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The Bureau is the main political body of the organisation, the main forum of exchange and debate. The articles below are related to the work of the Bureau.

Changing AER for the 21st Century

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The AER Bureau, in its meeting in Strasbourg (Alsace-FR) on 22 April 2015, took a bold decision to set AER in a new direction. Bureau members acknowledged that AER has played a pivotal role over the past 30 years for regions in Europe and has quite largely met if not exceeded its initial objectives: - Representing the voice of regions on European level and; - Promoting … [Read more...]

Cooperation agreement with Alba (RO)

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The AER Presidium and Bureau met in Alba County from 21-22 February 2013, in the Romanian city of Alba Iulia. Hosted in a recently renovated medieval fortress, the 50 regional representatives present took some key decisions for the AER in 2013. The Bureau members voted and agreed on a revised budget, adopted the political priorities for the year, confirmed the organisational … [Read more...]

Position of the Political Bureau of the AER: Transition regions must be taken into consideration

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's-Hertogenbosch (NL), 29 April 2011 On the occasion of its spring Bureau meeting, members of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) went over the conclusions of the 5th report on economic, social and territorial cohesion of the European Commission again, in particular the reference to the possible creation of a new intermediate category of regions that can receive financial … [Read more...]

From regional cooperation to macro-regions: Words find some meaning at AER political bureau

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Göteborg, Västra Götaland (S), 18 September 2009 As European ministers from the Baltic Sea countries convene in Stockholm, Sweden, to adopt a declaration to undertake the measures contained in the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, the Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) political bureau met in nearby Göteborg to discuss the implications for the regions of emerging … [Read more...]

AER political Bureau meeting Presentation

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The political Bureau of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) will meet on Friday 2nd March. At the invitation of Mr Stächele, Secretary of State for Baden-Württemberg (D) and President of the AER Institutional Committee, this meeting will take place in Oberkirch – Baden-Württemberg. Roughly 50 representatives, chaired by Mrs Prokop, AER President, from the regions of … [Read more...]

Meeting of the political Bureau of the AER

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The political Bureau of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) will meet on the 5th May 2000 in Stuttgart – Baden-Württemberg (D). The meeting will be chaired by AER President Luc Van den Brande. On this occasion the 60 representatives of the European Regions which make up the Bureau will give priority to the following two themes: 1. The White paper of the European … [Read more...]

Decisions made by the Presidium of the Assembly of European Regions

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The AER Presidium met on 18th February 2000 and welcomed with satisfaction the President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi's, announcement concerning the drawing up of a White paper of European governance and decided to commit AER member Regions to making a contribtion to this deliberation in the interest of regional authorities. In addition, the Presidium exressed … [Read more...]

Meeting of the AER political Bureau

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  Brussels, 12 May 1999 The first meeting of the AER political Bureau, in its new composition issued from elections at the General Assembly in Linz (A) in last December, will be held on 12th May in Brussels. Several subjects will be discussed and in particular: • Regions faced with the situation in Kosovo; • Project of the European Constitution, the … [Read more...]

Agenda 2000, employment and EU Enlargement at the heart of our work

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Under the presidency of Luc Van den Brande, President of the AER and Minister-President of Vlaanderen, the Presidium and the Bureau of the AER met on 12th and 13th February 1998 in Brussels for the first time this year. As a follow-up to the work of the General Assembly of Montpellier, some important decisions were made: Agenda 2000 for the regions The Bureau asked a … [Read more...]

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