19-21 May 2015, Strasbourg (FR) - the 10th European meetings in Strasbourg The EU faces important challenges and citizens questions its efficiency. Others remain convinced of the relevance of the EU project. Is the EU responsible for the challenges that numerous European countries are struggling to find solutions to or is the EU the path to find solutions? How can we … [Read more...]
You will find below articles on events (past and future) organised by AER, our member regions and other networks, partners and organisations.
Changing AER for the 21st Century
The AER Bureau, in its meeting in Strasbourg (Alsace-FR) on 22 April 2015, took a bold decision to set AER in a new direction. Bureau members acknowledged that AER has played a pivotal role over the past 30 years for regions in Europe and has quite largely met if not exceeded its initial objectives: - Representing the voice of regions on European level and; - Promoting … [Read more...]
Equal Opportunities Forum – Roma Inclusion
On 21 April 2015 in Strasbourg, AER organised its first Equal Opportunities Forum of the year, dedicated to the issue of Roma inclusion. Monica Carlsson, the Vice-President of AER, delivered an opening speech. A round-table brought together experts, such as Yaron Matras, who summarised how the Roma issue has been perceived through history. Denis Huber from the European Alliance … [Read more...]
Women’s Economic Empowerment and Sustainable Development
1 March 2015, Riga - Women’s Economic Empowerment: Regions have their say! Gender Equality has been a key priority within the Assembly of European Regions (AER) for many years – a working group on Gender Equality was created in the late 1990s. The AER Standing Committee on Equal Opportunities was created by a decision of the AER General Assembly on 26 November 2009. AER is … [Read more...]
Alsace region takes action to reduce dropout
Alsace region is organising a regional conference to exchange best practice in Alsace, France and Europe, on compensation measures (2nd chance), in Strasbourg, 20 January 2015. It will be the final conference of a 2-year project where actions targeted at young people aged 16 to 25 years old, who have dropped off the radar have been developed. This project aimed at both … [Read more...]
First Multiplier event on preventing school dropout
16-17 December 2014, Barcelona (ES) - Following the kick-off meeting of the Erasmus+ project JET CD in Västernorrland in September 2014, the first multiplier event was organised by the region of Catalunya in December last year. 37 participants from the partner organisations and from different organisations from the region attended this event. The project partners had … [Read more...]
Europe, let’s cooperate!
Bologna, Italy – 2-3 December 2014: This two-day event will offer participants the opportunity to learn more about the benefits of interregional cooperation and ways to implement projects, as well as meeting experts in the field of interregional cooperation. This event will be a chance to network and meet future partners ahead of the launch of call for proposals in February … [Read more...]
Lobbying session: Maximising the impact of regions
A half-day training session on institutional lobbying for regions in Brussels was organised in the context of AER's training programme. The session focused on the role of regions as institutional advocacy workers in general, looked at different methods and strategies and discussed those in the light of three case studies and perspectives. These were: the role of regional … [Read more...]
World Health and Design Forum
On 22 October in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant (NL), at the occasion of the World Health and Design Forum, AER organised an event focusing on regional politicians' involvement in the implementation of smart solutions for active and healthy living. 5 regional politicians exchanged on the strategies they were developing in this field in their territories and the obstacles they … [Read more...]
News from the Cultural Centre of Mordovia in Děčín
In the Cultural Centre of Mordovia Republic in Děčín, Czech Republic, the international non-governmental organisation “Perspective Elbe-Labe” will be represented. A focus of the organisation is on the further development of artistic skills of people working and living in the Elbe-Labe region, to promote artistic achievement. The objective is to give local people a space … [Read more...]
Eco-conditionality of financial support
Is your region a leader on the Eco-conditionality of financial support? Do you have good practices to share in this field? Eco-conditionality of financial support consists in granting funds in exchange for respect of good environmental practices. It is particularly relevant in the framework of the protection of environment, a major stake in the XXIst century. In the … [Read more...]
AER represented Regions at ACI’s Annual International Conference
At the occasion of Airports Council International’s Conference and Exhibition on Europe’s regional airports in Madeira (PT) on 12-14 May, Jan Owe Larsson, Chairman of the AER Working Group on Transport and Regional airports, took part in a roundtable discussion on the economic effect of regional airports to territorial development. With the aim of increasing the … [Read more...]
Regions at the EU Sustainable Energy Week
At the occasion of the 2014 edition of the European Sustainable Energy Week, AER and the Québec General Delegation to the EU jointly organised a roundtable debate to discuss which policy should be put in place to create a flourishing green energy sector benefiting to both citizens and entrepreneurs. Regions have a key role to play in boosting sustainable development: … [Read more...]
Regional partnerships for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Building on the strong partnership formed by the regions of the Regions4GreenGrowth INTERREG IVC project, the AER Working Group on Energy and Climate Change met with the members of this successful initiative, as well as EURISY, in Lyon (FR) in order to discuss with the potential opportunities for future cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, and the … [Read more...]
AER Bureau and General Assembly
The main annual meeting of AER attracted 300 members in Wroclaw (Dolnoslaskie–PL). Beside the statutory matters including the presentation of all AER activities or the changes to the rules of procedure, the Bureau, extra-ordinary and ordinary General Assembly have discussed the results of the European elections and highlighted equal opportunities. Two days after the European … [Read more...]
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