Green Growth - Regions towards a resource-efficient Europe AER invites young adults and regional politicians and officers to participate in the 2013 Summer School taking place from 19 to 24 August in Sörmland County, Sweden. On the theme ”Green Growth – Regions towards a resource-efficient Europe”, energy and sustainable transport will be strongly in focus. The basis is the EU … [Read more...]
Integrated care: beginning of an ambitious project
What is the added value of integrated care? Integrated care is about closing the traditional gap that exists between health and social care: exploring and demonstrating its potential is the mission of the SmartCare, a project co-funded by the European Commission under the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Policy Support Programme. To this end, SmartCare will … [Read more...]
AER mobilises stakeholders for youth employment
Young people are an asset in times of crisis, help them enter the world of work! At an event on youth employment organized by AER at the College of Europe in Natolin, Warsaw (PL), 100 participants welcomed the fact that the issue of Youth Employment had been recognised as a top priority by all EU Heads of States and Governments, which granted a new amount of 6 billion € for … [Read more...]
Peer reviews on creating innovative companies
Smart Europe Regional Peer Review in Veneto: intense, challenging, productive! Boosting the creation of innovative companies In the context of the Smart Europe INTERREG IVC project, 10 experts from AER, ALMI, Maramures, Flevoland, Patras and Bologna joined forces and brains for a one-week Peer Review in Veneto (I), from 25 February to 1 March. In order to find out how … [Read more...]
AER working group on Energy and Climate Change
The AER Working group on Energy and Climate change met in Wels (A) on 28 February. On this occasion, the last version of the Hampshire report on the role of regions in ensuring a future for e-vehicles was presented and adopted by the group. Its final adoption will be proposed at the next AER General Assembly. The group also decided to support and promote the AER “Engagement of … [Read more...]
Cooperation agreement with Alba (RO)
The AER Presidium and Bureau met in Alba County from 21-22 February 2013, in the Romanian city of Alba Iulia. Hosted in a recently renovated medieval fortress, the 50 regional representatives present took some key decisions for the AER in 2013. The Bureau members voted and agreed on a revised budget, adopted the political priorities for the year, confirmed the organisational … [Read more...]
Access to mobility for ALL young people
Given that most young people wishing to go abroad in order to complete their studies or professional internships are quite highly educated, the Steering Committee of the Eurodyssey Programme which met in Paris on 21st February 2013 decided to dedicate the next Eurodyssey Forum to the topic of access to mobility for ALL young people. Especially during a crisis, which … [Read more...]
AER and Hungarian counties meet Johannes HAHN
On 13th February 2013, Dr. Roland MENGYI, President of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Government and Co-President of the Hungarian National Association of County Governments (MÖOSZ) met, together with AER President Michèle SABBAN, the European Commissioner for Regional Policy, Johannes HAHN. The meeting, initiated by Mr. MENGYI and set up by AER, focused on the new organisation of … [Read more...]
Committee of the Regions on Regional State Aid
The Committee of the Regions (CoR) has just adopted an own-initiative opinion on the revision of Regional State Aid guidelines. Jean-Paul Denanot, President of the Regional Council of Limousin (F) and member of the Committee of the Region was the rapporteur on this issue. The paper is calling for a regional state aid policy that matches better cohesion policy 2014. All regions … [Read more...]
AER takes on European commission on regional airports
AER Working Group on Regional Airports: "The future of our Regions is closely interlinked with that of our airports" At the verge of the publication of the revision of the Community guidelines on the financing of airports and start-up state aid to airlines, the AER, together with over 20 member regions and partner organizations Airports Council International and Airport … [Read more...]
AER in Portugal
Our Secretary General, Pascal Goergen met Mr Almeida Henriques, Secretary of State for Economy and Regional Development, in Lisbon, in view of the Continental Portugal regions’ membership. Three regional meetings were held shortly thereafter: with Mr Pedro Saraiva, President of the Centro region, Mr Antonio Costa Dieb, President of the Alentejo region and Mr David Santos, … [Read more...]
AER fights for sustainable energy at climate change conference
The voice of the AER, carried by its President Michèle Sabban and over thirty member regions, was strongly heard during the climate change conference, co-organised with the R20 on 31 January and 1 February, in Vienna (A). Already prior to the beginning of the conference, the AER President had the opportunity to present the work of the Assembly on energy policies, … [Read more...]
Noord-Brabant (NL) looking for partners
The Province of Noord-Brabant (NL) is looking for partner regions to create a consortium for the Open Days. Final deadline for applying to the European Commission: 6 March 2013 - Should you be interested in cooperating with the Province of Noord-Brabant, please contact Lieke Van Alphen … [Read more...]
AER wins over Partnership principle
AER has been calling for an improved implementation of the partnership principle in the context of cohesion policy since 1988. Recently, we led and participated in many lobbying initiatives, aiming at supporting the European Commission’s initiative to draft a European Code of Conduct on Partnership (ECCP). In December 2012, thanks our efforts and the support of the European … [Read more...]
European Commission call for proposal for TEMPUS
Reform of higher education through international university cooperation. More information … [Read more...]
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