Don't miss the #policylearning event in Milan organised by the Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform. The two day networking conference will be a unique opportunity to learn about the latest developments concerning the use of R&D results and open innovation, to share on how to better contribute to the competitiveness of SMEs and regional growth and to find out what the … [Read more...]
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Regionalisation in Germany: the advantages of a federal state
Autonomous Länders Germany is a federal state, composed of 16 regions (Länder). The federal structure of 1949 was designed by representatives of the already existing Länder in the Parliamentarian Council under Western Allied supervision. Some Länder could keep their traditional structures after 1945, like Bayern, Hamburg and Bremen. Others were formed out of smaller regions … [Read more...]
AER Committee Plenaries – 12/14 September – Relive the week here!
#AERCP2017 From 12 to 14 September, AER was in Nancy, France for their Autumn Committee Plenaries. The programme focused on the following topics: For presentations, please visit the event's webpage. >>HERE<< As the autumn committees’ plenaries have come to an end, we look back on three very interesting and intense days, gathering more than 130 people from … [Read more...]
Culture and digitalisation: a debate.
On Wednesday 13th of September, during AER's Committee Plenaries in Nancy, culture and digitalisation took centre stage as a dynamic debate unfolded. AER saw its members engaged in an approachable debate that showcased many important regional projects from AER members (detailed below) Michel Magnier, director of culture and creativity of the European Commission was on the … [Read more...]
Committee 1 debates artificial intelligence
On the occasion of AER 2017 Autumn Plenaries, Committee 1 will host a debate on Artificial Intelligence. Proposed by Jean-Luc Vanraes, President of the AER Committee on Regional Developpement and Economy, the debate will aim to capture needs, challenges and remarquable practices from the regions. This will help to prepare the "Artificial intelligence: are regions up to the … [Read more...]
Regionalisation in Hungary: once again a centralised country
The Hungarian state has always been centralised throughout the 1000 years of its history. The county and the traditional administrative unit was born together with the kingdom, and served mostly as a subordinated agent of the central power during history. There have been attempts to rescale the county division by replacing it with larger regional units but these territorial … [Read more...]
The SEED Project is knocking on your door again!
We do not tire of saying how proud the AER is of being a partner of the SEED Project! Following the 2017 General Assembly in Sankt Pölten (AT) – which was an important milestone in terms of promotion –, AER would like now to share with member regions more information being the time for the launching of new activities concerning the Silver Economy Awards. What’s next? On … [Read more...]
Regionalisation in Ukraine: lead by local communities
Centralised governance inherited from the Soviet times Ukraine is part of the Eastern Partnership, which is an initiative that enables closer political, economic and cultural relations among the EU, its member states and 6 eastern European partners. Ukraine gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. For almost seventy years Ukraine had been under Soviet rule, which was … [Read more...]
My internship at AER: an insight into European regional cooperation
This week, was Lou-Anne's last week as an intern at the Assembly of European Regions' Strasbourg Office. This in an opportunity to get a special insight on AER's work and recent achievements. "My internship as part of the Assembly of Regions was full of unexpected experiences! So many things happened and I enjoyed every bit of it. First the General Assembly in Lower Austria … [Read more...]
AER E-health journey
With its many years working on e-health and social innovation technologies, AER is recognised as leader in the field. Today, let's go a few years back and look at everything AER has achieved from the creation of its E-health network in 2006 to its longstanding cooperation with ALEC. E-health political breakthroughs E-health can be defined as a set of IT tools … [Read more...]
The rise of regional electoral democracy
Democratic governance in Europe has dramatically changed over the past four decades. The institutions of the European Union have accumulated important policy-making powers in areas such as the monetary and fiscal policy, agriculture and fisheries, the common market, external relations, and immigration. With the accumulation of powers at the European Union level there was a … [Read more...]
Join the Committees’ Presidiums!
AER is looking for candidates to fill out newly vacant positions in the Committees' Presidiums. It includes Vice-President positions and various representative posts inside all three AER Committees. Join the Committees' leadership and get a profound involvement into AER decision making process! What's a Committee Presidium? The AER Committees are the backbone of our activity. … [Read more...]
World Sustainable Energy Days 2018
This year again, the World Sustainable Energy Days 2018 will take place in Wels, Austria. From 28 February to 2 March Upper Austria will be the capital of energy efficiency, biomass and smart building. As a longstanding partner to the WSED, AER is proud to invite its members to attend one of Europe's largest annual conference on Energy! What's in for regions? Experts from all … [Read more...]
Cohesion Policy: are you getting anything out of it?
Cohesion policy represents a key investment in the social, economic and territorial development in EU regions. The current debate on the post-2020 - where this is all under threat - is therefore central for regional authorities and a major opportunity for them to shape a future cohesion policy that is able to deliver on the sustainable and inclusive development of European … [Read more...]
Why one should think of life cycle approaches at the regional level
The upcoming AER Committees' Autumn Plenaries will feature a workshop on life cycle approaches for renewable energy, circular economy and regional development. Its main objective will be the identification of opportunities for life cycle approaches to regional sustainable development. Most regions have sustainability policies and programmes of various sorts, trying as best … [Read more...]
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