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How to get new business opportunities in wider Europe? The answer: AER Business Community
Pescara, Abruzzo (I), 9 April 2014 Yesterday, the region of Abruzzo (IT) held the official launch of the Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) Business Community. Mr. Giovanni Chiodi, President of Abruzzo, stated in front of an audience of over 100 Italian businessmen, that: “The business world has changed. Today, there are no borders and no currencies. The definition of … [Read more...]
Why regional competences should not be abolished
The government’s proposals regarding “new regions” in Croatia should undergo a democratic debate: Why regional competences should not be abolished. By Prof. Damir Magaš, PhD University of Zadar (HR) Apri 2014 Since the contemporary regionalisation of Croatia in 1993, the 21 existing administrative-territorial units or counties (also called “županija” in Croatian) … [Read more...]
Minutes: Bureau, 20 February 2014, Zadar
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AER and AEBR : joining forces on rural and urban challenges
Cross-border Urban and Rural integrated areas - Challenges and Chances" was the topic of the annual AEBR conference which took place in Liège (B) on the 7th of November and to which AER President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli was invited as a keynote speaker. Together with Danuta Hübner, MEP and Chair of the Regional Development Committee of the European Parliament, and other high … [Read more...]
AER and CIRCOM Regional sign partnership agreement
On 6 November 2013, The Assembly of European Regions and CIRCOM Regional signed a partnership agreement concerning exchange of expertise in themedia field at the Press Club in Brussels. This agreement was signed by AER President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli, and Jacques Briquemont, President of CIRCOM Regional. Founded in 1973, CIRCOM Regional (European Association of Regional … [Read more...]
What has become of them? Former winners of AER Innovation Award!
Health care in Noord-Brabant (NL), cluster policy in Lower-Austria (A), youth entrepreneurship in Wielkopolska (PL), Industrial policy in Västra Götaland (S), open innovation in Tampere (FIN), public sector modernisation in Slaskie (PL). 5 countries, 6 regions, 6 policy areas where innovation has made the difference and that the AER was the first to acknowledge as pioneers. On … [Read more...]
New and strong partnerships
In the framework of the Committee 1 autumn plenary and thematic events on innovation, the members of the AER Executive Board held a meeting in Brussels on November 5th. Thanks to AER's private partner, Brussels Airlines, this event took place in the unique landscape of the Brussels Zaventem airport. Following the meeting of the Executive Board, AER members met with the … [Read more...]
Local‐government reform in Georgia
Adriana Skorupska Polish Institute of International Affairs Georgia, 2013 An effective decentralisation of power is a crucial factor if the state wants to have a successful democratization. On June 15, Georgians went to the polls to elect their local‐ government representatives on new rules. Although local self‐government reform … [Read more...]
AER President at CALRE General Assembly
On 21-22 October, AER President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli attended the General Assembly of the Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies (CALRE) in Brussels at the regional parliament of Brussels-Capital. Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli, who had been invited by Françoise Dupuis, President of CALRE and President of the Brussels-Capital Parliament, demonstrated AER's will to … [Read more...]
New AER Business-Partner
Brussels Airlines is the leading Belgian airline, flying out of the capital of Europe, Brussels, to about 50 European destinations. Apart from capital cities, Brussels Airlines also offers several flights daily direct from regional airports like Bilbao, Faro, Hamburg, Marseille and Turin. Well-timed flight schedules make it convenient for travellers who wish to travel to … [Read more...]
New lifelong learning partnership
President, Hande Özsan Bozatli, opened, on Monday 30 September in Lyon (Rhône Alpes – F), the 11th European University of the Foundation of European Regions for Research in Education and Training (FREREF). Together with Jean-Jack Queyranne, President of the Rhône Alpes Region and Mercedes Bresso, Vice-President of the Committee of the Regions, AER President defended the role of … [Read more...]
Essential for rural development:
The agenda of the working group on agriculture and rural development was quite packed on 24 September. After a presentation by Iman Boot from DG Agri on the European Innovation Partnership (EIP), members discussed the current setting up of operational programmes and the difficulties regions face in having their voice heard at national level. But all in all, the topic that … [Read more...]
Poland and Romania implementing the cohesion policy: A comparative study
Anita Sobják, analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs and former AER intern, wrote her MA Thesis about the implementation of EU cohesion policy in Romania and in Poland, focusing on comparative aspects. Her thesis puts the emphasis on the processes of europeanisation and on the concept of multilevel governance, stressing then the way cohesion policy functions … [Read more...]
Regions, Innovation and business – a new partnership
AER signed a partnership agreement with the European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN), in order to widen its influence and gain new access to know-how about the business world. How to create innovative enterprises? How to ensure that they are sustainable and contributing to job creation and long lasting development of our territories? These are the most … [Read more...]
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