Brussels (BE), 10 September 2014 The Assembly of European Regions (AER) happily welcomes the new Juncker Commission, to be approved by the European Parliament in October and to take office on 1 November. The new college of European Commissioners will shape European policy making for the next 5 years. Corina CRETU, new Commissioner for Regional Policy “On behalf of the … [Read more...]
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Meetings with Committee of the Regions and European Commission Presidents
Brussels (BE), 18 September 2014 Today, Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli, President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER), met the outgoing European Commission’s President Barroso for a final talk, together with the Presidents of the other main local and regional organisations*. AER President focused her speech on the cooperation in the Eastern Neighbourhood and the Black Sea area. … [Read more...]
Keeping up the dialogue with regional organisations
Acting Secretary General Mathieu Mori met on 9 September with the Secretary Generals of the Committee of the Regions, the Council of European Municipalities and Regions, the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions and Eurocities. These meetings will take place on a regular basis in order to further the cooperation between our complementary organisations, to create … [Read more...]
Newsletter n°20 (Sep. 2014)
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The full playlist of videos of the AER Summer Academy
AER Summer Academy 2014 in Novi Sad, Vojvodina (RS): 'Multicultural, Multiethnic and Multilingual Regions - Regional diversity for socio-economic growth' Watch the Hande Ozan Bozatli, Official opening of the AER Summer Academy 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsnjnkbjakY Watch the other … [Read more...]
Diversity to fuel peace and growth
AER Summer Academy 2014 Novi Sad, AP Vojvodina (RS), 22 August 2014 What a better place than the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (RS) to hold the Assembly of European Regions’ Summer Academy 2014 under the topic ‘Multicultural, Multiethnic, Multilingual Regions – Regional Diversity for Economic Growth’? As a result of its rich history, Vojvodina today is made up of 26 ethnic … [Read more...]
Get to Know Vojvodina: An Interview with Slaviša Grujić- New Europe
The Vice-President of the autonomous province of Vojvodina (RS) paid a visit to New Europe Studios and sat down with Dan Alexe to talk about Vojvodina, the ethnic minorities in the region, the challenges the region is facing and much more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUjVEojcDnQ For more information: [email protected] … [Read more...]
Regions at the EU Sustainable Energy Week
At the occasion of the 2014 edition of the European Sustainable Energy Week, AER and the Québec General Delegation to the EU jointly organised a roundtable debate to discuss which policy should be put in place to create a flourishing green energy sector benefiting to both citizens and entrepreneurs. Regions have a key role to play in boosting sustainable development: … [Read more...]
Successful AER lobbying campaign on the Future programme for cross-border cooperation in the Black Sea
Earlier this month, AER sent a call for contribution to Black Sea Basin Regions to raise their attention on surveys currently conducted by the Joint managing Authority for the future ENI CBC Black Sea Basin Programme 2014-2020. The strong lobbying campaign run by AER was successful as the draft Strategy of the new programme confirms that the support to local and regional … [Read more...]
Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli signs the Charter for Multilevel Governance
AER President confirmed and reinforced the AER position regarding subsidiarity in Europe by signing the Charter for Multilevel Governance on the occasion of the General Assembly, on 28 May. The Charter was adopted by the Committee of the Regions on 3 April and is strongly supported by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities which considers the Charter as a reference as … [Read more...]
AER & Polish regions look ahead
Bilateral meetings organised on the occasion of the General Assembly on 28 May have enabled AER to meet Polish Regions: indeed, Maciej Nowicki et Adam Matusiewicz, respectively from Lubuskie and Slaskie regions had the opportunity to be introduced to AER and to learn more about the role and activities offered by our association in relation to the future of Polish … [Read more...]
Visit of the Volvo Manufacturing Centre in Wroclaw
On 26 May, in the framework of the AER General Assembly, a study visit took place in the Volvo manufacturing centre in Wroclaw (PL). Around 60 people took part in this event co-organised by the Volvo Group. The introductory remarks on the strategies of this company in Europe were delivered by the Vice President Industry Europe Bengt Lundström, followed by a detailed explanation … [Read more...]
Meetings of AER President
The month of June has proven to be very fruitful for AER with a wide set of visits and meetings by AER President. Indeed, after having met with Mrs Michèle Sabban in Paris (FR) on 17 June to talk about the future of the Eurodyssey Programme as well as strengthening the cooperation between AER and the R20, AER President accompanied by Magnus Berntsson, Vice President … [Read more...]
AER Bureau and General Assembly
The main annual meeting of AER attracted 300 members in Wroclaw (Dolnoslaskie–PL). Beside the statutory matters including the presentation of all AER activities or the changes to the rules of procedure, the Bureau, extra-ordinary and ordinary General Assembly have discussed the results of the European elections and highlighted equal opportunities. Two days after the European … [Read more...]
Dolnoslaskie Political Statement
AER proposes a new deal to the European Parliament: further subsidiarity for a better Europe, focused on the citizens and closer to their needs Statement adopted at the AER General Assembly in Wroclaw, on 28 May 2014. Rapporteurs: Anna Magyar (Csongrad-HU), Jean-Luc Vanraes (Bruxelles-Capitale-BE), Rodrigo Oliveira ( Açores-PT) and Johan Edstav (Uppsala-SE) Wroclaw, … [Read more...]
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