Aim of the project The objective of Demola is to boost multidisciplinary agile innovation culture and encourage entrepreneurship in the Tampere region. As part of the New Factory innovation platform, Demola provides students and companies with a collaborative and multidisciplinary innovation environment, where students from the three regional universities create … [Read more...]
You will find in this section all the articles published in our news section on our home page.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (DE) wins the AER Innovation Award
Aim of the project The objective of Entrepreneurial Technology Transfer is to support an atmosphere of entrepreneurship spirit in the region and research institutes, encouraging people to start up their own business as well as corporations offering the necessary support. … [Read more...]
Waiting for 2012: AER brings Croatian civil society closer to Europe
Porec, Istria (HR), 15th October 2010 True to its mission of reinforcing subsidiarity and bringing Europe closer to its citizens, the Assembly of European Regions (AER) organised a Citizens’ Forum in the region of Istria in Croatia. The local population was invited to debate with local and regional authorities representatives and the European Union the perspectives that EU … [Read more...]
Health Inequalities in Europe: now is the time to act! AER calls for all levels of governance to join forces
Brussels (B), 8 October 2010 Even in these times of economic crisis, health inequalities can be avoided, and regions have both a political and moral obligation to act: this is the message from the Committee on Social Policy and Public Health of the Assembly of European Regions’ (AER). It is true that the current economic crisis contributes to reinforcing health inequalities. … [Read more...]
Regions marching for cohesion and solidarity: AER defends access to all European regions to employment and regional competitiveness
Brussels, 7 October 2010 Today, 300 regional representatives and regional networks responded to the call of the Austrian Land Niederösterreich, supported by the German Freistaat Bayern that hosted the event, for the Prolongation of the Regional Competitiveness and Employment objective (RCE) post 2013. Among them Mrs Michèle Sabban, President of the Assembly of European … [Read more...]
The AER Facebook: AER expands its social media presence
Strasbourg (F), 4 October 2010. The largest independent network of regions in wider Europe joins the biggest social network in the world! Now you can become a fan of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) by joining the new official Facebook pages: one dedicated to the latest developments of its committees and its President, and the other one focused on its Youth Regional … [Read more...]
“Wanted: Wonder women to clean up Golden Boys’ mess”
Valencia, Comunitat Valenciana (E), 22 September 2010 “It is important to avoid the recession being used, as is already the case in some Member States, as an argument for scaling back gender equality measures,” said Monica Carlsson, President of the AER Standing Committee on Equal Opportunities (SCEO), during a seminar on ‘Women and social policies at times of economic … [Read more...]
Regions cannot afford youth unemployment: AER acts on youth employment with its youth representatives
Svolvaer, Nordland (N), 21 September 2010. As a prelude to the plenary meeting of its Committee on Culture, Education and Youth, the Assembly of European Regions (AER) organised a seminar on youth employment in Svolvaer (N). With a European youth unemployment average of 20,4%, this issue remains on everyone’s radar and keeps rising on the political agenda of all European … [Read more...]
In Montreal, AER President calls for paradigm shift in the fight against climate change
During a high-level meeting organized by the UNDP and R20 last Wednesday, the President of the Assembly of European Regions underlined the importance of public-private partnerships in the struggle against climate change and invited its partners to deliver an ‘action-tank’ Montreal, Quebec (CDN), 16 September 2010. Within the framework of the World Energy Congress held in … [Read more...]
AER tribute to David Kirk
Strasbourg (F), 17 August 2010. The Assembly of European Regions (AER) today pays tribute to David Kirk who passed away suddenly this weekend. Considered “a tower of strength”, David Kirk was a staunch defender of the role of regional authorities in managing schools and maintaining high educational standards. Throughout his professional career, he understood that … [Read more...]
AER Tribute to Georges Pierret
Strasbourg (F), 12 August 2010. The Assembly of European Regions (AER) pays tribute to Georges Pierret who passed away Sunday night in Rennes. Georges Pierret devoted his life to the defense of regionalism in France and Europe. Since the beginning of his professional career, he understood that strengthening the political role of regions was essential for their … [Read more...]
Open letter from AER President to J.M. Barroso: “Don’t take away the ESF from Cohesion policy!”
Mr. President, The Assembly of European Regions (AER) is closely following developments relating to the future financial framework for 2014-2020, especially the place that cohesion policy will hold in this framework. We recently learned that the European Commission plans to remove the European Social Fund from the domain of cohesion policy in order to finance a … [Read more...]
AER brings its expertise to the Albanian regions
Michèle Sabban highlights regions as important stakeholders for youth employment Tirana (AL), 1st July 2010. Michèle Sabban, AER President, came to Albania at the invitation of the United Nations Programme for Youth Employment and Migration (YEM). Ms. Sabban was invited as a keynote speaker during a forum entitled “Youth Employment in Albania: Innovative approaches and … [Read more...]
“REFER”: New Blog by the AER and GE Energy to promote discussion on European Energy Challenges
Brussels (B), 22 June 2010 The Assembly of European Regions (AER) and GE Energy today announced the launch of R.E.F.E.R. (Responsible Energy for European Regions), a blog aimed at facilitating thoughts and discussion on energy matters across all regions of Europe. Available at refer.blogactiv.eu, R.E.F.E.R. reports on the latest energy news, energy analysis and commentary … [Read more...]
AER’s Youth Regional Network’s meeting: Subsidiarity is more than a word for European youth!
Donja Stubica (HR), 9 June 2010. Concerned about the challenges faced by youth in the contemporary Europe, 90 young participants from more than 40 European regions joined, today, the meeting of the AER’s Youth Regional Network (YRN). Through this network, the Assembly of European Regions aims to reengage young people in politics. Young representatives of regional youth … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 88
- 89
- 90
- 91
- 92
- …
- 117
- Next Page »