The Committee of the Regions (CoR) has just adopted an own-initiative opinion on the revision of Regional State Aid guidelines. Jean-Paul Denanot, President of the Regional Council of Limousin (F) and member of the Committee of the Region was the rapporteur on this issue. The paper is calling for a regional state aid policy that matches better cohesion policy 2014. All regions … [Read more...]
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AER fights for sustainable energy at climate change conference
The voice of the AER, carried by its President Michèle Sabban and over thirty member regions, was strongly heard during the climate change conference, co-organised with the R20 on 31 January and 1 February, in Vienna (A). Already prior to the beginning of the conference, the AER President had the opportunity to present the work of the Assembly on energy policies, … [Read more...]
Noord-Brabant (NL) looking for partners
The Province of Noord-Brabant (NL) is looking for partner regions to create a consortium for the Open Days. Final deadline for applying to the European Commission: 6 March 2013 - Should you be interested in cooperating with the Province of Noord-Brabant, please contact Lieke Van Alphen … [Read more...]
European Commission call for proposal for TEMPUS
Reform of higher education through international university cooperation. More information … [Read more...]
Final Conference of ECREIN+ : Recommendations on eco-innovation
Lyon, Rhône-Alpes (F), 29 November 2012 “The ECREIN+ project was born only three years ago, and yet so much work has already been done, and so many prospects are in place for the months and years to come! ECREIN+ is a strong partnership, made up of regions that are as geographically diverse as they are close when it comes to their objectives. Placing eco-innovation at the … [Read more...]
Local and regional authorities urge member States to maintain Cohesion Budget
The four main European associations of local and regional government* are deeply concerned about the impact a reduction in the European Union budget would have on the future of cohesion policy. They therefore call on national governments to maintain the cohesion budget at €339 billion, as proposed by the European Commission in July 2012. This call comes ahead of the … [Read more...]
REALM and the Europe 2020 Flagship Initiatives
The Hampshire Adult and Community Learning led Grundtvig project (Accompanying Measures) entitled “Regional Adult Learning Multipliers and the Europe 2020 Flagship Initiatives” (REALM) held its fourth and final seminar in Brussels on 10 October 2012. The REALM seminar has inspected the flagships “Resource Efficient Europe” and “An Industrial Policy for the Globalisation Era” … [Read more...]
Conference on European Funding – ProI3T project
European funds have always been of paramount importance for local and regional authorities around Europe. In the context of the current economic recession and budgetary restrictions at every level, European funding becomes even more an important source of potential income for subnational public authorities. The final conference of the Pro-I3T project (financed by the Europe for … [Read more...]
AER new report on EU funding
AER is Releasing a New Report on Information and Access to European Funding and Announces Training in Regional Management of EU Funds Strasbourg, Alsace (F), 17 October 2012 At a time when the European Union is going through a period of economic instability, European funds play a particular role in the development and restarting of regional economies. The Assembly of … [Read more...]
New Report on EU Funding
At a time when the European Union is going through a period of economic instability, European funds play a particular role in the development and restarting of regional economies. The Assembly of European Regions (AER) has therefore published a report that aims at enabling European regions to improve access to European programmes, whether sectoral or structural. This policy … [Read more...]
Future Cohesion Policy & Health
AER is informing member regions about the opportunities for investing in health under the future EU Cohesion Policy. Health as such is not an explicit priority of the future Cohesion Policy, but there are numerous opportunities to invest in health, by investing in innovation, ICT, training health staff or improving access to services. The AER information campaign “Future … [Read more...]
ERRIN-AER Policy Debate “Horizon 2020”
On 18th September AER has co-organized with ERRIN (The research and innovation network for regions), a policy debate on Horizon 2020 and its regional dimension. Invited speakers were Keith SEQUIERA (Member of Cabinet of Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn in charge of Research, Innovation, Science) and Mikel LANDABASO (DG REGIO). In an informal setting with around 15 regional … [Read more...]
EP invites regional and local associations to speak on EU funding 2014 – 2020
Brussels, 8 May 2012 In the frame of the EP Committee on Regional Development (REGI), representatives of the EU major regional organisations were invited on 8 May 2012 for an exchange of views with MEPS on the post 2013 EU Cohesion Policy. The extraordinary meeting chaired by Danuta Hübner, President of the REGI Committee, focused on the 2014-2020 Cohesion Policy … [Read more...]
Flinkman Final Conference Stakeholders Join Hands to Improve Flood Risk Management
Thessaloniki (GR), 9 December 2011 River floods, flash floods, urban floods and floods from the sea in coastal areas are afflictions encountered by regions and countries all over the world. Figures are dramatic: some 85,000 people are killed and 230 million affected by natural disasters worldwide every year. The consequences of these disasters are not only economic and … [Read more...]
European regions, cities and organisations signed the “St. Pölten Manifesto” for a better cohesion policy
St. Pölten, Niederösterreich (A), 21st October 2011 Welcoming the draft cohesion regulations, regions, cities and their representative organisations agreed that there is still a lot to do to ensure that the full impact of cohesion policy is felt on the ground. They emphasised the importance of maintaining an adequate level of funding, a strong integrated approach to … [Read more...]
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