AER Towards a new pedagogical pattern based on creativity & participation Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (IRL), 14 September 2004 European Regional Ministers of Education and Culture are concerned about the increasing economic use of education. The Assembly of European Regions (AER), the representative organisation of the European Regions, is organising its third … [Read more...]
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AER Summer School 2004: Regional Representatives from across Europe
Olomuc (CZ), 27 August 2004 The 9th annual AER Summer School, which is taking place in Olomouc, Czech Republic, from 22-27 August, brings together 163 representatives of regional authorities from 68 regions and 25 European countries, not only from the new EU but also from its neighbouring countries. Liese Prokop, President of the AER, stated, "It is … [Read more...]
August 2004: Olomouc, Czech Republic, Welcomes AER Summer School
The 9th annual Summer School organised by the Assembly of European Regions (AER) is scheduled for August 22-27 in Olomouc, Czech Republic. This year's Summer School will focus on the theme of interregional project management and lobbying. “I’m very excited that we have the opportunity to gather 150 politicians and regional representatives together for five days in a new EU … [Read more...]
AER Seminar: The Organisation and Management of Public Enterprises in the Western Balkans
Zenica (BiH), 9 June 2004 Publicly-owned companies that are responsible for delivering services such as water, transport, waste management and health care need careful management and control in order to ensure that citizens receive the best services possible. The regional administrations that own these companies must make informed decisions about financial resources, the … [Read more...]
AER Inter-ministerial Conference: What future for rural areas in Europe?
Bari, Puglia (I), 18 May 2004 120 people, among whom Regional Ministers for agriculture and rural development, political authorities as well as academic and regional experts have met in Bari, Puglia-I, under the aegis of the Assembly of European Regions, in order to discuss the problems of rural areas and to identify the most suitable instruments to solve them. … [Read more...]
Conclusions of AER-Hearing in Barcelona: 2004 New strategic alliance
Low-fare carriers, regions and regional airports oppose strict EU guidelines Strasbourg (F), 23 April 2004 Wide support for a new strategic alliance between ELFAA (the European Low Fares Airline Association), the AER (Assembly of European Regions) and the regional airports, was expressed at a hearing organised by the AER on 21 April 2004 in Barcelona. The purpose of this … [Read more...]
Election results for the AER: Mrs Liese Prokop has been re-elected President
Naples (Campania), 29 November 2002 Liese Prokop, Vice-Minister President of Niederösterreich (Austria), was re-elected President of the Assembly of European Regions for a two year mandate. During President Prokop’s first mandate she remained particularly committed to the development of cooperation between the European interregional organisations, particularly in the context … [Read more...]
AER Summer School 2002: The Regions’ follow-up to the Johannesburg Summit
Opatija, Primorsko-Goranska (HR), 8 - 12 September 2002 Roughly 200 participants from 50 Regions in 19 European countries - both inside and outside from the European Union – attended the Summer School 2002, along with high-ranking representatives of European and Croatian national authorities. Mere days after the Johannesburg Summit (26 August – 4 September), this … [Read more...]
The 1st follow-up conference to the Johannesburg summit!
“The UN World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg has just ended. As Chairman of the Assembly of European Regions’ Youth Sub-Committee, I am very proud of the fact that we can focus on the follow-up, so soon after this international event” said Jörgen Hedberg in his opening speech to the 1st AER Youth Summer School. The 1st AER Youth Summer School, which is … [Read more...]
Nordland crowned the most Youth-friendly region for 2001
Sopron (H), 30 November 2001 The region of Nordland was unanimously nominated by the jury for the competition, organised by the Assembly of European Regions (AER), as the most Youth-friendly region for 2001. This Norwegian peripheral coastal region faced severe depopulation in the early ninties, essentially due to the exodus of young adults seeking employment. … [Read more...]
General Assembly 2001 in Sopron: Main outcome
Sopron (H), 30 November 2001 320 representatives from the Regions of 25 European countries met at the first ever AER General Assembly in a Central and Eastern European accession country on 29-30th November 2001, Sopron, Hungary. Participants took part in discussion on enlargement, new European Governance and the need to strengthen regionalism especially in Central and … [Read more...]
Conclusions of the AER Bureau meeting in Oberkirch
Oberkirch (A), 2 March 2001 At the invitation of Mr Stächele, Secretary of State of Baden-Württemberg (D) and President of the AER Institutional Committee, the political Bureau of the Assembly of European Regions held a meeting on Friday 2nd March in Oberkirch. Under the chair of Mrs Prokop, AER President, Bureau members were informed on the activities of the four AER … [Read more...]
AER political Bureau meeting Presentation
The political Bureau of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) will meet on Friday 2nd March. At the invitation of Mr Stächele, Secretary of State for Baden-Württemberg (D) and President of the AER Institutional Committee, this meeting will take place in Oberkirch – Baden-Württemberg. Roughly 50 representatives, chaired by Mrs Prokop, AER President, from the regions of … [Read more...]
15th General Assembly of the Regions of Europe: 7–8th December 2000, Seinäjoki, Etelä-Pohjanmaa (FIN)
At the invitation of Mr Kyösti Virrankoski, President of the Regional Council of South Ostrobothnia, the representatives of around 270 Regions from 26 countries, members of the Assembly of European Regions (AER), will meet on 7th and 8th December 2000 in Seinäjoki, Finland, for their General Assembly. The AER will take this occasion to open a debate on the new forms of … [Read more...]
AER Conference: The Regions plead in favour of regional diversity in Europe…
Nyon, Vaud (CH), 27 October 2000 At the First European Conference of Regional Ministers of Culture, organised by the Assembly of European Regions (AER) on 25th and 26th October 2000 in Nyon (Vaud-CH), 140 regional cultural Ministers and representatives from 75 Regions and over twenty countries adopted a declaration in favour of regional diversity in … [Read more...]