The AER Subcommittee on Education is organising a workshop during the AER Autumn Committee Plenaries. It will take place on Thursday the 26th of September, from 11.30 to 12.30 am and it will be about the future of education in an ever-changing professional life. A changing environment Economic, environmental, social, and technological developments are reshaping the … [Read more...]
Cohesion & Contrasted Regional Realities
This year's AER Autumn Committee Plenaries in Podčetrtek (SI), will start off with a conference on Cohesion & Contrasted Regional Realities. Disparities within regions can hamper sustainable regional development by generating tensions and leading to difficult choices between for instance innovation on the one hand and equal provision of services on the other hand. A … [Read more...]
Committee 2 Progress Report Autumn 2019
Twice a year the members of the AER Committee on Social Policy and Public Health gather in plenary meeting. This is the opportunity to set goals for cooperation through the development of a joint work programme and to evaluate progress every six months. During the AER Spring Committee Plenaries 2019 in Örebro (SE), AER members identified joint actions they wanted to … [Read more...]
Committee 3 Progress Report Autumn 2019
Twice a year the members of the AER Committee on Culture Education and Youth gather in plenary meetings. This is the opportunity to set goals for cooperation through the development of a joint work programme and to evaluate progress every six months. During the AER Spring Committee Plenaries 2019 in Örebro (SE), AER members identified joint actions they wanted to implement … [Read more...]
Committee 1 Progress Report Autumn 2019
Twice a year the members of the AER Committee on Regional Development and Economy gather in plenary meeting. This is the opportunity to set goals for cooperation through the development of a joint work programme and to evaluate progress every six months. During the AER Spring Committee Plenaries 2019 in Örebro (SE), AER members identified joint actions they wanted to … [Read more...]
AER Training Seminar in Cluny – building capacities for powerful regions
In partnership with the European College of Cluny, AER successfully organised its pilot training seminar Cities and Regions: New Actors of Change in Europe. Eleven participants from Zagreb (HR), Šibenik-Knin (HR), Varaždin (HR), Västra Götaland (SE), Satu Mare (RO) and Bourgogne Franche Comté (FR) gathered for three full days of learning and exchanges. Impactful … [Read more...]
Rural touring for the enjoyment of the arts by rural communities
The Subcommittee on Culture chaired by Fereshteh Jalayer, Värmland (SE) will hold a workshop on the support to culture in rural areas during the AER Autumn Committee Plenaries in Podčetrtek (SI). This topic was defined following discussions at the Spring plenaries around culture for all. A European-wide rural touring network The workshop will be an opportunity to present … [Read more...]
What is good youth participation?
Discussions during the 2019 Summer Academy “Youth is future, youth is Europe”, showed youth participation is still a very hot topic. The AER Subcommittee on Youth chaired by Hrvoje Kovač therefore aims to relaunch a discussion among regions, together with the AER Youth Regional Network YRN, in order to better define and improve youth participation in regions accross wider … [Read more...]
European Biodiversity: Protecting Primary Forests
The AER Working Group on Rural Development is organising a breakfast debate on the protection of primary forests in Europe on 26 September at the AER Autumn Committee Plenaries 2019 in Podčetrtek (SI). Members will discuss in particular why these rather rare forests matter and how AER members can collectively act to protect primary forests in Romania. Why primary forests … [Read more...]
Digital health: request for information from NHS Scotland
The Scottish Government and NHS Scotland invites AER members to share best practices on digital health tools regarding digital prescribing and dispensing pathways. Reforming Primary Care The Scottish Government and NHS Scotland is currently in the process of reforming Primary Care. Elements of that reform include the expansion of the multi-disciplinary team so that … [Read more...]
Good democratic governance at the AER Autumn plenaries
The Council of Europe Centre of expertise for good governance helps European countries deliver better local governance and promotes European standards and best practices in the field. The Centre has designed a number of tools to help public authorities assess how well they are doing on a range of issues linked to good governance. One of these tools is the European label … [Read more...]
Participate in the International Youth Conference in Sweden
Do you want to actively get involved in the future of Europe? Would you like to meet influential European decision-makers to bring in your ideas! Join the International Youth Conference of the International Youth Think Tank on 11 to 14 November 2019, in Gothenburg, (SE). Initiating the International Youth Think Tank The International Youth Think Tank is a project … [Read more...]
Become an AER leader – Committees Elections 2019
Dear AER members, A few positions will be open for elections in the presidiums of our three committees.Elections will take place on Wednesday, 25 September 2019 at the committee plenaries. To see the detailed list of positions open for election and how to apply, please click HERE. One candidacy has been received for the position of Committee 1 Vice President, please click … [Read more...]
Your opinion on State aid for regional airports
Are you interested in the future of regional airports? Take part in an EU consultation and give your opinion on the use of State aid for smaller airports. The participation is open until 31 July 2019. AER spokesperson on regional airports Roger Estefors is kindly asking AER member regions, to answer a consultation on the 2014 Aviation Guidelines and particularly the State … [Read more...]
Join the international festival of traditional culture in Varaždin
Varaždin (HR) is inviting all AER members interested in culture, to join the 5th edition of FolkoFonija, an international festival of traditional cultures, which brings together ensembles of 5 different countries. Initiated and organized by the Centre for Traditional Culture Varaždin, this festival will take place from 13 to 15 September 2019. It could be the basis for a joint … [Read more...]