Adopted in Belfort on 26 November 2009 Executive summary: 1. The involvement of regional and local authorities as genuine partners in the EU multilevel governance system is a pre-condition to ensure the sustainable development of the Union and enhance its legitimacy. 2. AER therefore calls for a sincere application of the sub-national subsidiarity and partnership … [Read more...]
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Belfort Appeal: Regions mobilise in the fight against climate change
In Belfort, during the last major international climate change conference before the Copenhagen summit, Michèle Sabban, President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) and its 270 member regions, together with its partners from the United Nations development programme (UNDP) represented by Christophe Nuttal, the Climate Group and its President Steve Howard, along with … [Read more...]
AER Recommendations on the Future of Cohesion Policy post-2013
Towards a territorially-based policy for all Europeans? Adopted on 26 November 2009 at the AER General Assembly Extract: It is essential that cohesion policy remains European. The current division of tasks between the European Commission and the Member States should be continued. In order to improve the efficiency of the policy and fully follow the line opened by the … [Read more...]
Letter by the AER and other local and regional Associations to the European Parliament
Seven organisations [1] representing Europe’s local and regional authorities addressed a letter, on 3 November 2009, to all Members of the European Parliament stating their concerns about the draft Communication “Reforming the budget, changing Europe”, prepared recently by the EU Commission. “The draft communication”, say the local and regional associations, “sets out a series … [Read more...]
AER’s Draft of a Resolution to the Copenhagen Climate Conference
In November 2009, the AER and other Regional and Local Organisations have attached a draft of a resolution that each Regional president could forward to their respective national governments. The draft requested that regional governments would be sufficiently taken into consideration when designing a new climate change protocol. (Use Pop out button to Download/Open) … [Read more...]
Appeal to Copenhagen Climate Conference
Strasbourg, 2 November 2009 To the Presidents of the AER member regions Dear President, Limiting global temperature rise is an immense and urgent challenge that will require an unprecedented level of collaboration and cooperation among all levels of government around the world. Regional governments are an important part of this equation as drivers for … [Read more...]
Västra Götaland (SE) wins the AER Innovation Award
Aim of the project Industriell Dynamik (Industrial Dynamics) is a regional network in Västra Götaland, to promote industrial companiesʼ growth and stronger competitiveness through more forceful exploitation of development potential and support for innovation. The aim is to strengthen renewal, growth and competitiveness in existing companies. (Use Pop Out button to … [Read more...]
Slaskie (PL) wins the AER Innovation Award
Aim of the project The objective of the SEKAP project is to provide a number of public services via the Internet and increase the administrationʼs efficiency. A Platform of Public eServices was established and is dedicated to 3 types of users: officials, citizens and entrepreneurs. The concept of the SEKAP project (Electronic communication system for public administration … [Read more...]
Heraklion (GR) wins the AER Innovation Award
Aim of the project The aim of the action is to detect breast cancer at a very early stage, to reduce mortality in the female population and to raise awareness. The Mobile Mammography Unit was set up by the Prefecture of Heraklion in July 2008 in order to promote the early diagnosis of breast cancer and overcome economic, social and geographic obstables that precent women … [Read more...]
Open letter to Mr. José Manuel Barroso – President of the European Commission
Dear Mr Barroso, I am writing to you to express our grave concerns regarding your draft communication to the European Parliament and Council, dated 6 October 2009, which proposes “a reform agenda for a global Europe [reforming the budget, changing Europe]”. Having read about the draft communication in this week’s press and obtained a copy of the draft since, we … [Read more...]
Thematic dossier n°22 on Regions energising Europe – Autumn 2009
Regions energising Europe Table of contents: Editorial: Michèle Sabban, AER President Expert hails ‘climate revolution’: AER brings together the Climate Group, GE Energy and the United Nations Development Programme to tackle climate change and prepare the COP15 Partnership in action Interview: Håkan Sandgren, president of AER’s committee 1 on economy and … [Read more...]
Findings unveiled of AER energy peer review in Republika Srpska
Brussels (B), 6 October 2009 The findings of an Assembly of European Regions (AER) energy peer review conducted in the region of Republika Srpska (BiH) were unveiled today at a debriefing in Brussels. Over the past two months, AER experts from the regions of Maramures (RO) and North Hungary have been preparing a report following their energy peer review in the region last … [Read more...]
With Ireland Saying “Yes”, Regions Can Now Say “Yes, We Can!”
Ireland's "yes" vote means that Europe's regions can look forward to the extension of the subsidiarity principle Strasbourg (F), 5 October 2009 “The Irish ‘yes’ is not only a vote for the European Union – it is a vote that supports stronger, more involved and more dynamic regions in Europe,” Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) president Michèle Sabban said in the wake … [Read more...]
Mrs Sabban calls for member regions to make their voices heard in Copenhagen
Mrs Sabban, President of the AER, calls for member regions to make their voices heard in the coming important meeting in Copenhagen, where large world governance guidelines upon environmental matters will be decided. These guidelines, which will be composed in a treaty, will have decisive consequences for our societies, so it is crucial that Regions mobilise over the course of … [Read more...]
AER President Michèle Sabban calls for member regions to make their voices heard in Copenhagen
Strasbourg, 22 July 2009 Mrs Sabban, President of the AER, calls for member regions to make their voices heard in the coming important meeting in Copenhagen, where large world governance guidelines upon environmental matters will be decided. These guidelines, which will be composed in a treaty, will have decisive consequences for our societies, so it is crucial that … [Read more...]
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