Youth 2015 – recommendations for Europe, 18 November 2015 10.30 am to 5.00 pm, Committee of Regions, Brussels The second conference on the EU Youth Strategy and the role of the states and regions will address the core findings of the third EU Youth Report on the realities faced by young Europeans. Further, it will focus on resulting challenges and the need for political action … [Read more...]
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Flevoland (NL) champion in EU projects with AER
Following on the AER Open Doors week, the King's Commissioner, Leen Verbeek and the Executive Board of the Province of Flevoland (NL) came to discuss the next steps of their engagement in AER. AER has been very present in disseminating information from Flevoland's European projects, including Smart Europe, More4NRG and Regions4GreenGrowth. In addition to dissemination, AER also … [Read more...]
Nordland (NO) always looking for more AER
Today, AER welcomed a delegation from Nordland fylkeskommune (AER member region from Norway) in AER Brussels office, explaining the organisation, discussing possible cooperation and learning that Nordland has a strong cooperation with the region of Gelderland (AER member from The Netherlands) in the area of youth mobility. Nordland is also represented in AER's governing … [Read more...]
AER’s Brussels office welcomes members during the Open Days
Are you in Brussels for the week of the Open Days? Come and visit us! As you know, the new AER Brussels office is conveniently located in the European headquarters, a few minutes walk from the Committee of the Regions and the European Parliament. As we are always eager to meet face to face with our members, we hope to have an opportunity to see you while you are in … [Read more...]
GMF hosts event on the importance of Subnational Diplomacy
October 7, 2015, Washington, DC: The German Marshall Fund hosted the opening reception for the Washington, D.C. leg of Our Cities, Our Climate: A Bloomberg Philanthropies - U.S. Department of State Partnership on the evening of Wednesday, October 7, kicking off the U.S. Department of State’s three-day initiative. The opening reception brought together U.S. and international … [Read more...]
In the last five years the number of european families at risk of poverty and social exclusion has risen by 5%
Our vice-president of Committee 2, Mihai Ritivoiu (Timis County, Romania), representing AER in Bruxelles, at a Roundtable on Civil Dialogue with European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, Marianne Thyssen. Join the discussion on the occasion of the AER Committee 2 plenary in Winchester on 2 November 2015 … [Read more...]
Invitation to the Open Days side event “Approaching AAA rating in youth employment”
13 October, 11.00, Espace Monte Paschi (avenue d'Auderghem 22-28, 1040 Brussels) The aim of the event is on the one hand to identify the reasons for the high youth unemployment rate and subsequently juxtapose regions from both ends of the spectrum in order to exchange ideas and best practices in the attempt to tackle youth unemployment successfully and mutually compare … [Read more...]
Public Procurement of Innovation – opportunity for regions
Seize the excellent opportunity that the European Commission is offering to regional and local authorities that are ready to deploy or scale up innovative solutions in the coming 2-3 years in the field of AHA (ie. procure innovative solutions for active and healthy ageing, integrated care etc.). What you can gain: co-finance up to 35% of the procurement costs, benefit from … [Read more...]
Looking for experience sharing in cross border business parks
The Dutch municipality of Coevorden that would like to exchange experiences with border and cross-border regions regarding cross-border business parks with the aim to check if there could be also a possibility to initiate a project regarding this subject. The municipality of Coevorden and its German neighbour municipality Emlichheim, share a cross-border industrial park … [Read more...]
Commission’s appetite for an EU budget focused on results
The Assembly of European Regions participated on 22 September in a high-level conference organised in Brussels by the European Commission called an EU budget focused on results. Leading figures in Europe's political landscape like European Commission's President Jean-Claude Juncker, Vice President's Kristalina Georgieva and Maroš Šefčovič and German finance minister Wolfgang … [Read more...]
Delegation from East Border Region (IE)
21 September, Brussels - The Assembly of European Regions hosted a visit of a delegation from the East Border Region that is representing politicians and officers from local county councils in Ireland/Northern Ireland. Apart from learning more about AER, the delegation discussed with AER's Vice-president treasurer, Magnus Berntsson (Västra Götaland/SE) the role of broadband in … [Read more...]
Join the House of European Regions
The AER Brussels office has recently moved into a new building at rue d’Arlon, 63, nextdoor to the European Institutions. Firmly anchored in both Brussels and Strasbourg with liaison offices in Romania and Ukraine, AER is proud to invite European regions in need of a Brussels representation to move into the House of European Regions. The office space available in the House … [Read more...]
European Mobility and Employability: what benefits for businesses
Save the date! Île-de-France Europe and the partners of the Erasmus + RMT project invite you to the conference on "European Mobility and Employability: what benefits for businesses" on 13 October (09.30-12.00) in Île-de-France Europe (10 rue Montoyer, 1000 Brussels). The project partners include Île-de-France, Esmovia (Valencia-ES), CEDIT (Firenze-IT), Berlink (Berlin-DE) and … [Read more...]
Addressing the refugee crisis
On the 9th of September 2015 the European Commission is proposing following measures to solve the crisis: Proposing an emergency relocation proposal for 120,000 refugees from Greece, Hungary and Italy Proposing a Permanent Relocation Mechanism for all Member States Proposing a regulation to establish an EU common list of Safe Countries of Origin Making return policy … [Read more...]
Regions can bring union and pragmatism to Europe
AER President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli reacted to European Commission President's speech: "Jean-Claude Juncker in his speech on the state of the union has stressed the need for more Europe in the Union and more Union in Europe. Regions within AER show unity in diversity, put into place bold and pragmatic actions in all policy fields and learn from each others mistakes and best … [Read more...]
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