As the newly adopted Europe 2020 strategy sets high objectives in terms of competitiveness and sustainable development, 500 representatives from 150 European regions gathered in Istanbul at the 2010 General Assembly to adopt a Declaration on innovation, Research and Development (R&D), further cementing the AER as a key actor in building new models of growth for post-crisis … [Read more...]
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Uppsala (SE) wins the AER Innovation Award
Aim of the project The objective of the SUFResource Centre is to reduce the marginalisation and exclusion of families, where one or both parents have cognitive difficulties, by providing professionals with the proper tools that will enable the targeted families to participate in a social context. (Use Pop Out button to Download/Open) … [Read more...]
Tampere (FI) wins the AER Innovation Award
Aim of the project The objective of Demola is to boost multidisciplinary agile innovation culture and encourage entrepreneurship in the Tampere region. As part of the New Factory innovation platform, Demola provides students and companies with a collaborative and multidisciplinary innovation environment, where students from the three regional universities create … [Read more...]
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (DE) wins the AER Innovation Award
Aim of the project The objective of Entrepreneurial Technology Transfer is to support an atmosphere of entrepreneurship spirit in the region and research institutes, encouraging people to start up their own business as well as corporations offering the necessary support. … [Read more...]
Thematic dossier n°25 on Health in Europe – Autumn 2010
Health in Europe Table of contents Editorial: Constantin Ostaficiuc, President of AER’s ‘Social Policy and Public Health’ Committee President of Timis County (RO) Europe's health check: urgent action needed at regional level to tackle health inequalities Across the lines: cross-border healthcare directive Interview: Christina Wahrolin, Vice-President of ‘Social … [Read more...]
In Montreal, AER President calls for paradigm shift in the fight against climate change
During a high-level meeting organized by the UNDP and R20 last Wednesday, the President of the Assembly of European Regions underlined the importance of public-private partnerships in the struggle against climate change and invited its partners to deliver an ‘action-tank’ Montreal, Quebec (CDN), 16 September 2010. Within the framework of the World Energy Congress held in … [Read more...]
Open letter from AER President to J.M. Barroso: “Don’t take away the ESF from Cohesion policy!”
Mr. President, The Assembly of European Regions (AER) is closely following developments relating to the future financial framework for 2014-2020, especially the place that cohesion policy will hold in this framework. We recently learned that the European Commission plans to remove the European Social Fund from the domain of cohesion policy in order to finance a … [Read more...]
Thematic dossier n°24 on the AER 25th anniversary – Summer 2010
AER 25th anniversary Table of contents: Editorial: Michèle Sabban, AER President Building bridges: much has changed for regions since 1985 1985-2012: 25 years of the Europe of the Regions with AER Think global, act local: Europe will not make it without its regions Dawning of a new era: the Lisbon Treaty From the bottom up: AER's regionalism … [Read more...]
AER report: the state of regionalism in Europe
Since the creation of the AER in 1985, Europe has achieved significant advances along the path of regionalisation. This trend has obviously been due to the efforts of our members, who for 25 years have been militating for greater recognition of the key role played by the Regions in the construction of Europe, and specifically in its ownership at political and citizen level. … [Read more...]
From Copenhagen to Cancun: Leaders from Regions, Federated States and Companies step in Bonn
Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen (D), 2 June 2010 “Although they represent major challenges to our society, the conjunction of the economic crisis and the fight against climate change can be seen as opportunities, since they give us the occasion to rebuild upon healthy bases the whole system of production and consumption. I am in favour of establishing partnerships with companies, … [Read more...]
Michèle Sabban’s Speech: After Copenhagen, before Mexico
Find here attached the words said by Michèle Sabban, President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) in front of political, economical leaders and experts, gathered by the Climate Group and the Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (D). The meeting had been organised in Bonn (2 June 2010), in order to pursue the projects of the Regions and Federated States in the fight against Climate … [Read more...]
AER backs up International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
Strasbourg (F) - Brussels (B), 17 May 2010 No, Monica Carlsson, President of the AER Standing Committee on Equal Opportunities, is not flying all the way to Boise to meet up with Governor Otter inside the beautiful sandstone walls of the Idaho State Capitol. Today is the annual International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) – and AER, through the voice of … [Read more...]
AER White Paper on Energy
Thematic dossier n°23 on Economy and Growth – Spring 2010
Economy and Growth Table of contents: Editorial: Håkan Sandgren, President of AER’s ‘Economy and Regional development’ Committee, County Councillor of Jönköping (S) And the winner is... 5th innovation award Young ambition: Europe must support young entrepreneurs Interview: Anton Kuzmin, President of the Olomouc youth county council (Czech Republic) 2020 … [Read more...]
Paris-Ile-de-France Statement of Regional Governments to the EU
The main leaders of Regions and Federated states, as well as the main regional networks met in Paris on the invitation of the Ile-de-France Region (F) and the Climate group. Together, in line with the commitments made in Copenhagen at the Climate Leaders Summit, they reaffirmed their major role in the fight against climate change and stated the means of their action, in view of … [Read more...]
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