The Assembly of European Regions (AER) is closely following the ongoing European debates on cohesion policy, whose future is uncertain. Aiming at defending regions’ interests in this field and make their voices heard, AER has been and will continue to work intensively on this issue. Context To begin with, on 28 September 2016, during the Summit of the Regions in Brussels, AER … [Read more...]
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Join our team for an internship opportunity on EU projects (now closed)
Are you interested to become a new intern at AER Secretariat working on EU projects? We are looking for an intern to work with us at AER Brussels office being part of the Project Unit following the implementation of current projects and supporting the development of the foreseen activities. Under the supervision of the European Projects & Private Partnership Coordinator, … [Read more...]
Condemning violence, standing united with victims
The barbaric and cowardly events of the past 24 hours urge us to react and to condemn, once again, all forms of violence against citizens and to show the solidarity of European regions to the people of Germany, Russia and Switzerland. Our condolences go to the victimes and their families in Berlin, to the Russian diplomacy and family of Ambassador Karlov and to the injured in … [Read more...]
Meeting Spanish regional diversity and interests
On the week from 12 to 16 December, AER Vice-President Treasurer Magnus Berntsson, Vice-President of the region of Västra Götaland (SE), reached out to five Spanish regions, non members of AER, to inform them about the new ways of working of the organisation, and hear about their needs and priorities. As he stated after the week of meetings: "it is indeed key to constantly … [Read more...]
AER answer to EC consultation on State aid to airports
The AER working group on mobility & transports has long been involved in the defense of regional airports as they constitute often one of the only sustained connection with other territories for remote regions. They have therefore a crucial economic development role which justifies the support they get from governments. While regions are nowadays also working on developping … [Read more...]
E-health, connect the dots: connect people
In areas involving multiple stakeholders, communication is important to avoid misunderstandings and improve collaboration & co-creation This is the absolutely the case of e-health! While this health innovation area involves many different kinds of activities and stakeholders, it is still often difficult to generate common understanding. it is therefore urgent to create … [Read more...]
Attack in Kayseri
AER is deeply moved and strongly condemns the terrorist attack of 17 December in its member region of Kayseri (TR). We stand together, united and in solidarity, with the families of the victims, with the authorities, and with the Turkish people. … [Read more...]
Come discover a Turkish Women Lobby Association
Under the framework of the topic of Equal opportunities and Inclusion, lies the topic of Gender Equality, which has been a key priority of AER for many years. In this vein, we are sharing information on the About All Women Lobby Association (AWLA or TÜKAL in Turkish), a leading Turkish Women Lobby Group. Founded in May 2006, AWLA is a NGO which provides support to Turkish … [Read more...]
A recognition of excellence
The 2016 European Summit on Innovation for Active and Healthy Ageing was an opportunity to highlight the excellent initiatives from regions across Europe. The Summit brought together diverse stakeholders to boost Europe's competitive advantage in the Silver Economy The Silver what? Europe is growing older and while this is a challenge because society has to adapt its … [Read more...]
Get the European label for your festivals
Festivals in regions across Europe make it a vibrant cultural space. Did you know that you could get a European label for the festivals in your regions? The EFFE (Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe) label 2017-2018 Call is now open. This initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA), co-financed by the EU, is a European Union initiative to label and award … [Read more...]
Don’t miss our brokerage event on green projects, tailored just for you
Within the effort on working on projects and funding, AER Secretariat launched the first brokerage event on energy and climate change projects in order to foster the participation of AER member regions in EU funded projects, build consortia and enlarge the cooperation and partnerships with relevant European stakeholders. Being the access to funding opportunities through EU … [Read more...]
Message of condolences following the death of Mr Jean-Claude Frécon
It is with great sadness that I was informed of the sudden death of Senator Jean-Claude Frécon, late President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities. Local and regional authorities have lost a talented defender of subsidiarity and the Assembly of European Regions a trusted friend. I present, on behalf of all AER members, our sincerest condolences to his wife … [Read more...]
AER reacquainting with Italian regions
Following the decision of the AER Executive Board, widely supported by the General Assembly, to strengthen the links between the Assembly of European Regions and the Italian regions, an AER delegation visited four regions on 21-25 November 2016. The delegation was led by Sonja Steen, President of the Committee on Youth, Culture and Education and Mayor of Nordland County Council … [Read more...]
Handbook on early school leaving: send your region’s good practices!
In order to conclude a 3 year engagment on combatting early school leaving in the regions via mutual learning, the AER working group on early school-leaving is now compiling a handbook with a collection of good pratices. Several of these good practices have been showcased during the different meetings. Others have been identified and shared within the context of the ERASMUS+ … [Read more...]
Shedding light on the European Fund for Strategic Investments
In the framework of series of events on "Investing in the future: new perspectives for the regions" AER organised a conference on the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) on 30 November. The event was kindly hosted by Mr Filip Dierckx, Vice-Chairman of the Board, BNP Paribas Fortis and opened by AER President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli. We were honoured to welcome the … [Read more...]
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