On the 7th of June, the International Fund for Ireland (IFI) and the Irish College of Leuven organised a study trip in Messines, Flanders, to commemorate the fallen Irish soldiers in the Flanders fields, during World War I. The following day opening the Conference, AER’s Vice-President for Interregional and Global Cooperation Jean-Luc Vanraes, originally from Ypres, … [Read more...]
YRN Presidium member Sigrun Myrvang participated in JEF Europe’s REVIVE training in Lublin, Poland
Participants in JEF Europe's REVIVE training in Lublin, Poland, 26 May - 1 June 2023. Sigrun Myrvang, Chair of the Thematic Committee on Youth Participation and Governance of AER's Youth Regional Network, shares her experience participating in a capacity-building training in the framework of JEF Europe's REVIVE project. JEF Europe has been a project partner of the AER … [Read more...]
AER’s Youth Regional Network is back! Highlights from the YRN General Assembly 2023
It's official: AER's Youth Regional Network is back! After a couple of years of YRN inactivity, the Assembly of European Regions started a revival process after the Summer Academy 2022, building from the feedback and willingness to be involved from the event's youth delegates, and from our members' eagerness to see the YRN coming back. A successful YRN General … [Read more...]
AER’s Youth Regional Network (YRN) is back!
Spread the word among your youth regional councils: the Assembly of European Regions is reviving its Youth Regional Network (YRN)! Are you interested in joining the new YRN and taking part in its rebuilding process? In addition, are you interested in attending the YRN General Assembly (10 March 2023) and/or in applying to a position on the YRN Presidium? Then click on … [Read more...]
AER Position on Youth – Call for Amendments
AER is inviting members to offer their amendment proposals to the Draft Position on Youth. This includes the regional youth councils in our member regions: the AER is very much attached to including youth voices in the process, make sure to spread the word among youth councils and youth organisations in your regions! The closing date for submitting amendments is the … [Read more...]
Eurodyssey Forum 2022: Bouncing back on the European Year of Youth
The Eurodyssey Forum is back! This year’s edition will be a fully in-person event and will take place in Limassol, Cyprus, from the 7th to the 9th of November. The Forum will be hosted by the Union of Cyprus Municipalities and the Department of Labour of the Republic of Cyprus. An opportunity not to be missed! *Registrations are open until the 30th of September on a … [Read more...]