Yesterday, the Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) Brussels office celebrated the move into the new office at Rue d’Arlon 63-67, next door to the European Institutions. Dr. Hande Özsan Bozatli, AER President, presented the work of our Assembly to our new neighbours from the Renewable Energy House (REH). We were honoured by the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Laurent of … [Read more...]
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H.R.H. Prince Laurent of Belgium welcomes AER in Brussels
Brussels, Bruxelles-Capitale (BE), 4 February 2015 Yesterday, the Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) Brussels office celebrated the move into the new office at Rue d’Arlon 63-67, next door to the European Institutions. Dr. Hande Özsan Bozatli, AER President, presented the work of our Assembly to our new neighbours from the Renewable Energy House (REH). We were honoured … [Read more...]
Newsletter n°24 (Feb. 2015)
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Turkey-EU talks: How AER can contribute
The question of Turkey’s accession to the European Union has been causing numerous discussions and controversies within and around the Union. Turkey applied to accede to the European Economic Community (EEC), EU’s predecessor, as early as 1987. Notably, Turkey serves for the future of Europe being a founding member of the Council of Europe (CoE) since 1949, the Organisation for … [Read more...]
New regions in Sweden
Dr. Malin Stegmann McCallion is currently a Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Karlstad University. She has just published an article on the State of Regionalisation in Sweden: 1 January 2015 saw six new regions in Sweden, bringing the total to ten (green in the map to the right). The new regions are Region Jönköping län2, Region Örebro län, Region Gävleborg, Region … [Read more...]
Combating gender stereotypes in and through education
Achieving gender equality is central to the protection of human rights, the functioning of democracy, respect for the rule of law and economic growth and sustainability. The promotion of gender equality in and through education is a prerequisite to the achievement of de facto equality between … [Read more...]
A new logo to celebrate 30 years
In the framework of its Anniversary, AER will be organising a series of initiatives and actions to bring to life the 30 years of promoting regionalisation. We are proud to present the logo that will be accompanying us in 2015 for the occasion. … [Read more...]
Newsletter n°23 (Dec. 2014)
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YRN Elections: Meet the new Presidium
Istanbul, Istanbul (TR), 1st December 2014 The young regional representatives of the AER Youth Regional Network (YRN) nominated their new Presidium: Mario Žulicek, from Varazdin (HR), has been elected YRN President for the coming year. “I am very happy for my election and look forward to a fruitful cooperation within the YRN Presidium and, of course, with all members of the … [Read more...]
Experience sharing on early school leaving to define better strategies
The AER Committee 3 Working group on early school drop outs met in Arnhem, Gerderland (NL) on 07 November to share good practices on this very topical issue. AER members partner to create operational tools After summing up the activities and achievements of the working group until end of 2014, Ilona Novak (Västernorrland, SE) informed members of the working group that the … [Read more...]
ICTs have changed the world: the rules of the game
Arnhem, Gelderland (NL), 6 November 2014 Most of the services and companies we know will disappear in a few years and without much notice. Our society is in transition, the exponential growth of technology and the information society mean that businesses need to adapt for their survival – and in a way, so do regional authorities. Information and communication technologies … [Read more...]
Newsletter n°22 (Nov. 2014)
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AER backs the giant steps in EU-Georgia relationship
AER President and acting Secretary General went to Tbilisi (GE) in October. This visit came a few months after the regional elections in Georgia and the historical signature, in June, of an association agreement between EU and Georgia, which deepens political and economic ties in the framework of the Eastern partnership. The timing was perfect to discuss the state of … [Read more...]
Leadership? What’s the link with integrated care systems?
The SmartCare Committed Regions Board (CRB) is a group of regions led by the AER, which are not yet deploying integrated care systems but are closely following the developments in pilot regions in order to get ongoing feedback on what works and what doesn’t. In May, CRB members identified the main challenges to the deployment of integrated care systems during a workshop with … [Read more...]
Donegal, a breathtaking experience
Letterkenny, Donegal (IE), 23 October 2014 There has been a constant tendency in Europe to highlight best practices and success-stories, yet sharing failures is also key to avoid or reduce the impacts of challenges. This was the core message of this week in Donegal, during the Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) events on ‘E-health: independence and inclusion in the 21st … [Read more...]
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