Valencia hosts 14th AER Summer School Valencia (E), 26 August 2009 AER secretary-general Klaus Klipp underlined in his speech at the 14th AER Summer School opening in Valencia the paramount importance that cooperation between regions in EU programmes and projects plays in tackling climate change. Mr. Klipp emphasised the need to create regional lobbies to stand up for … [Read more...]
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Regions pursuing innovative energy solutions with another MORE4NRG seminar
Valencia (E), 7 May 2009. Getting the right energy mix, moving on to higher energy efficiency and cutting down on energy consumption have been recognized by the European Union as the key measures to successful environmental management. In addition, the ambitious “3x20%” objective aims to shield Europe from potential energy breakdowns and to provide it with greater security of … [Read more...]
Launch of the European Platform of regional and local actors for development cooperation
Strasbourg, Alsace (F), 17 November 2008. The European Platform of regional and local actors for development cooperation was launched today on the occasion of the 3rd European Development Days in Strasbourg. The Assembly of European Regions (AER) is part of the platform led by the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), which will receive funding of 470.000 € … [Read more...]
INTERREG project “MORE4NRG” started in Norrbotten, AER project partner
Luleå, Norrbotten (S), 26 November 2008 Project partners of the project MORE4NRG came together on 20-21 November for the kick-off meeting in Luleå, Norrbotten (S). MORE4NRG is one of 35 regional initiative projects that were approved from the 492 applications received under the first call INTERREG IVC. To reduce the effects of climate change and prepare for the decline of the … [Read more...]
AER Centurio 2000: Results
Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia (FIN), 6 December 2000 The evaluation seminar 2000 for the Centurio programme of the Assembly of European Regions took place on 6 th December 2000 in Seinäjoki (FIN), bringing together both trainees from regional administrations in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and coordinators from the host Regions in Western Europe. Around 30 … [Read more...]
The Centurio programme of the Assembly of European Regions
Centurio is a training programme, created and run by the Assembly of European Regions, aiming at the promotion of the exchange of experience and know-how between political representatives and regional civil servants of Eastern, Western and Central Europe. Since 1994 the traineeships offered by this programme allow administrators and political representatives from the Regions of … [Read more...]