackle climate change and prepare the COP15 Partnership in action Interview: Håkan Sandgren, president of AER’s committee 1 on economy and … [Read more...]
European Regions Prepare Roadmap for Demographic Change
AER: Tackling the demographic challenges of the future requires social innovation and a common policy approach now s-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant (NL), 5 October 2009 As the mounting challenges posed by demographic change loom large on the European horizon, an Assembly of European Regions (AER) conference held yesterday in 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant (NL), has developed a … [Read more...]
Findings unveiled of AER energy peer review in Republika Srpska
Brussels (B), 6 October 2009 The findings of an Assembly of European Regions (AER) energy peer review conducted in the region of Republika Srpska (BiH) were unveiled today at a debriefing in Brussels. Over the past two months, AER experts from the regions of Maramures (RO) and North Hungary have been preparing a report following their energy peer review in the region last … [Read more...]
With Ireland Saying “Yes”, Regions Can Now Say “Yes, We Can!”
Ireland's "yes" vote means that Europe's regions can look forward to the extension of the subsidiarity principle Strasbourg (F), 5 October 2009 “The Irish ‘yes’ is not only a vote for the European Union – it is a vote that supports stronger, more involved and more dynamic regions in Europe,” Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) president Michèle Sabban said in the wake … [Read more...]
AER seminar on youth entrepreneurship: Regions Supporting Innovative Business and Social Profit
Sarajevo (BiH), 29 September 2009 As Europe faces the global effects of climate change and economic recession, its regions came together yesterday and today to invest in the best resource available to tackle these challenges: Europe’s young people. In this European Year of Creativity and Innovation, an Assembly of European Regions (AER) seminar on youth … [Read more...]
AER and MORE4NRG bring regional solutions to energy challenge
Sundsvall, Västernorrland (S), 23 September 2009 Politicians and energy experts from dozens of regions across Europe gathered in Sundsvall, Västernorrland (S) today to strengthen their commitment to developing renewable energy resources and energy efficiency in their territories. The Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) “Energy Efficiency - Regional Solutions for the … [Read more...]
Local government leaders gather in New York to meet UN Secretary General
Raise awareness on their support to the Long Term Cooperative Action New York (USA), 21 September 2009 The delegation of local governments greeted on Monday by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has accomplished its mission. Parallel to the 64th UN General Assembly, business, civil society and political leaders from around the world have gathered in New York for … [Read more...]
From regional cooperation to macro-regions: Words find some meaning at AER political bureau
Göteborg, Västra Götaland (S), 18 September 2009 As European ministers from the Baltic Sea countries convene in Stockholm, Sweden, to adopt a declaration to undertake the measures contained in the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, the Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) political bureau met in nearby Göteborg to discuss the implications for the regions of emerging … [Read more...]
AER sets out what regions expect from the new Commission
Göteborg (S), 17 September 2009 In the wake of José Manuel Barroso’s re-election as European Commission president, the political bureau of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) met yesterday and today in Göteborg, Sweden, to discuss what Europe’s leading organisation of regional authorities expects from the new Commission. The bureau session was hosted by the … [Read more...]
Countdown to Copenhagen: AER gives regions a voice during Climate Week at the UN in New York
Less than a hundred days before the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, a delegation of 10 representatives selected by the Climate Group will take part in the “Climate Week“ opening ceremony taking place in New York alongside the United Nations General Assembly. As a member of the delegation, Michèle Sabban, president of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) will meet … [Read more...]
AER Training Academy enters new season in Brussels
Brussels (B), 11 September 2009 Focusing on the regions’ role in European decision-making, the first Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) Training Academy of the post-summer season concluded today in Brussels. Around 30 representatives from regional offices in Brussels attended the two-day training session, which included a study visit to the Council of the European Union. … [Read more...]
Annual Eurodyssey Forum: AER Regions Promoting Youth Employment in the Face of Recession
Amiens, Picardie (F), 10 September 2009 Over two days, 120 representatives from regional, national and European institutions as well as the private sector gathered in Amiens, Picardie (F), for the Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) Eurodyssey Forum 2009. Michèle Sabban, AER president and vice president of the Ile-de-France region (F), attended the event in which participants … [Read more...]
Reference Framework on Regional Democracy
The Draft European Charter of Regional Democracy not having been accepted by the Congress in the form of a convention, the so-called Reference Framework on Regional Democracy was elaborated instead. This Reference Framework was adopted by the European Ministers responsible for Local and Regional Government in November 2009 in Utrecht (Netherlands). The Reference Framework has … [Read more...]
Regional airports call for “more support, less burden” in EU state aid guidelines
Brussels (B), 8 September 2009 “Future revisions to EU guidelines on state aid for regional airports must not block economic development,” Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) secretary general Klaus Klipp said today at an AER conference hosted by the Valencia (E) representation office in Brussels. “A region’s economic competitiveness improves with its greater … [Read more...]
AER energy experts kick off first MORE4NRG peer review
Maramures (RO), 4 September 2009 The first energy audit in the framework of the MORE4NRG project was conducted this week in Maramures (RO), based on the Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) unique peer review methodology. The on site visit aimed to provide the host region with practical guidelines on how to create an effective regulatory framework for the … [Read more...]
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