AER met Friday 22 April with European Commission Vice President, Mr Jyrki Katainen, Commissioner for jobs, growth, investment and competitiveness. Lukas Mandl, member of the parliament of Niederösterreich (AT) and Mathieu Mori, AER Secretary General, discussed with Mr Katainen about the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and its uptake at regional level. The first … [Read more...]
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Time to Make the EU’s Single Market Fit for the Digital Age
Digitalization Transforms Our world On 21 of April, Press Club Europe Brussels hosted the European Confederation of Directors Associations - ecoDa 2016 Annual Conference. The theme of the conference was digitalization and the core question if "the European Directors are ready for a digitalized word?" Existing barriers, legal, cultural, perceptional and other mean … [Read more...]
Photonics: the key to innovation for the European SMEs
From 11-14 April, The County Council of Timis (RO) and the Assembly of European Regions hosted the Spring Plenary of the three AER Committees. Within the Plenary meeting of the Committee 1 on Economy and regional development, Professor Hugo Thienpont presented ACTPHAST programme followed by a Q&A session from the audience. Prof. Thienpont is a full professor at the … [Read more...]
Interreg North-West Europe: 3rd call now open!
The Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) 3rd call for project proposal is now open and looking to receive transnational cooperation initiatives that can deliver concrete results for the North-West Europe area and its citizens. The Programme encourages public, scientific, private and civil society organisations to cooperate with a view to improving the economic, environmental, … [Read more...]
AER/SEO new agreement to foster regions’ connectivity
AER is happy to launch a new partnership agreement with SEO Amsterdam Economics. The partnership enables AER members to take advantage from SEO’s in-depth knowledge of regional connectivity analysis. SEO’s service includes a connectivity scan, a benchmark with competing regions, an analysis of the strong and weak spots of a region’s connectivity and ways to improve a region’s … [Read more...]
Erasmus+ Key Action 3: call open on policy reform & social inclusion
Following the outcomes of the AER Comittee’s plenaries in Timis (RO) and the high interest of member regions on the issues of social inclusion of migrants and integration of refugees, we would like to raise again your attention on a funding opportunity addressed to disadvantaged learners, which was already announced in a previous article and shared during the meeting in … [Read more...]
Communication & Actions in times of crisis
The Committees' spring plenary meetings, gathered over 180 delegates from all over Europe in Timisoara (Timis, RO) from 11 to 14 April 2016 on the theme "Communication and Actions in times of crisis". This series of more than 20 events included workshops, working groups, statutory meetings, study visits and a seminar. The general theme of these events reflects the situation … [Read more...]
Successful Committee Meetings in Timis (RO)
AER President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli and AER Secretary General Mathieu Mori were delighted to be able to thank in person and on behalf of all 200 AER delegates, the Timisoara county President, Mr Titu Bojin and the county councilor in charge of AER Mr Mihai Ritivoiu. The welcome was wonderful and all AER members felt at home for their 3 productive days of more than 20 … [Read more...]
AER visit to Northern Italy: another successful field mission
AER President, Dr. Hande Özsan Bozatli, alongside the President of the AER Commitee on Education, Culture and Youth, Mrs. Sonja A Steen, her Director of International Office, Mr. Eirik Fiva and AER Secretary General, Mr. Mathieu Mori, spent last week visiting nine Regioni in Northern Italy with the aim of both strengthening the existing links between the AER and its members … [Read more...]
Timis (RO) on finding solutions for refugees and migrants
A delegation of AER members visited the Emergency Transit Centre in Timis (RO) on 12 April 2016. They were welcomed by its Director, Mr Filimon Pitea, and Mrs Cornelia Nitu Fratila from UNHCR. Both organisations play a key role on the asylum refugees issues in Romania. The centre opened its doors in May 2008 as part of a Tripartite Agreement between Romania, UNHCR, and … [Read more...]
Meeting the EU Commissioner Tibor Navracsics, in charge of education, culture, youth and sport
AER President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli, AER Secretary General Mathieu Mori and Ms Imma Buldu-Freixa from the Catalonia delegation to the European Union met with the commissioner this morning. Stressing the importance of the AER for testing new ideas and using it as platform for communicating to regions, AER President also highlighted the need for the Commission and AER to work … [Read more...]
Women Entrepreneurship Academy
Discover the good Equal Opportunities idea of the week! At the initiative of AER Vice President for Equal Opportunities, Anna Tomanova Makanova, members of the AER executive board met representatives from the Women Entrepreneurship Academy in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina on March 16, 2016. The meeting took place in Backi Petrovac, a small municipality with a large … [Read more...]
YRN plenary: Last Days for Candidacy & Registrations!
Spring is the Season of Youth! The next YRN plenary meeting (30 April - 2 May in Oppland) will see the election of the new YRN executive board. The elections will take place on the last day of the Spring plenary, on Monday 2 May. This day will therefore be the YRN General Assembly. You will find on our website all the necessary information about the elections, including the … [Read more...]
AER Letter of Condolences to the Government and People of Belgium
After the tragic events that occurred in Brussels, the AER President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli has addressed a letter to Mr Charles Michel, Prime Minister of Belgium. In this letter she conveys the condolences to the families of the victims and to the Belgium people and underlines, sadly once again, that it is important for Europeans to stand strong for the values they believe … [Read more...]
Self esteem key to combat school dropouts
Early school leaving (ESL), is a growing severe problem in Europe which has long-term effects on economic growth, societal developments and individuals. The future of Europe depends on young people’s success both in working life and in society. Dropouts have hence become a major obstacle in these respects. Combating ESL demands a deep insight of the whole cause and effect … [Read more...]
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