You will find below articles on events (past and future) organised by AER, our member regions and other networks, partners and organisations.

Nordland crowned the most Youth-friendly region for 2001

30 November, 2001 By Editor

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

30 November, 2001 By Editor

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

2 March, 2001 By Editor

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

22 February, 2001 By Editor

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)

20 November, 2000 By Editor

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…

26 October, 2000 By Editor

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...]

AER Conference: “Regions and Culture in the Europe of tomorrow”

9 October, 2000 By Editor

Nearly 150 regional representatives charged with culture from twenty odd countries are expected, at the invitation of Mr Claude Ruey, State Councillor for the Canton of Vaud (CH) and AER VicePresident, on 25th and 26th October 2000 in Nyon at a Conference organised by the Assembly of European Regions on the theme of: "The Responsibilities and Competences of the Regions in the … [Read more...]

AER Summer School: Vilnius hosts edition 2000

19 July, 2000 By Editor

The fifth AER Summer School will take place on 6-11th August in Vilnius, Lithuania (candidate country for the European Union (EU)). Just like every year, the event aims to stimulate exchange and debate between representatives of regions from Eastern, Central and Western Europe on issues related to regional development and EU accession. The topics to be explored this year … [Read more...]

General Assembly 1999 in Lyon: For a Europe with its Regions

3 December, 1999 By Editor

Lyon, Rhône-Alpes (F), 3 December 1999 At its General Assembly in Lyon on 2nd and 3rd December 1999, the Assembly of European Regions (AER), which represents 300 European Regions from 26 countries, wishes to bring the European Council of Helsinki's (10-11 December) attention to: 1) The need, in the general interest of Europe, to acknowledge the role of the … [Read more...]

14th General Assembly of European Regions: 2-3 December 1999, Lyon, Rhône-Alpes (F)

28 September, 1999 By Editor

At the invitation of Anne-Marie Comparini, President of the Rhône-Alpes Region, the representatives of 300 Regions from 26 European countries, members of the Assembly of European Regions (AER), will take their General Assembly in Lyon on 2nd and 3rd December 1999. A few days before the European Council of Helsinki (10-11 December), this General Assembly will be the occasion … [Read more...]

The Regions’ Contribution to the EU Enlargement process: 21st October 1999, Wroclaw, Lower Silesia (PL)

27 September, 1999 By Editor

At the invitation of Prof. Jan Waszkiewicz, President of the Lower Silesia Region, the AER Conference on the Regions’ contribution to the European Union enlargement process will take place in Wroclaw on 21st October 1999. The Conference, which is of particular interest to the Regions of central and eastern European Countries (CEEC) applying for membership, aims at better … [Read more...]