You will find in this section all the articles published in our news section on our home page.

Congress post-monitoring visit to Ukraine

12 March, 2015 By Editor

A post-monitoring visit of the Congress of the Council of Europe took place in Kiev on 12 March. AER was represented at the meeting by one expert of its Academic Center, Mr Enrico MARTIAL. Chaired by the vice-minister for Regional Affairs, Mr Vyacheslav NEHODA, with the participation of members of the National Parliament, of representatives from the ministries of Regional … [Read more...]

Did you say participatory?

6 March, 2015 By Editor

Aalborg, North Denmark (DK), 6 March 2015 Citizen participation is on all lips, whether to improve social and territorial cohesion, to reduce democratic deficit or to boost growth. But what happens in the field? What does actually work? In practice, several regions implemented remarkably effective strategies. The series of events organised by the Assembly of European Regions … [Read more...]

Early school leaving: Prevention & Intervention

5 March, 2015 By Johanna Pacevicius

The AER working group on early school drop outs gathered on the occasion of the AER spring plenary meetings in Nordjylland (DK). Sharing and connecting experiences The working group on early school drop outs brings together regional policy makers to share challenges and tried solutions aimed at combatting early school leaving which is a growing severe problem in Europe. The … [Read more...]

Culture & Health Handbook

4 March, 2015 By Editor

4 March 2015, Nordjylland (NO) - Based on the experience of previous events and meetings that were organised in the field of Culture & Health, members were invited to come prepared to this interactive workshop and to make some research on their regions’ projects and activities. Examples of cultural activities for patients or people with disabilities were introduced … [Read more...]

30 years, 30 stories

23 February, 2015 By Editor

At the occasion of its 30th Anniversary AER is launching a project in order to celebrate the achievements of our organisation. Established in 1985 by 47 regions to promote regional interests, AER has been advocating and reinforcing European values across our continent for the past 30 years. By 2015, working with 200 regions from 35 countries and 15 interregional … [Read more...]

Renewable energy and the future of the regions

15 February, 2015 By Editor

H.R.H. Prince Laurent of Belgium and Hande Özsan Bozatli, President of the AER sat down at the Studios with Dan Alexe to talk about renewable energy and take a cautious look towards the future. … [Read more...]

Meet the House of European Regions

4 February, 2015 By Editor

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...]

H.R.H. Prince Laurent of Belgium welcomes AER in Brussels

3 February, 2015 By Editor

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...]

Turkey-EU talks: How AER can contribute

30 January, 2015 By Editor

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

23 January, 2015 By Editor

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

16 January, 2015 By Editor

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

1 January, 2015 By Editor

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...]