This years’ edition of the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP) has failed to meet expectations - it is now time to work towards a successful COP26. AER President Magnus Berntsson was present at the COP25 in Madrid during the last week of the conference. AER was accredited observer status to this years’ conference following the networks increased work connected to … [Read more...]
About Mathieu Mori
Action Required to Safeguard Cohesion Policy!
Cohesion policy is the main European investment policy to reduce territorial disparities and deliver a fairer Europe. It is important that an instrument such as this is appreciated and protected. It cannot be taken for granted. Cohesion Policy is now at the risk of being significantly reduced from the next Multiannual Financial Framework that the EU is negotiating … [Read more...]
AER advocates for reinforced Cohesion Budget during EP Plenary Week
Last week, an AER delegation led by President Magnus Berntsson met a large number of Members of the European Parliament, including the Chair of the REGI Committee, to discuss the future of Cohesion Policy and the upcoming EU Budget for 2021-2027. After the worrying working paper by the Finnish Council Presidency proposing further cuts to those already put forward by the … [Read more...]
Good Governance at the AER Autumn Plenaries
At the initiative of Ms Nina Björby, AER Vice President for Democracy and Ms Iren Lejegren, AER chair of the Task Force on Democracy, AER and the Centre of Expertise for Good Governance (Council of Europe/CoE) organised an exchange of views at the AER Autumn Committee plenaries on 25 September 2019. Ms Alina Tatarenko, Head of the Centre of Expertise exposed the 12 … [Read more...]
The Policy Learning Platform – take the shortcut to smart regional solutions!
All over Europe, we are now in a moment that is decisive for the future of Structural Funds planning. As such, you might be looking for better and more innovative ways to manage your policy or programme in the future. If so, Interreg Europe has a solution to offer: check the services of the Policy Learning Platform! The Policy Learning Platform is a free … [Read more...]
In Focus: the AER Code of Conduct for Members
AER members adopted unanimously their new AER code of conduct at its June 2019 General Assembly in Larnaca. Led by AER Vice President for Equal Opportunities Andrew Gibson (Hampshire - GB), a group of members drafted this code of conduct to make sure AER continues to promote and maintain high standards of conduct by members. Among others, the code of conduct includes the … [Read more...]
AER meets Commissioner for Environment
AER President Magnus Berntsson and Secretary General Mathieu Mori met on 10th April 2019 with Karmenu Vella, EU commissioner for environment, maritime affairs and fisheries. This meeting followed the publication of the second Environmental Implementation Review (EIR) package. This review is a tool to improve implementation of EU environmental law and policy. It aims to … [Read more...]
Thank You Monica
Monica Carlsson, former AER Vice President for Equal Opportunities and Inclusion, passed away on Wednesday 3 April 2019 It is with great sadness that AER was informed of the death of Ms Monica Carlsson, a long term and active member of our organisation. Ms Carlsson, an elected representative of the Swedish region of Norrbotten, fought relentlessly, at home and in Europe, for … [Read more...]
AER, a tool to further democracy in Europe
Nina Björby (Västerbotten, SE), AER Vice President for democracy facilitated a breakfast discussion on democracy in practice. After describing her portfolio within AER, Ms Björby proposed a definition of what democracy is or rather what it is not : when you do not trust the police, the tax administration or your justice system, when there is little investment in culture, … [Read more...]
AER and R20 contribute to the One Planet Summit success through major announcement
AER and R20 take big steps forward! A joint venture aiming to generate a large volume of bankable projects from African sub-national authorities was announced today in Paris. The joint venture involves the Assembly of European Regions (AER), the R20, the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) and the European Commission. This grouping of actors follows on several years of … [Read more...]
AER engaged in constructive dialogues at COP23!
This year again, AER was present at the COP meeting. As a member of the Global Taskforce made up of the key city and region networks joining forces to tackle global challenges, AER was partner to the Climate Summit of Local and Regional Leaders. On Sunday 12 November, more than 350 political leaders from across the globe gathered in Bonn to show the world the commitment of … [Read more...]
Outcome of Executive Board meeting (Brussels 11/10/17)
The third meeting of the new Executive Board took place in Brussels on Wednesday 11 October 2017 during the European Week of Regions and Cities where AER was particularly involved. Here are some of the EB highlights: The meeting was dominated by the discussion on the AER Vice Presidents' portfolios. The AER Vice Presidents presented the way in which they plan to make … [Read more...]
Outcome of Executive board meeting (Nancy 12/09/17)
As the next Executive Board (EB) meeting is around the corner, here is a short recap of the main outcome of the last one. The second executive meeting for the new board took place in the beautiful city of Nancy, Grand-Est. Many things are happening for AER, and the new board could easily fill in the three hours dedicated to the meeting. Here are some of the highlights: … [Read more...]
The AER Committee Plenaries – Thank you for an eventful week!
The AER Autumn committee plenary week was very busy indeed. Hosted by the city of Nancy and the region of Grand Est, we were pleased to welcome our members in the grand setting of Nancy town hall (Grand Est-FR). As the week went by, we covered an incredible range of topics and gave concrete tips and cooperation opportunities to our members. Many things were … [Read more...]
AER/R20 – Training to get money for your infrastructure projects
Following the successful "100 climate solutions projects campaign", an AER/R20 partnership to show the public and private financial world that regions had green projects worthwhile investing into, the R20 is now offering regions training in better projects structuring. Financiers are not only looking for interesting projects, they also need the projects to be presented in a way … [Read more...]
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