Coalition of the willing AER participated in a session organised by ECHAlliance on a new "Coalition of the Willing". This digital health journey across Europe aims at speeding up the deployment of e-health in regions. Agneta Granström, President of the AER Committee on Social Policy and Public Health and leader of AER ehealth network presented the issues faced by europeans … [Read more...]
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Sign here for the future of Cohesion policy
The current programming period of cohesion policy is set until 2020. However, the discussions already started behind the doors of the European Commission and other institutions, especially as we are coming close to the mid-term review of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), which will serve as a strong working base to prepare the post-2020 period. The EU Cohesion policy, … [Read more...]
Energy security & regions
While Brussels is revamping into the capital of Sustainable Energy, on the occasion of the annual EU Sustainable Energy Week, AER is launching its Report "Energy security from a regional perspective", led by Kenneth Backgård (Norrbotten, SE). Energy security and the role of regions The report, which presents the experience from regions accross Europe in the development of … [Read more...]
New platform for local civil servants to acquire international experience
A tumblr platform has been created by the National Institute of Local Studies (INET). The aim of the platform is to present the opportunities for local civil servants to acquire a European or international experience and the different possibilities for them to go abroad. The page has been created in order to encourage European and international mobility. This kind of … [Read more...]
Poll: Identifying obstacles to investments
What are the obstacles to investments at local and regional level? Re-launching public and private investments to boost long-term growth is on top of the EU policy agenda. As stated by Jean-Luc Vanraes President of the Committee 1 on Economy and Regional development,“SMEs play a key role in growth and job creation and cities and regions are essential in paving the way for … [Read more...]
Do you remember the winners of the 2007 edition of the Regional Innovation Award?
The AER team is preparing the Regional Innovation Award 2016 and we came across some pictures of previous awarded regions. Here you can see the winners of the 2007 Communicating Europe awards: Extremadura Region (ES), the region of Lower Austria (AT), and Sisak-Moslavina (HR) together with the President of the European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso. On teh category … [Read more...]
A conference on non-formal education in Brussels to close the YBB project
AER would like to share the invitation from the Abruzzo region (IT) to take part in the final conference of the project: "yBBregions - Youth and Brussels-based", which will be held at the premises of the Abruzzo region in Brussels from 9.00 on 16th June 2016. The yBBregions project offered 80 young people coming from Abruzzo and three other regions (Dubrovnik-Neretva … [Read more...]
Summer Academy: registrations now open!
Registrations for the 2016 AER Summer Academy in Østfold (NO) are now open! This mutual learning event on youth entrepreneurship will take place from 16 to 19 August and will gather policy makers young and less young from all over Europe. Investing in the future The title of this year's Summer Academy is "Investing in our future: Youth entrepreneurship in Europe's Regions" … [Read more...]
Get visibility and financing for your green projects
R20, AER and The Leonardo di Caprio Foundation launch the “100 Solutions Project Campaign“ Under the mandate of the Leonardo di Caprio Foundation, the R20 is responsible for launching the « 100 Solutions Project campaign ». This campaign aims at valorising regional green projects by giving them visibility on the international stage and by helping regions finance their green … [Read more...]
What topic for the next AER Equal Opportunities conference?
The AER Equal Opportunities Group is preparing its next move. What are the most relevant issues to address this year? What are the hot topics on the agenda of your region? We want your input! In recognition of this topic's importance within AER’s work, the Equal Opportunities Group (EOG) has worked on a number of activities for this year's agenda with the aim of ensuring that … [Read more...]
Smart Regions: the growth that Europe needs
The AER participated in the Smart Regions conference, where European regions could present their successful stories on Smart Specialisation and their strategies to achieve innovation-driven economic transformation. At the same time, the European Institutions had the opportunity to listen to these examples and meet the people that make them happen, establishing a dialogue … [Read more...]
EU Health Award launched!
The European Union Health Policy Forum (EUHPF), is a communication platform between the European Commission and health stakeholders that brings together umbrella organisations representing European stakeholders in the fields of public health and healthcare, with the aim of helping to ensure the EU's Health Strategy is open, transparent and responds to public concerns. AER has … [Read more...]
Re-connecting with the French regions
Following the meeting on 20 May between AER President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli, Secretary General Mathieu Mori and the new politicians from the Ile-de-France region, three more French regions have been visited from 25th to 27th of May by the AER. After the regional elections that took place in France a few months ago and the reform of French regions, AER wanted to meet the new … [Read more...]
Migration & culture: call for action
Culture as an inclusion strategy Europe is facing a gigantic mission right now and for the coming years: how to handle the current migration trends? How to include newcomers and their families? What can AER members do to contribute in the face of this challenge? During the 2016 Spring plenary meetings in Timis, RO, the seminar "Communication and Actions in Times of … [Read more...]
Join Värmland in the way to innovation and become the next winner of the Regional Innovation Award
The 2014 Regional Innovation Award (RIA) was awarded to Värmland County Council (SE) following the building of a hospital in Karlstad, which aimed at monitoring and assessing an environmentally conscious choice of materials, as well as phasing out harmful chemicals in the construction of a new department for premature babies at the hospital. The prize was officially presented … [Read more...]
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