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Article by the AER President Illy on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Zurich speech by W. Churchill

18 September, 2006 By Editor

On the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of Winston Churchill's Zurich Speech (19 September 1946), AER President Illy acknowledged the crucial role of Winston Churchill's visionary speech laying the basis for a "regional European organization" and a 'United States of Europe', with France and Germany at the core. (Use Pop out button to Download/Open) … [Read more...]

Illy: Hold on to the Vision of a United Europe! 60th Anniversary of Winston Churchill’s Zurich speech

18 September, 2006 By Editor

Strasbourg (F), 18 September 2006 'Because of the political crisis into which the European Union has fallen since the breakdown of the ratification process of the European Constitutional Treaty, citizens of Europe need a clear sign from politics. We want and we need the European Union for peace, security and prosperity. We do not need less Europe, but more. We do not need less … [Read more...]

Thematic dossier n°14 on Think global – act regional – Autumn 2006

8 September, 2006 By Editor

Think global - act regional Table of contents: Editorial by Riccardo Illy, President Four problems, one answer: more power to the regions! Interview: Danuta Hübner, EU Commissioner for Regional Policy Overview of the situation with the President of the AER (Use Pop Out button to Download/Open) … [Read more...]

Thematic dossier n°13 on Regional Quality Labels – Summer 2006

8 June, 2006 By Editor

Regional Quality Labels Table of contents: Editorial by Aksel Hagen, Vice-Chairman of the Region Oppland-N and President of the Group 'Rural development' of the AER Highlight, protect and diversify, thanks to labels The European debate on Organic products The AER conference in Crete Interview, Stavros Arnaoutakis, Member of the European Parliament … [Read more...]

The Vienna conference on co-existence pays lip service to freedom of choice’

6 April, 2006 By Editor

The 'Freedom of Choice' conference on co-existence, organised by the European Commission and the Austrian Presidency of the EU, has not born fruit, to the regret of the Assembly of European Regions (AER). Following our meeting at the end of March with European Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel, we expected more from this event. However, once at the conference, we simply … [Read more...]

Thematic dossier n°12 on E-Health – Spring 2006

8 March, 2006 By Editor

E-health Table of contents: Editorial by Stig-Erik Westmark President of the AER ‘Social Cohesion, Social Affairs and Public Health’ Committee New technologies at the bedsides of patients and health professionals E-health applications: the concrete advantages Interview of Agneta Granström, County Councillor of the Region Norrbotten (S) The European … [Read more...]

2005 Activity Report

2 January, 2006 By Editor

"We stress the need for increasing the role of the regions in European Union policy making. We believe that while the EU cannot, and should not, interfere with the decisions of Member States, there should be at least a recommendation to the Member States to accomplish the principle of subsidiarity, giving more powers to regions, including legislative powers where these do not … [Read more...]

Letter from Mr Riccardo Illy to the Financial Times

17 December, 2005 By Editor

On 17 December 2005, Mr Riccardo Illy - President of the Assembly of the European Regions and of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region (I) - wrote to the Financial Times on the Financial perspectives 2007-2013. (Use Pop Out button to Download/Open) … [Read more...]

Thematic dossier n°11 on Regions of Europe – Winter 2005

8 December, 2005 By Editor

Regions of Europe Table of contents: Editorial by Riccardo Illy, President Europe’s future lies in its regions Regionalisation gains ground in Europe The regional cause forges ahead in Europe Regions 2000: greater solidarity The AER, twenty years on (Use Pop Out button to Download/Open) … [Read more...]

Thematic dossier n°10 on Saving energy in a hurry – Autumn 2005

8 October, 2005 By Editor

Saving energy in a hurry Table of contents: Editorial by Lutz Stratmann, Minister for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony (D) Giving renewable energies a new impetus: reduce our dependence, maintain our quality of life and preserve jobs Much still needs to be done: EU 2010 targets: new impetus needed for renewables How to achieve a change of direction … [Read more...]

AER campaign for the Constitutional Treaty

31 August, 2005 By Editor

Source: wikipedia The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (TCE), (commonly referred to as the European Constitution or as the Constitutional Treaty), was an unratified international treaty intended to create a consolidated constitution for the European Union (EU). It would have replaced the existing European Union treaties with a single text, given legal force to the … [Read more...]