The third meeting of the new Executive Board took place in Brussels on Wednesday 11 October 2017 during the European Week of Regions and Cities where AER was particularly involved. Here are some of the EB highlights: The meeting was dominated by the discussion on the AER Vice Presidents' portfolios. The AER Vice Presidents presented the way in which they plan to make … [Read more...]
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Connectivity: AER at Smart Airports in Germany
AER was invited to contribute to Smart Airports in Munich, a series of conferences about the role, evolution and future of airports. Martin Tollén, Chair of the AER working group on Transports & Mobility shared insights on growth, social responsibility and sustainability during the first day conference "Aviation & Economic Development". His presentation on regional … [Read more...]
AER members share their sustainable transport achievements with Revolve Magazine
In this month's issue of Revolve Magazine, AER was fortunate to have the opportunity to showcase the efforts of its members in the field of sustainable transport. The issue can be visualised here. AER member regions' efforts can be seen on pages 16 through 22. The article, entitled "The Modernisation of Transport: where mobility meets efficiency", showed that as our … [Read more...]
Regionalisation in Bosnia and Herzegovina: a sum of reform successes and failures
Understanding the current state of affairs in Bosnia and Herzegovina when it comes to its European integration process and regionalism is, in general, closely linked to the outcomes of EU conditionality in practice. The current situation may be observed as a sum of reform successes and failures in Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, in order to understand the process better, … [Read more...]
The Eurodyssey family continues to grow!
The Croatian region of Šibenik-Knin hosted the Eurodyssey Forum, from 3 to 5 October. The participants were welcomed by a sunny and warm weather: a pleasant atmosphere for the forum's 2017 edition. On the first day, a new member region was presented, Arad (RO). Lavinia Terpea, the region’s correspondent, introduced the region and its goals for the programme. Presentations AER … [Read more...]
Learning to play “Brussels”: regional actors and paradiplomacy in multi-level Europe
Decision-making in the European Union (EU) is often described as a system and process of multi-level governance. In other words, it requires actors from many levels to play a part in decision-making. Indeed, the EU is one of the main arenas in which what scholars call ‘paradiplomacy’ – diplomacy and international relations carried out by actors from regional and local levels – … [Read more...]
AER at the 2017 edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities
Next week is the European Week of Regions and Cities' 2017 edition. AER is proud to have been part of the organisation of several events, that are listed below. We hope to see you during next week's sessions to discuss, exchange and look towards next steps in our cooperation. 10 October An alternative for the future: Silver Economy for cities and … [Read more...]
AER meets with the European Commission and the Committee of the Regions
A busy week in Brussels On 26 and 27 September, AER President Magnus Berntsson, Vice-President Anna Magyar and Rapporteur on the future of cohesion policy Michiel Rijsberman met with EU Commissioners Corina Creţu and Günther Oettinger, and the President of the Committee of the Regions, Karl-Heinz Lambertz in Brussels. The meetings covered the future of the EU budget and … [Read more...]
Workshop on smart green and integrated transport systems
The AER working group on Transports and Mobility held a workshop on smart green and integrated transport systems on 14 September, during the Nancy plenary meetings. The aim was to enable AER members to discuss issues of sustainable mobility, including the European Strategy on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS), and the role regions can play in a C-ITS … [Read more...]
Outcome of Executive board meeting (Nancy 12/09/17)
As the next Executive Board (EB) meeting is around the corner, here is a short recap of the main outcome of the last one. The second executive meeting for the new board took place in the beautiful city of Nancy, Grand-Est. Many things are happening for AER, and the new board could easily fill in the three hours dedicated to the meeting. Here are some of the highlights: … [Read more...]
AER was in Šibenik (Croatia) for the Eurodyssey forum!
The Eurodyssey Forum took place from 3 to 5 October in the Croatian city of Šibenik, at the Solaris Beach Resort. The Forum was a crucial opportunity for Eurodyssey correspondents and AER members to get up to date about what is new about the programme and also the right platform to discuss the challenges and solutions facing Eurodyssey. This year, particular emphasis was … [Read more...]
Regionalisation in Italy: “components of the republic”
In Italy, regions are grounded in the Constitution, which lists them in Article 131 and identifies them in Article 114: a region is a “component” of the republic, together with the state and other territorial entities. Regions and the state share legislative powers, all the territorial entities have autonomy in finance and expenditure. Regions can have an Ordinary Statute … [Read more...]
Silver Economy Awards support Talents, Contributions and Participation of Older Persons in Society
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 - 14:26 The 2017 theme of the International Day of Older Persons is crucial to build an inclusive, fair, and sustainable future for us all. The Silver Economy Awards are meant to support this call, by tapping of talents, contributions and participation of older persons in society. As outlined by the United Nations, “preparing for an … [Read more...]
Fairer Assessment for Migrants with Disabilities? Accomplished, with the AMiD Project!
Good news for AER partners! EASPD, the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities, and AER, together with 10 other partners, struck a grant agreement on a new project. We believe such initiatives to be particularly interesting for regions and local authorities dealing with migrants to better support those with disabilities. Three … [Read more...]
Energy study visit: the programme is out!
As announced at the Committees' plenaries in Nancy, the programme of the study visit in Gelderland (NL) is now available. This event on the energy transition is aimed at regional policy makers, businesses and knowledge institutes. A multi-stakeholder approach, what else? The main focus of the Gelderland study visit, which is being organised in cooperation with other … [Read more...]
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