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European Award for Innovative Regions: Winners are Aragón, Vorarlberg and Steiermark

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The Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia-I and the Assembly of European Regions (AER) have issued the 1st European Award for Innovative Regions. This Prize aims at honouring European Regional Authorities' actions, which have stimulated, fostered and implemented innovation in their territory. Its goal is to promote best practices, as well as to demonstrate how regions can … [Read more...]

Press invitation: Declaration of the European regions: What we really need… and now!

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The political representatives of the Assembly of European Regions (AER), together with major experts on the European Constitution, are meeting in Berlin on the 22nd February, in order to show the EU Member States the way ahead on the EU Treaty. The AER Presidium, representing more than 250 European regions, will on that day issue the 'Declaration of the European Regions for … [Read more...]

AER Youth Team meets European Commission

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Following an invitation of the Cabinet of Commissioner Margot Wallström, the Assembly of European Regions (AER) Youth Team visited on 1st February 2007 the European Commission headquarters in Brussels to exchange their views of youth involvement in Europe with the assistant of Commissioner Wallström, Mr Lars Falkebäck. Mr Falkebäck outlined the Commission's Plan 'D' to reach … [Read more...]

3 weeks after accession 6 Romanian Counties meet with Commissioner Hübner

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Brussels (B), 22 January 2007 Three weeks after Romania became a EU member, Presidents from Romanian Counties met Commissioner Hübner today in Brussels, in a meeting organised with the help of the Assembly of European Regions (AER). Topics discussed were focused on the management of structural funds : -    rapid availability of funds to assure that projects can be quickly … [Read more...]

Energy from the regions: Green Hydrogen

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'Renewable energies are produced locally. Green hydrogen, as a carrier of energy, contributes to an increased independence from fossil fuels. Regions are strong partners in building a green hydrogen society and thus a sustainable environment,' said Riccardo Illy, President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) and President of the Autonomous Italian Region of Friuli Venezia … [Read more...]

2006 Activity Report

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"The AER has been very successful in tightening its contacts with the European Commission. We welcomed officials from the Commission at our meetings and also had an opportunity to meet them frequently. The legitimacy crisis that Europe has been facing underlines how important the role of the regions is. Directly in contact with the need of their citizens, the regions are actors … [Read more...]

AER Tribute to Liese Prokop

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It is with great sadness that the AER announces that Liese Prokop died suddenly on New Years Eve 2006. Liese Prokop was President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) from 2001-2004.Prior to this, she was President of the AER Committee on Culture, Education and Youth from 1996 to 2000 and served from 1998-2001 as First Vice-President of the Assembly. Members of the AER … [Read more...]

Low noise – Low-fare – High impact Regional airports as factors for economic growth

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Today, the Assembly of European Regions (AER) gathered over 50 stakeholders to discuss the importance of regional airports and the success factors for their development. These include the role of low-fare airlines, the potential offered by public-private partnerships, successfully responding to environmental and social challenges and the role of European rules on state … [Read more...]

Riccardo Illy advocates for a common energy market

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Bussels (B), 7 December 2006 AER President Riccardo Illy spoke today at the Structured Dialogue of the Committee of the Regions, in presence of the President of the European Commission, Mr Barroso. Despite the common efforts at EU level to improve energy access and affordability, there are still major bottlenecks in the infrastructure for energy. The energy infrastructure, … [Read more...]

Energy at the service of regional economic development: It’s a win-win situation

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Brussels (B), 7 December 2006 Over 300 persons met today in Brussels at the Round Table on Energy Efficiency for Regional Economic Development, jointly organised by the European Federation of Regional Energy and Environment Agencies (FEDARENE) and the Assembly of European Regions (AER). The AER and FEDARENE were pleased that Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Energy, … [Read more...]

The Assembly of European Regions 2006 vintage: Riccardo Illy re-elected AER President

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Mallorca, Balears Islands (E), 9 November 2006 Riccardo Illy, President of the Region Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy), was re-elected President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER), for a second two-year mandate. In his speech after re-election, President Illy declared "Since the beginning of my first mandate two years ago, I gave myself the task to bring a new impulse to … [Read more...]

The Assembly of European Regions elects its Committee Presidents

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Mallorca, Balears Islands (E), 9 November 2006 The new Bureau of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) elected this morning the Committee Presidents: Onno Hoes, Member of the Executive Board of the Province of Noord-Brabant (Netherlands) is re-elected President of the Committee on Economy and Regional Development (Committee 1). Constantin Ostaficiuc, President of … [Read more...]

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