While Brussels is revamping into the capital of Sustainable Energy, on the occasion of the annual EU Sustainable Energy Week, AER is launching its Report "Energy security from a regional perspective", led by Kenneth Backgård (Norrbotten, SE). Energy security and the role of regions The report, which presents the experience from regions accross Europe in the development of … [Read more...]
Summer Academy: registrations now open!
Registrations for the 2016 AER Summer Academy in Østfold (NO) are now open! This mutual learning event on youth entrepreneurship will take place from 16 to 19 August and will gather policy makers young and less young from all over Europe. Investing in the future The title of this year's Summer Academy is "Investing in our future: Youth entrepreneurship in Europe's Regions" … [Read more...]
Migration & culture: call for action
Culture as an inclusion strategy Europe is facing a gigantic mission right now and for the coming years: how to handle the current migration trends? How to include newcomers and their families? What can AER members do to contribute in the face of this challenge? During the 2016 Spring plenary meetings in Timis, RO, the seminar "Communication and Actions in Times of … [Read more...]
(R)e-inventing Democracy
The AER Spring 2016 Bureau (22-24 June, Nordland-NO) will focus on the ways technology helps innovation in democracy, highlighting the disruptive nature of technology and the need to renew existing models. The debate will be lead by key actors from the public and private sectors experienced on topics such as new forms of citizens engagement and participation; big data for … [Read more...]
Communication & Actions in times of crisis
The Committees' spring plenary meetings, gathered over 180 delegates from all over Europe in Timisoara (Timis, RO) from 11 to 14 April 2016 on the theme "Communication and Actions in times of crisis". This series of more than 20 events included workshops, working groups, statutory meetings, study visits and a seminar. The general theme of these events reflects the situation … [Read more...]
Early school leaving: working group meets at AER plenary
The first presentation on the working group meetings in Timis was about the efforts and achievements to combat drop-out in Catalonia by the representatives of the Employment Service of Catalonia (ES). This regional organization is also a partner of the Erasmus+ JET CD project. Catalunya also chairs the AER Subcommittee on Youth. Report on JET-CD project The … [Read more...]
Self esteem key to combat school dropouts
Early school leaving (ESL), is a growing severe problem in Europe which has long-term effects on economic growth, societal developments and individuals. The future of Europe depends on young people’s success both in working life and in society. Dropouts have hence become a major obstacle in these respects. Combating ESL demands a deep insight of the whole cause and effect … [Read more...]
2016 Summer Academy & Erasmus+ project
Østfold County Council is inviting AER members to join an Erasmus+ project proposal Østfold is going to lead. The idea is to develop a joint project, which will be rolled out on the occasion of the Summer Academy. Meetings between young people and decision-makers: The project Østfold County Council plans to apply for is the Erasmus + Key Action 3 "Support for policy reform: … [Read more...]
Engage citizens?
Participation requires space as is very well highlighted in this 2010 video from the AER Youth Regional Network. And by space it's not just physical space that is meant, such as meeting rooms, but also space in the institutions, in the decision making process. This is valid for young people but also for society at large: how do we make space for citizens participation? If … [Read more...]
Registrations for 2016 Spring plenaries now open!
Registrations for the plenary meetings of the AER committees open today. This series of events will feature a joint thematic session on "Communication & actions in times of crisis". The theme of this session is based on the current situation in Europe and the observation of the rise of citizens' worries and at the same a quick development of far-right rhethoric. Regions … [Read more...]
Call for reference sites now open!
Is your region leading in innovation for demographic change and the silver economy? Apply for the selection of "Reference sites" of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing! Highly inspirational ecosystems Reference Sites are highly inspirational ecosystems. They deliver creative solutions that improve the lives of older people. These solutions can be … [Read more...]
Let’s be the frontrunner for eHealth services in Europe!
United4Health’s final conference took place on 19th and 20th January 2016 in Brussels. The two days offered plenty of opportunity for higher-level and policy messages. Yet, they were also full of real-life experiences shared by the more then ten deployment sites. The sites presented practical experiences on subjects as diverse as stakeholder engagement, patient acceptance, … [Read more...]
Mobility: smart and connected regions
With the digitalisation of the economy and the growing weight of data management, the AER Working Group on Transports has decided to widen its remit. The working group will now work on the different aspects of mobility and transports from a regional perspective. Smart mobility The themes the AER Working Group on Transports will focus include for instance: -connectivity and … [Read more...]
Internship at the Secretary General’s office, Strasbourg (closed)
Starting date: Immediate Duration: 3 months minimum, preferably 6 months Location: Strasbourg (F) The Assembly of European Regions (AER) is the largest independent network of regions in wider Europe. Bringing together more than 200 regions from 35 countries and 16 interregional organizations, AER is the political voice of its members and a forum for interregional … [Read more...]
Let’s develop a new project together!
The Province of Gelderland (NL) works on a fundamentally new approach to healthcare. Due to demographic, societal and technological developments the complexity of care is increasing while the number of healthcare professionals is decreasing. The Foundation ParkinsonNet was created to tackle this challenge. It developed a new innovative approach and ecosystem to care for … [Read more...]
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