Sopron, 30 November 2001 At its General Assembly on 29th and 30th November 2001, Sopron (H), the Assembly of European Regions (AER), which has roughly 250 member Regions, welcomed and honoured the success of the peace negotiations for Afghanistan having taken place in Petersberg, Bonn. These negotiations are now possible and provide this country, which has suffered from … [Read more...]
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AER General Assembly: Election results
Sopron (H), 29 november 2001 Dr Christoph E Palmer (CDU), Minister for European Affairs at the State Ministry of Baden Württemberg (D) was elected Vice-President of the Assembly of European Regions and President of the Institutional Affairs Committee at recent elections at the AER General Assembly on 29th November 2001 in Sopron, Hungary. Born in 1962, in Stuttgart, Mr … [Read more...]
The AER working for equal opportunities for men and women
Tällberg, Dalarna (Sweden), 2 November 2001 The annual Conference of the working group of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) responsible for equal opportunities for men and women took place on 2nd November 2001 in Tällberg (Dalarna, Sweden). Three issues were on the agenda for this working session which was chaired by Mrs Carin Palmcrantz, First … [Read more...]
The AER Culture Committee meets in Languedoc-Roussillon
At the invitation of Jacques Blanc, President of the Region of Languedoc-Roussillon (F) and of the Centre Régional des Lettres, the next Plenary session of the culture, Education & training, Youth, Media and Information Technology, Sport Committee of the Assembly of European Regions will be held at Castries on 8th and 9th November 2001. Chaired by Mr Bruno Hosp, Culture … [Read more...]
Mrs Propok, AER President, met the new Czech regions
Budweis (CZ), 5 October 2001 Mrs Liese Prokop, Vice-Minister President of Niederösterreich (A) and AER President, met today in Budweis (CZ) the 14 new Czech regions, results from the administrative reform of the country that came into effect on January 1st, 2001. Mrs Prokop’s wish was to meet the new representatives of all these regions in order to win them over to the AER’s … [Read more...]
“Mosan EuroSalute” Event in Milan
Milan, Lombardy (I), 3 October 2001 Mrs Liese Prokop, as AER President, and the Vice-President of the European Parliament, Mr Podesta, opened "Mosan EuroSalute" in Milan together. The first meeting between regional ministers for social affairs and health took place within this Conference and the exhibition, which presented new developments in the social and health … [Read more...]
Summer School of the AER: Constanta, host region for 2001
The 6th AER Summer School will be held from 26th to 30th August in Constanta, Romania, on the Black Sea Coast. Over one hundred regional politicians and administrators from applicant countries and representatives from the regions of the European Union are expected. The 2001 edition of the AER Summer School will focus on the crucial topic of EU enlargement. Under the title … [Read more...]
The Regions of Europe on the road to an enlarged Union
St-Pölten, Niederösterreich (A), 22 June 2001 The Presidium of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) met on 22nd June 2001 at the headquarters of the government of Niederösterreich, St-Pölten. The meeting was chaired by Vice-Minister President and AER President, Mrs Liese Prokop. The Regions of Europe call for increased participation in EU decision-making. … [Read more...]
Full recognition for the role of the Regions in the future structure of Europe
Brussels (B), 13 June 2001 "Organisations representing the Regions such as the AER - which brings together both EU Regions and those in applicant countries - must be included in the activities of the future group responsible for preparing the Intergovernmental Conference in 2004" declared Liese Prokop, President of the Assembly of European Regions, at the press … [Read more...]
Conclusions of the AER Bureau meeting in Oberkirch
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
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...]
The Regions of Europe present their own ideas concerning a European constitutional system
Willi Stächele: "In the future, We, the Regions, will play a even greater role in discussions within Europe" The Regions of Europe request a delimitation of competences based on the principle of subsidiarity within the European Union which does not affect the foundations of the autonomy of member States and Regions, declared Willi Stächele, Secretary of State, President of … [Read more...]
The architecture of tomorrow’s Europe – the Regions of Europe prepare
Chaired by Liese Prokop, First Vice-Minister of Niederösterreich (A) and President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER), the new AER Presidium, elected last December, held its first meeting on 31st January 2001 in Strasbourg – where the Assembly of European Regions has had its headquarters since its creation in 1985 – in the aim of fixing the organisation's priorities for … [Read more...]
European Governance: for subsidiarity and cooperation in an enlarged Europe
Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia (FIN), 8 December 2000 Mrs Liese Prokop, the new AER President, declared in her opening speech for her mandate that the acceptation of enlargement, the application of subsidiarity at European level aiming at increased involvement of the populations of the Regions in Europe and the development of interregional cooperation will be the … [Read more...]
Seminar on the Information Society: Region of the Future, closer to citizens
Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia (FIN), 8 December 2000 On 7 December 2000, the Region of South Ostrobothnia and the Assembly of European Regions (AER)organised in Seinäjoki (Finland) a reflection seminar about the impact of the development of new communication technologies, and in particular that of the Internet, at the regional and local levels. Numerous regional … [Read more...]