On 12 June, 15 participants from different regions kicked off AER's school dropout initiative in Brussels. They defined their objectives, work plan and methodology and set a 2 years calendar. Members of the working group will collect and present prevention measures at the next Committee 3 meeting on 30 and 31 October 2013 in Strasbourg. Further steps will focus on intervention … [Read more...]
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Regions shaping e-transport
A political report, adopted on 18 May 2013, aims to highlight the importance of facilitating electric vehicles. The main recommendations include: need for further Inter-operability of the supporting infrastructure behind vehicle charging, ‘Universality’ which will allow the owners of electric vehicles drive outside there locality, Promotion and Communication to tackle the lack … [Read more...]
Regions face the crisis
The AER gathered the 16 May in Paris, 250 European, national and regional decision makers as well as representatives from the business and banking sector, in the presence of Janusz Lewandowski, European Commissioner for financial programming and Budget, Jean-Paul Huchon, President of the Ile-de-France Regional Council (FR) and Laurent Fabius, French Minister for Foreign … [Read more...]
AER President meets Commission President Barroso
European regions presented their views on the preparation of the Commission’s work programme 2014 Bruxelles, Bruxelles-Capitale (B), 7 June 2013 Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli, President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) met yesterday the European Commission's President José Manuel Barroso, together with the President of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the … [Read more...]
AER President met European Commission President Barroso
Hande Özsan Bozatli, AER President, met on 6 June the European Commission's President José Manuel Barroso, together with the President of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the representatives from the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), Association of European Border Regions (AEBR), Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR), EUROCITIES, Conference … [Read more...]
Defining role of regions in the light of the new Transparency Register
In the context of the current discussions concerning the future of the Europe's transparency register -a joined initiative of the European Parliament and the European Commission-, a high-level meeting between lobby groups, interest representatives and EC Vice-President, Maroš Šefčovič, took place on the 5th of June in Brussels. The purpose of the meeting was to get input from … [Read more...]
Newsletter n°9 (Jun. 2013)
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Electric vehicles – Quality of life – Regional development: AER publishes three political reports
Paris, Ile-de-France (F), 18 May 2013 The Assembly of European Regions (AER) adopted three new political reports. AER developed the concept of reports with the purpose of raising the political voice of European Regions on concrete issues. After adoption, the reports become the tools to lobby key European and National policy makers to determine a way forward. “The role for … [Read more...]
New AER President: Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli
The First Turkish President of European Political Organisation Representing Regions Paris, Ile-de-France (FR), 18 May 2013 The General Assembly has elected its new Presidium: Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli Istanbul (TR) President Magnus Berntsson Västra Götaland (SE) Vice-President Treasurer Vasco Cordeiro Madeira (PT) Vice-President Jean-Claude … [Read more...]
Michèle Sabban takes the lead of the Eurodyssey programme
Paris, Ile-de-France (F), 18 May 2013 During the General Assembly of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) in Paris, the Eurodyssey programme changed Presidency in a hand over from the Azores region (P) to the Île-de-France region (F). Vasco Cordeiro, President of the Azores (P) region underlined that: “Eurodyssey, a leading professional youth mobility programme, has … [Read more...]
10 recommendations for the Regions to overcome the crisis
Paris, Île de France (F), 16 May 2013 The Assembly of European (AER) has gathered today in Paris 250 European, national and regional decision makers as well as representatives from the business and banking sector, in the presence of Janusz Lewandowski, European Commissioner for financial programming and Budget, Jean-Paul Huchon, President of the Ile-de-France Regional … [Read more...]
Contribute to developing Europe’s youth
The Eurodyssey programme changed Presidency in a hand over from the Azores to Île-de-France. Ile-de-France will take the programme’s Presidency and secretariat from July 2013 on. Vasco Cordeiro, President of the Azores (P) region, underlined that: “Eurodyssey, a leading professional youth mobility programme, has been for nearly 30 years the most emblematic programme of our … [Read more...]
One step forward for the young European politicians
AER’s Youth Regional Network stands on its own two feet Brussels (B), 7 May 2013 Today, the Youth Regional Network (YRN) of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) adopted its own statutes as an international non-profit organisation. “I am particularly proud that our network reached such a maturity. Having a legal entity will give us with no doubt new opportunities, … [Read more...]
Newsletter n°8 (May 2013)
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Michèle Sabban invites EU members states to show solidarity and to work closely together for the sake of the EU
Strasbourg (F), 30 April 2013 The President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) Michèle Sabban spoke on the recent disagreements between EU member states’ decision makers: None of the member states should merely accept to uphold an opposing position with regards to their EU partners, they should conversely act as driver for propositions, as in the case of the … [Read more...]
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