After the AER General Assembly and Bureau and before the AER event at the COP21, Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli, has been invited at a conference on the future of the welfare state and the role of regions in Europe by the Jean Lecanuet think tank. This conference will take place at the French Senate. Together with senator Yves Pozzo di Borgo, economist Nicolas Bouzou, philosophers, … [Read more...]
AER contributing to historic COP21 meeting
Once again AER will be present at a climate change milestone, the COP21 meeting to take place in Paris in December. Together with the German Marshall Fund and the National League of Cities, AER is organising a meeting at Paris Cityhall on 5 December afternoon in the framework of the Climate Summit for Local Leaders. Together with speakers such as the mayors of Atlanta, … [Read more...]
Nordland (NO): Modern art finds home in dematerialised museum
During the AER commitee 3 plenary meeting, the region of Nordland (NO) presented their award winning modern art project « Skulpturlandskap », introducing modern art across the whole of the region. With huge distances, a population of only 240.000 and no modern art museum, the inhabitants had to travel long distances to visit or study modern art in museums and galleries. The … [Read more...]
Flevoland (NL) champion in EU projects with AER
Following on the AER Open Doors week, the King's Commissioner, Leen Verbeek and the Executive Board of the Province of Flevoland (NL) came to discuss the next steps of their engagement in AER. AER has been very present in disseminating information from Flevoland's European projects, including Smart Europe, More4NRG and Regions4GreenGrowth. In addition to dissemination, AER also … [Read more...]
Positions for seconded regional officers at the AER Secretariat (now closed)
General information AER is all year long looking for AER member regions, willing to second a regional officer to work at the AER Strasbourg (F) or Brussels (B) office for a minimum period of 12 months. The regional seconded officer (SRO) will be employed by his/her administration of origin but work on AER dossiers. The SRO's employer … [Read more...]
AER opens office in Dnipropetrovsk
Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli, AER President, inaugurated the AER office in Dnipropetrovsk (UA) and signed the MoU with the regional council. Dr Bozatli stated "The office will be the promoter of the regional management best practices in Dnipropetrovsk, as well as an important factor in attracting financial resources of European funds to Dnipropetrovsk. Through this initiative, … [Read more...]
Participatory approaches for policy making
The series of events organised by the Assembly of European Regions (AER) on 4-6 March in Aalborg under the title "Regional Development Strategies with and for the citizens" highlighted examples of regions having implemented participatory approaches for policy-making. Evidently, the goal is to make the most of different feedback in order to avoid common implementation bumps … [Read more...]
Training Academy on Silver Economy
More than 30 regional delegates met on Thursday 5 March 2015 in Aalborg for the Training Academy on the Silver Economy. The ageing population does not only represent a challenge for our society, but also an opportunity. Including senior citizens in the design of public policies is a necessity for regions in order to be able to support their sustainable development. Edwin … [Read more...]
AER Statement against Terrorism
In reaction to the events in Paris from 7th to 9th January 2015 On behalf of all members of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) and at the initiative of AER President Ms Hande Özsan Bozatli and Mr Jean-Claude Gayssot, AER Vice President, former French minister and instigator of the French law against racism, antisemitism and xenophobia, the following statement has been … [Read more...]
AER backs the giant steps in EU-Georgia relationship
AER President and acting Secretary General went to Tbilisi (GE) in October. This visit came a few months after the regional elections in Georgia and the historical signature, in June, of an association agreement between EU and Georgia, which deepens political and economic ties in the framework of the Eastern partnership. The timing was perfect to discuss the state of … [Read more...]
AER’s quest in the United States
Following the invitation by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, to participate in the climate summit in New York on 24 September, AER was present with the R20 to reiterate the role of regions in fighting climate change and will do so again at the occasion of the World Summit of Regions for Climate in Paris on 10 and 11 of October. AER’s presence at this kind of events is … [Read more...]
AER’s Youth Regional Network stands on its own two feet
The AER Youth Regional Network (YRN) adopted on Tuesday 8 May its own statutes as an international non-profit organisation. “I am particularly proud that our network reached such a maturity. Having a legal entity will give us with no doubt new opportunities, facilitate our access to necessary sources and broaden our network.” stated YRN’s President, Beat ROHNER. Our young … [Read more...]
Discover the Regions 4 Green Growth project in video!
The Regions4GreenGrowth INTERREG IVC project is an initiative of 13 EU regions with high sustainable energy ambitions that are committed to identifying, exchanging and transferring effective regional policy instruments and mechanisms to improve access to finance for sustainable energy projects and speed up investments. The project kicked off in early 2012 and can already boast … [Read more...]
Regional airports and State aid: AER is preparing its lobbying action
At the invitation of the ACI Network (Airports Council International) - which gathers almost 400 regional airports in Europe - the AER Secretary General presented the AER at the ACI’s annual conference in Lyon. In front of over 100 representatives from airports, he highlighted the work of the AER’s working group on Regional Airports and presented their key arguments, focusing … [Read more...]
EU Executive Training Programme: final call for 2013 applications
European SMEs still depend largely on their domestic markets despite the opportunities brought by the enlarged single market and by globalization at large. In order to step up the internationalisation capacity of SMEs, the European Commission has set up training programmes for European business leaders and managers, to gear up their knowledge of foreign markets, cultures, … [Read more...]
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