For the 2012 edition of the joint AER and Youth Summer Schools, we propose a topic that some might underestimate in times of crisis. While everyone is looking at ways of getting out of the crisis, we want to be bold and suggest culture, and more specifically culture and creative industries, as one tool to help us get back on our feet. Investing in culture and … [Read more...]
You will find below all our (past and future) events.
2nd Annual European Regions Energy Day
Two years into their groundbreaking partnership, The Assembly of European Regions (AER) and GE Energy continue to pave the way towards a new and efficient energy future for Europe and its regions. Brussels, Belgium – April 12th 2011 Today marks the 2nd Annual European Regions Energy Day, a unique event of its kind in Brussels and a key date in the European energy … [Read more...]
2nd Annual European Regions Energy Day
Brussels (BE), 12 April 2011 Today marks the 2nd Annual European Regions Energy Day, a unique event of its kind in Brussels and a key date in the European energy calendar. This two-date event is co-organised by AER and GE Energy and represents an important step in the renewal of regional energy policies. Watch some interviews for this … [Read more...]
1st European Regions Energy Day: Energy subsidiarity on its way in Brussels
Brussels (B), 29 April 2010 The Assembly of European Regions (AER), the Ministry of environment, nature protection and transport of the Land Baden-Württemberg (D) as well as GE Energy launched today the European Regions Energy Day. This event crowns a year of close collaboration between public and private stakeholders in the energy field. It is a vivid symbol of the rise of … [Read more...]
Cohesion Policy and Europe 2020: AER challenges EU decisions to affect Europe for the next 10 years
Alba (RO), 16 March 2010. 110 representatives from 39 regions across 15 countries met for the plenary session of the Committee ‘Economy and Regional Development’ of the Assembly of European Regions (AER), which took place in the Alba County (Romania). Together, they reviewed the AER‘s strategy in to relation to cohesion policy and agreed on what European regions should … [Read more...]
ALEC2010: First international conference on Regions’ e-he@lth
Luleå - Norrbotten (S), 5 February 2010. The Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) e-he@lth network has organised the first international e-he@lth conference that targets directly the regions and their partners. Over 200 regional politicians, officers, university experts and entrepreneurs from across Europe have come to the Arctic Light E-health Conference (ALEC2010) in … [Read more...]
Youth Employment in Times of Economic Crisis
The Assembly of European Regions (AER) and European youth join forces in Paris to find new solutions Paris (F), 11 December 2009 Over 100 young people from 53 regions and 26 countries have gathered in Paris for the third meeting of the Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) Youth Regional Network (YRN). During the two-day meeting hosted by Disneyland Paris, young … [Read more...]
AER seminar on youth entrepreneurship: Regions Supporting Innovative Business and Social Profit
Sarajevo (BiH), 29 September 2009 As Europe faces the global effects of climate change and economic recession, its regions came together yesterday and today to invest in the best resource available to tackle these challenges: Europe’s young people. In this European Year of Creativity and Innovation, an Assembly of European Regions (AER) seminar on youth … [Read more...]
AER and MORE4NRG bring regional solutions to energy challenge
Sundsvall, Västernorrland (S), 23 September 2009 Politicians and energy experts from dozens of regions across Europe gathered in Sundsvall, Västernorrland (S) today to strengthen their commitment to developing renewable energy resources and energy efficiency in their territories. The Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) “Energy Efficiency - Regional Solutions for the … [Read more...]
AER Training Academy enters new season in Brussels
Brussels (B), 11 September 2009 Focusing on the regions’ role in European decision-making, the first Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) Training Academy of the post-summer season concluded today in Brussels. Around 30 representatives from regional offices in Brussels attended the two-day training session, which included a study visit to the Council of the European Union. … [Read more...]
AER energy experts kick off first MORE4NRG peer review
Maramures (RO), 4 September 2009 The first energy audit in the framework of the MORE4NRG project was conducted this week in Maramures (RO), based on the Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) unique peer review methodology. The on site visit aimed to provide the host region with practical guidelines on how to create an effective regulatory framework for the … [Read more...]
Hübner in “Deep Water” at AER Summer School in Valencia
Valencia (E), 28th August 2009 In her first speech as chairwoman of the European Parliament’s Committee for Regional Development, Danuta Hübner has said that water will be a “major priority” of the EU’s Regional Policy. “There are regions that will require specific responses, which will be more affected than others by droughts, floods or water scarcity,” Ms Hübner said … [Read more...]
AER and Valencia region highlight role of regional cooperation in fighting the effects of climate change
Valencia hosts 14th AER Summer School Valencia (E), 26 August 2009 AER secretary-general Klaus Klipp underlined in his speech at the 14th AER Summer School opening in Valencia the paramount importance that cooperation between regions in EU programmes and projects plays in tackling climate change. Mr. Klipp emphasised the need to create regional lobbies to stand up for … [Read more...]
AER Peer Reviews: Experts meet in Serbia to audit the region’s potential to produce energy from biomass
Banja Luka, Republika Srpska (BiH), 24 July 2009 The Assembly of European Regions (AER) conducted a four-day energy audit in the Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina-BiH), with the aim of assessing the region’s potential to produce electrical and thermal power from biomass resources, including wood, agricultural and municipal solid waste. Financially supported by the … [Read more...]
AER European Citizens Forum: After 20 Years of Transition, What’s Next for Poland?
Szczecin (PL), 19 June 2009 Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Poland's first prime minister after the fall of communism in 1989, joined the Assembly of European Regions (AER) to mark the 20th anniversary of Poland’s first free elections with a European Citizens Forum held today in Szczecin, Zachodniopmorskie region (PL). The forum brought together almost 100 young people to explore Poland’s … [Read more...]
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