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Technology for healthy ageing in rural communities

12 January, 2018 By Johanna Pacevicius

Livestream will be available from 9:10 for the RemoAge event on innovative health and care services on Tuesday 16 January. Ageing in place in remote areas The RemoAge project addresses the challenge of supporting people with dementia and other frail older people to age at home in remote and sparsely populated areas. Long distances and limited resources are two challenges to … [Read more...]

Town Twinning: Connecting Europe and Turkey

12 January, 2018 By Editor

AER is glad to announce the launch of the Town Twinning Action Between Turkey and the EU Grant Scheme (TTGS). The aim of the programme is to create sustainable structures for exchange between local administrations in Turkey and local authorities in EU Member states to assist in the EU accession process. Relationships can be developed between Turkish special provincial … [Read more...]

#CohesionPolicyTips – Member of AER? Join the AER task force on Cohesion Policy

10 January, 2018 By Editor

AER’s tips to influence: Towards a stronger and more effective Cohesion Policy beyond 2020 Over the next few weeks, we will be offering small and big tips on how to approach and create a dialogue with your local and regional politicians to raise awareness on the needs of a strong more effective cohesion policy post-2020. This week’s tip. Are you a member of AER? You … [Read more...]

Eurodyssey in Valencia

8 January, 2018 By Editor

Hello Four New Interns! Ayuntamiento de Alzira, offering creative and practical solutions to many of citizen´s demands has been hosting volunteers and interns for several years. As we said goodbye to our two interns from France and Madeira, we recently welcomed four new interns entering via program Eurodyssey. Their projects include European Projects Management, Local … [Read more...]

Regionalisation in Czech Republic: between independent and delegated competences #RoR2017

8 January, 2018 By Editor

The Czech Republic is a country located in central Europe. It comprises the historical provinces of Bohemia and Moravia as well as the southern tip of Silesia, which are collectively often called the Czech Lands. At the end of the World War I, with the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the state of Czechoslovakia was established. The democratic and post-communist … [Read more...]

#CohesionPolicyTips – Reach out to national policy-makers

3 January, 2018 By Editor

Regionalisation in Bulgaria: reducing regional disparities #RoR2017

1 January, 2018 By Editor

Bulgaria covered a surface area of 111,000.9 sq. km and has a population of 7,153,784 inhabitants at the end of 2015. Over the years, the administrative and territorial division of the country was subject to multiple changes, reflecting the geopolitical, demographic and territorial dynamics. The principles of local self-government and a three level territorial organisation were … [Read more...]

#CohesionPolicyTips – Reach out to your local MEPs

27 December, 2017 By Editor

Looking to 2018 – Join us at upcoming AER events!

21 December, 2017 By Editor

As this year comes to a close, we would like to get you all ready for the year to come. It is sure to be a busy one. We will be formally ratifying our political priorities for the period 2018/2019, priorities which were adopted by the AER bureau in Maastricht in late November 2017. Our second General Assembly since the election of a new Executive Board in Sankt Pölten … [Read more...]

#CohesionPolicyTips – Contribute to the Committee of the Regions’ opinions

20 December, 2017 By Editor

A Eurodyssey story!

20 December, 2017 By Editor

El vecino de Ronaldo (Ronaldo’s neighbour) Hello there! (probably one of my favourite expressions) My name is Fábio, I am a 26-year-old Madeiran young man and currently taking part in the Eurodyssey programme here in IDEA. As to what makes me apply for it, simply by change. As I applied to an EVS (European Voluntary Service) I got to know about Eurodyssey and found it to … [Read more...]

Council of Europe Development Bank: a trusted partner for regions

19 December, 2017 By Editor

Investing in regions reduces social and economic disparities and promotes inclusive growth, one of the priority areas of operation for the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB). In recent years, the Bank has stepped up its cooperation with regions and municipalities in its member countries in order to lend its full support to their social investments. The scale of … [Read more...]

EGCT in Central Europe: example of Hungary and Poland

18 December, 2017 By Editor

The main objective of the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC), as a new legal instrument of cooperation, is to strengthen economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU and the implementation of the Europe 2020 goals. Its involvement in the creation and operation of the groupings in different countries is much diversified. Despite some similarities between … [Read more...]

How to Write a Project Proposal: the Experts’ Top Tips

14 December, 2017 By Editor

On 20 November, during the ERRIN Projects Development Week, professor Nikolaos Floratos gave an inspiring presentation "How to Write a Successful Proposal". Despite the presentation being focused on Horizon 2020, suggestions and information given can be useful for each and every project proposal. This article summarises the main points of the presentation. First Remarks When … [Read more...]

Health and Horizon2020: a Good Match.