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AER members shine in the RegioStars 2015

26 June, 2015 By Editor

The European Commission announced the finalists for the RegioStars 2015 awards which honour Europe's most inspirational and innovative regional projects supported by EU Cohesion Policy Funds. Of the 17 finalist projects, we proudly find AER member regions, including: Cataluña (ES), Midi-Pyrénées (FR), Aquitaine (FR), Burgenland (AT), Andalucia (ES), Syddanmark (DK), West … [Read more...]

Visit the Province of Gelderland (NL)

24 June, 2015 By Editor

AER and its partner UNICAP Television are proud to present the second episode of our very own TV series "European Regions" highlighting the Dutch Province of Gelderland. Discover the beauties of the largest of the 12 provinces in the Netherlands in this short movie focusing on Gelderland's heritage, culture, economy, and tourism assets. Interested in promoting your region via … [Read more...]

“The future of regionalism is bright”

24 June, 2015 By Editor

“Regions, federated states and autonomous communities are above all mainstays of democracy; they strongly support cultural diversity in Europe and they are major partners in socio-economic development”. This message has been AER’s core vision for the last 30 years. It was the basis for its creation in 1985, was manifested in the AER Declaration on Regionalism adopted in 1996, … [Read more...]

Europe in my region photo competition

23 June, 2015 By Editor

Join the experience, share your shots. … [Read more...]

Partnership opportunity with Istanbul (TR)

21 May, 2015 By Editor

Istanbul Development Agency is seeking out opportunities for a project partnership in order to establish strong links and a high level cooperation between civil society in Turkey and the EU Member States. More information … [Read more...]

Changing AER for the 21st Century

22 April, 2015 By Editor

The AER Bureau, in its meeting in Strasbourg (Alsace-FR) on 22 April 2015, took a bold decision to set AER in a new direction. Bureau members acknowledged that AER has played a pivotal role over the past 30 years for regions in Europe and has quite largely met if not exceeded its initial objectives: - Representing the voice of regions on European level and; - Promoting … [Read more...]

“30 Years, 30 Stories” with Claude Tremouille

21 April, 2015 By Editor

On 21 April, Mr Claude Trémouille, vice-president of the French region of Limousin joined us in the New Europe Studios for an interview. For years he led work on agriculture and rurality in AER. He kindly agreed to share his views on the future of regionalism as well as his memories of working with AER in the framework of our 30th Anniversary. Mr Trémouille spoke about the … [Read more...]

“30 Years, 30 Stories” with Lambert van Nistelrooij

20 April, 2015 By Editor

In the framework of our 30th Anniversary, Mr Lambert van Nistelrooij, a Dutch politician, an MEP and a former vice-president of AER, joined us in the New Europe Studios on 3 April in order to discuss the regional future of Europe. Mr van Nistelrooij explains the importance of presence of both AER and the Committee of the Regions by looking back to the history of their … [Read more...]

AER at the Heart of EU Decision-Making on Education and Youth Policies

26 March, 2015 By Editor

A delegation from the Assembly of European Regions Committee 3 Presidium visited Brussels on 26 March for a series of meetings in order to raise awareness amongst European policy makers on the issue of education and youth policies. The delegation included Sonja A. STEEN (President of AER's Committee on Culture, Education, Youth and International Cooperation), Karoly … [Read more...]

“30 Years, 30 Stories” Campaign: Interview with Johannes Hahn

23 March, 2015 By Editor

Brussels (BE), 23 March 2015    For its 30th Anniversary, AER launched the “30 Years, 30 Stories” campaign in partnership with New Europe in order to celebrate the achievements of regions since 1985. Our first guest was Mr Johannes Hahn, former EU Commissioner for Regional Policy who was nominated by Commission president-elect Mr Jean-Claude Juncker as Commissioner … [Read more...]

10th edition of the World Sustainable Energy Days

18 March, 2015 By Editor

For the 10th year running, AER made sure to be present at the World Sustainable Energy Days (WSED) which took place in Wels (AT) on 25-27 February, attracting more than 750 participants from over 64 countries. Following its new “6+3=1” motto, this year’s conference offered a full programme of 6 conferences and 3 hands-on events presenting the latest trends, outstanding examples … [Read more...]