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The General Assembly is the highest authority of the organisation and provides the political impetus. The articles below relate to the work of the General Assembly.

Call for nominations: AER General Assembly and Committees 2018

26 January, 2018 By Editor

Per AER Statute and Procedures, the AER Election Committee will inventory and prepare for the elections at the General Assembly and the Committees. The time-table is as follows: AER Spring Committe Plenaries, 20 March 2018 Call for nominations: 23 January 2018 Candidate’s applications: The Election Committee will accept applicants until 23 February 2018   … [Read more...]

AER presents its new branding, for a stronger Europe

26 June, 2017 By Editor

On Tuesday 20 June, AER launched its new visual identity. This new branding symbolises AER's political priority: "A Stronger Europe". This transition to a renewed AER could not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of AER during the last four years, under the presidency of Dr. Hande Ozsan Bozatli. Let us now work all together – local, regional, national … [Read more...]

AER elects a new Executive Board!

1 June, 2017 By Editor

Monday (31 May), during AER's General Assembly, a new Executive Board was elected. It has a mandate of 2 years, as stated in the AER statute. Below you can find the list of the new elected members: President Magnus Berntsson (Västra Götaland - SE) Treasurer Christian Debève (Grand Est - FR) Vice-Presidents Nina Björby (Västerbotten - SE) Albert Castellanos … [Read more...]

AER Election Committee nominations for the elections at the General Assembly 2017

13 May, 2017 By Editor

Per AER Statute and Procedures, elections for the Executive Board and the Election Committee and ratification of the members of the Bureau will occur at the General Assembly in St. Pölten (AT) on 31 May-2 June 2017. Elections for Committee Presidents took place at the Committee’s Plenary meeting in London (UK) on 21-23 March 2017. Call for nominations and all statutory … [Read more...]

Minutes: General Assembly, 23 June 2016, Bodø (NO)

23 June, 2016 By Editor

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Cllr Roy Perry (Hampshire-UK) on UK referendum

22 June, 2016 By Elin Berglie

Cllr Roy Perry (Hampshire-UK) could not attend our General Assembly in Bodø last June due to his responsibilities in the Remain campaign for the UK referendum. However, he sent this video to be presented at the Bureau meeting on June 22 2016. The Bureau was focused on the possibilities that new technologies offer to regional authorities to imporve governance, but was closed … [Read more...]

Minutes: General Assembly, 1 December 2015, Brussels (BE)

1 December, 2015 By Editor

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Minutes: General Assembly, 12 June 2015, Västra Götaland (SE)

12 June, 2015 By Editor

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AER Bureau and General Assembly

19 June, 2014 By Editor

The main annual meeting of AER attracted 300 members in Wroclaw (Dolnoslaskie–PL). Beside the statutory matters including the presentation of all AER activities or the changes to the rules of procedure, the Bureau, extra-ordinary and ordinary General Assembly have discussed the results of the European elections and highlighted equal opportunities. Two days after the European … [Read more...]

Minutes: Extraordinary General Assembly, 27 May 2014, Wroclaw (PL)

27 May, 2014 By Editor

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Minutes: General Assembly, 27 May 2014, Wroclaw (PL)

27 May, 2014 By Editor

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AER Elections 2010: Michèle Sabban re-elected President

11 November, 2010 By Editor

Sabban Elected President of AER in 2010

Under the lead of its President, AER elects a new Bureau in order to tackle the numerous challenges that regions will be facing until 2012 Istanbul (TR), 11th November 2010. Mrs Michèle Sabban, Vice-President of the Region Ile-de-France (F), was this morning re-elected President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) for a second two-year mandate, during the AER’s … [Read more...]

General Assembly 2008 in Tampere adopts the “Tampere Declaration on Migration and Integration”

14 November, 2008 By Editor

European regions commit to mutual understanding and respect Tampere (FIN), 14th November 2008

European regions commit to mutual understanding and respect Tampere (FIN), 14th November 2008 Regional politicians from across the wider Europe agreed today that the rewards of welcoming new migrants “far outweigh the negative examples of misunderstandings and prejudices”. Those rewards, according to AER’s “Tampere Declaration on Migration and Integration”, include the … [Read more...]

Michèle Sabban elected AER President

13 November, 2008 By Editor

Michèle Sabban elected AER President

Tampere (FIN), 13 November 2008. Michèle Sabban, Vice-President of the Ile-de-France region (F), was today elected President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER), the largest independent network of regional authorities in wider Europe. A former AER vice-president (2006-2008), Ms. Sabban was elected from among three candidates to the two-year post during AER’s annual … [Read more...]

General Assembly 2007 in Udine: Pres. lly and Barroso stated that “Regions are Building Blocks for Europe!”

9 November, 2007 By Editor

Illy with Barroso

Udine, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia (I), 9 November 2007 As EU nations come to grips with selling the idea of a shared "European identity" to citizens, the regions of wider Europe have taken up that challenge with this week's adoption of the Assembly of European Regions(AER) Udine Declaration. The declaration sets out the regions' crucial role in fostering a common European identity, … [Read more...]

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