This section of the AER Library contains adopted positions, statements, declarations and reports.

AER Position on Youth – Call for Amendments

11 October, 2022 By Lorène Weber

AER is inviting members to offer their amendment proposals to the Draft Position on Youth. This includes the regional youth councils in our member regions: the AER is very much attached to including youth voices in the process, make sure to spread the word among youth councils and youth organisations in your regions! The closing date for submitting amendments is the … [Read more...]

AER Position on Jobs, Growth & Investment – Call for Amendments

25 July, 2022 By Gisela Guari Cañada

AER is inviting members to offer their amendment proposals to the Draft Position on Jobs, Growth & Investment. The closing date for submitting amendments is 14 November 2022. Amendment proposals can be submitted using the online form below: About this Amending Process This consultation aims to invite all AER members to offer their amendment … [Read more...]

AER Position on Democracy – Call for Amendments

18 February, 2022 By Gisela Guari Cañada

AER is inviting members to offer their amendment proposals to the Draft Position on Democracy. The closing date for submitting amendments is 8 March 2022. Amendment proposals can be submitted using the online form below: About this Amending Process This consultation aims to invite all AER members to offer their amendment proposals to the Draft Position on … [Read more...]

Wrap-Up: Highlights from the first virtual AER General Assembly, Bureau Meeting and Eurodyssey Forum

26 November, 2020 By Justin Sammon

The first ever virtual General Assembly, Bureau Meeting and Eurodyssey Forum took place last week on 19-20 November. Owing to the Covid-19 crisis, these meetings scheduled to take place in Barcelona were moved online. Despite these challenges, AER members from across the continent tuned-in; making the most of the new format and ensuring the important work of the AER could … [Read more...]

AER adopts its position on cohesion policy

1 June, 2017 By Vania Freitas

The AER’s Summer Bureau meeting took place in Sankt Pölten, Lower Austria (AT), on 1 June 2017 to debate the future EU cohesion policy beyond 2020. At the meeting, AER Bureau members adopted a position on cohesion policy post 2020, setting out AER's views and recommendations for the forthcoming policy reform. The position calls for a strong renewed cohesion policy for all … [Read more...]

AER declaration: status quo is not an option

25 October, 2016 By Editor

Political declaration Status quo is not an option for the European regions Adopted by the AER Bureau on 24 October 2016 in Vienna (AT) The Assembly of European Regions (AER) was deeply impacted by the results of the referendum held on 23 June 2016 on the United Kingdom’s membership to the European Union. Although AER expresses major concern over the outcome, it … [Read more...]

Declaration on (R)e-inventing democracy

1 July, 2016 By Editor

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AER Recommendations for Roma Inclusion

28 September, 2015 By Editor

Learn more on how regions can help fight Roma discrimination throughout Europe thanks to AER's recommendations for Roma Inclusion, adopted by the Bureau in Ankara (TR) on Wednesday 17 December. The publication also includes good practices from different regions: Hungary: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Government Romania: Timis County Council Sweden: Sörmland Regional … [Read more...]

Tabula Regionum Europae

This 8th edition of AER's 'Tabula Regionum Europae' presents the progress so far of regionalisation in wider Europe (as at October 2013). You can download the Tabula for free here. If you have any questions regarding the Tabula and its contents, please contact our communications coordinator who's details are below: … [Read more...]

AER Statement against Terrorism

9 January, 2015 By Mathieu Mori

In reaction to the events in Paris from 7th to 9th January 2015 On behalf of all members of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) and at the initiative of AER President Ms Hande Özsan Bozatli and Mr Jean-Claude Gayssot, AER Vice President, former French minister and instigator of the French law against racism, antisemitism and xenophobia, the following statement has been … [Read more...]

AER Position on the Small Business Act (III.a)

5 November, 2014 By Editor

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Sweden after the 2014 elections

6 October, 2014 By Editor

Article by Dr Malin Stegmann McCallion, senior lecturer in Political Science in Karlstads University (SE). (Use Pop Out button to Download/Open) … [Read more...]

AER Statement on the Black Sea

3 October, 2014 By Editor

Adopted at the 5th Black Sea Summit on 3 October 2014 in Bucharest (RO) (Use Pop out button to Download/Open) … [Read more...]

AER Statement on Multicultural, Multiethnic, Multilingual Regions

22 August, 2014 By Editor

More than 140 participants from 37 regions out of 20 countries gathered at this year’s AER Summer Academy that took place in Novi Sad upon the kind invitation of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (RS) from 17 to 22 August 2014. They adopted the following statement. (Use Pop out button to Download/Open) … [Read more...]

AER statement on the New Deal for Europe

28 May, 2014 By Editor

AER proposes a new deal to the European Parliament: further subsidiarity for a better Europe, focused on the citizens and closer to their needs adopted at the AER General Assembly on 28 May 2014 in Dolnoslaskie (PL) (Use Pop out button to Download/Open) … [Read more...]