As every year, the AER Youth Regional Network will actively participate in the AER Summer Academy in Maramures by organising a workshop that will focus on cultural heritage under the title "Preserving the old while facing the new". The workshop aims to raise awareness of finding ways to preserve the unique traditions and cultural elements intrinsic to each region. The main … [Read more...]
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New cultural heritage through the Norwegian Youth Festivals of Art (UKM)
The Norwegian Youth Festivals of Art (UKM) will participate at 2018 Summer Academy in Maramures with a workshop that aims to stimulate young people’s creativity and make their cultural activity visible. UKM is a cultural initiative and involves young people between the age of 13 and 20. The first festival took place in 1985 and within a few years almost all the regions had … [Read more...]
On the road: AER travels to Varaždin, Croatia to discuss EU funding opportunities
The EU Funding Seminars organised in Varaždin the 6th June by AER Secretariat and the great support of Varaždin County highlighted important take aways. Twelve Croatian Counties, AER member and no members, plus another one from the bordering Slovenia were represented in the audience. This high participation to the event confirms the interest of regions on funding, Structural … [Read more...]
Wider competencies for three Italian Regions
by Enrico Martial On 28th of February 2018, Roberto Maroni, President of the Region of Lombardy, Luca Zaia, President of Veneto and Stefano Bonaccini, President of Emilia Romagna have signed three separate “Preliminary Agreements” with Gianclaudio Bressa, Secretary of State for Regional Affairs and Autonomies, on behalf of the Italian national Government. The three … [Read more...]
Fresh news from last AER Bureau Meeting in Oppland!
Following the past AER General Assembly which took place in Lillehammer (Oppland, NO) on 23 May, the Bureau members got together on Thursday 24 May to discuss key issues concerning the future of the cohesion policy budget and AER overall political direction and priorities for 2018-2019. The Bureau is the primary political voice of AER and establishes the political base for AER … [Read more...]
Cultural heritage for jobs: incredible stories at AER Summer Academy
On the occasion of the 2018 Summer Academy in Maramures, which will be about cultural heritage for regional attractiveness, Flevoland (NL) will facilitate a workshop on "Turning cultural heritage into jobs". The workshop will revolve around the idea that stakeholder engagement is key to strengthening a region's outreach. Storytelling to empower stakeholders The workshop … [Read more...]
AER visits Gelderland, The Netherlands to learn about best practice in the energy transition
From 17 to 19 April 2018 Gelderland (NL) hosted a Study Visit on the energy transition, which focused on governance and participatory approaches. Representatives from Värmland (SE), Vojvodina (RS), Diber (AL), Lubelskie (PL), Elbasan (AL), Gjirokastër (AL) and Fier (AL) had the opportunity to share experiences and observe how the Province of Gelderland (NL) is implementing a … [Read more...]
Internship on EU projects & funding at AER Brussels Office (CLOSED)
Are you willing to learn and to be part of the team working on EU projects for the largest independent political network of regions in Europe? We are looking for an intern to join the Project Unit at our Brussels Office, supervised by the European Projects & Private Partnerships coordinator. Your main tasks will be: Mapping calls for proposals and collecting … [Read more...]
Sunny 2018 AER Eurodyssey Forum in Brussels!
On sunny warm days Brussels-Capital Region hosted for the very first time the 2018 Eurodyssey Forum organised by AER, in cooperation with Actiris (Brussels’ regional employment service) and Brussels International. The Forum is a unique opportunity for Eurodyssey correspondents of the member regions to exchange good practices and lessons learnt relating to the operational … [Read more...]
Inspirational Eurodyssey Events within the 2018 Forum!
On 18 and 19 April, AER, together with Brussels International (Brussels-Capital Region) and Actiris (Brussels’ regional employment service) organised a couple of events which preceded the more traditional Eurodyssey Forum aimed at raising awareness about the importance of youth mobility and employment for regional development through the medium of the Eurodyssey programme for … [Read more...]
Silver Economy Awards Ceremony – and the winners are… !
Over the past few months, we have been happy to share with you the development of the SEED project. SEED, which stands for ‘Supporting the recognition of the Silver Economy in Europe in the Digital era’, was designed to launch the first European-level award scheme rewarding innovative solutions for better quality of life of the elderly : the SEED European Silver Economy … [Read more...]
AER reacts to Commission
Following the European Commission's proposal on the EU budget, and more specifically on the future of the Cohesion budget, AER would like to share with you its reaction. We will be keeping on eye on the next developments in the specificities of the budget over the coming days and weeks, so please do not hesitate to contact us with your queries. For Institutional Relations … [Read more...]
Good practices on refugees and disability inspired AMiD project
Refugees and asylum seekers with disabilities is the main target of AMiD project. Started on January 2018, the project team is working on the development of the main project output, the Need Assessment Tool - NAT. The lack of tool and procedures to support refugees and asylum seekers with disabilities with the right actions and services is the challenge that AMiD … [Read more...]
AER at Regional Airports Conference in Naples
AER expert on regional airports, Roger Estefors has been invited to speak at a panel on "Changes in airline strategies and their impact on regional airports" at the ACI Europe’s 11th Regional Airports’ Conference & Exhibition. Roger Estefors provides members of the AER Working group on Transports and Mobility with regular updates on changes in legislation affecting the … [Read more...]
Regionalisation in Switzerland: connecting direct “four-fifth” democracy and flexible federalism #RoR2017
Swiss federalism is the result of a long historical process that different actors, institutions and interests have shaped for centuries. One can identify three major factors: the presence of territorial units differing in terms of culture, language, religion, and democratic perception but forced to cooperate for economic and political reasons; a constitution establishing the … [Read more...]
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