After the COP 21 in Paris last year that led to a historic agreement in the reduction of 40% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2013, the COP 22 in Marrakech is the COP of implementation measures. With the danger of a State like the United States withdrawing its engagement, the mood is bleak in the COP corridors. Another illustration of the importance of local and regional … [Read more...]
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Committee 2 takes a closer look at the health of refugees
At their plenary meeting in Izmir on 9 November 2016, Committee 2 took a closer look at the challenges facing regions for tackling the health of refugees. The work on this topic was initiated in September this year when AER President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli visited Saint-Pierre University Hospital in Brussels to raise awareness on the issue. The visit crystallised the numerous … [Read more...]
Join AER at COP22
AER is pleased to invite its member regions to the AER/R20 and partners joint event at the COP22 entitled Innovative Value Chain & Financial Ecosystem for Sub-national Governments this upcoming Saturday, November 12 (Sebou Room, green zone, from 3pm to 4:30pm). This COP 22 side event, will be the opportunity to show how concretely AER fights climate change by helping its … [Read more...]
AER’s Committees meet in Izmir for talks on sustainable mobility
“Sustainability is key for all development and the regions have an important role to play in this” AER President, Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli, said in her opening speech. “Regions are diverse, as are the problems we face when working towards sustainability. That is why cooperation between regions all over Europe is important” she said an pointed out that Izmir sets an example for … [Read more...]
Sustainable mobility: the way forward
The modernisation and democratisation of means of transports have radically changed how we perceive distances and the world in general. At the same time resource scarcity, climate change and geopolitical stakes have obliged us to re-think models of mobility. Sustainable mobility: a brand new world From 7 to 10 November AER members are gathered in Izmir (TR) on the occasion of … [Read more...]
We’re on Instagram !
In an endless worry of keeping AER up to date with the modern world and bringing the organisation closer to its members, partners and friends, we are happy to announce that we now hold a fresh account on Instagram! After our recent great news of reaching 3.000 friends on Facebook and 2.000 followers on Twitter, after having successfully re-launched a YouTube channel, time … [Read more...]
When Space meets Agriculture by NEREUS
On 14 and 15 November 2016, the “When Space meets Agriculture” workshop will be held in Matera, Italy by NEREUS and the Basilicata Region, in collaboration with Consorzio TeRN, and with the support of COPA, COGECA, and the ERIAFF network. This workshop aims at promoting a better understanding of the significance and potential of Europe’s space systems, Copernicus and … [Read more...]
UrbanizeHub, the new platform for cities!
A new web platform, UrbanizeHub, was born this week, after months and months of development. One of his founder, Gratian Mihailescu, who is also an acknowledged expert from the AER's Observatory on Regionalisation, tells us more about this brand new initiative and its main goals and purposes: UrbanizeHub (UHub) is a global online start-up, an aggregator of ideas, opinions, … [Read more...]
Bureau members drive AER to aim for “a strong Europe”
The AER Bureau is the highest political voice in AER. It provides the political direction and impetus for the work carried out in the network. The Bureau is responsible for launching the work on the political priorities and gathering the inputs of the different bodies in the network. The next political priorities will be adopted in June 2017 at the AER General Assembly. At … [Read more...]
Roy Perry – “A post-Brexit system: How will Europe be reshuffled?”
On 24 October, Cllr Roy Perry, AER Vice-President for Institutional Affairs and Leader of Hampshire (UK) gave a speech during the Bureau Meeting in Vienna, in the part "Europe after Brexit, is status quo an option?". Mr Perry gave a historical overview of the relations between the UK and the European Economic Community (EEC), that later became the European Union (EU). The … [Read more...]
Looking for regions to join the AER Political Election Committee
On 2 September, the Monitoring and Evaluation Group, together with representatives from Värmland discussed the process of establishing the Political Election Committee. The proposal was made by Värmland (SE) at the 2016 General Assembly Bodo (NO) to establish a political election committee (EC) to prepare the elections at the coming General Assemblies. The proposal stated … [Read more...]
AER youth representatives challenge European politicians about their future
On 12 October 2016, the Assembly of European Regions (AER) organised a workshop at the Committee of the Regions (CoR), entitled “EU Regions Partners for Youth”, with Harghita County Council (RO) and the Romanian delegation to the CoR. Ms Marta Vilalta, Chairwoman of the AER Sub-Committee on Youth, participated in the debate as representative of the AER, and Ms Gloria Vitaly … [Read more...]
Building new ties with the French regions
On 10 and 11 October, a delegation from the Assembly of European Regions (AER) traveled to France to meet with four regions which are currently not members of AER: Bretagne, Pays de la Loire, Normandy and Ile-de-France. This field visit took place in the framework of this year's territorial reform in France, that reduced - by merging - the number of metropolitan regions from 22 … [Read more...]
2016 Regions and Cities Magazine explores visions for future cities
The fifth edition of EUobserver’s Regions and Cities Magazine explores visions for future cities and learns lessons from the past. "The EU is grappling with difficult problems - Brexit, migration, and the economy to name a few - but despite the gloomy pall over EU affairs, lots of European cities are investing and reinventing themselves." Cities are an important part of … [Read more...]
When the medical world faces the migration and refugee crisis
On 29 September, AER President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli, her special advisor Laurent of Belgium and the AER Secretary General Mr Mathieu Mori visited Saint-Pierre University Hospital with the aim of kick-starting AER's work on the issue of health of migrants and refugees. The delegation was welcomed by Ms Patrice Buyck, Director General of CHU Saint-Pierre, Professeur Pierre … [Read more...]
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