The European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) is about to become a reality, as EU member States face the 1st August 2007 deadline to develop the rules necessary to implement the EU Regulation. This was the major theme discussed today at an international conference organised in Brussels by the Assembly of European Regions (AER, www.aer.eu), together with the Austrian … [Read more...]
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AER Initiative on the Promotion of the MDGs Together for Development on ’07/07/07′
Taking advantage of the “magical” date 7th July 2007 (07/07/07), the Assembly of European Regions (AER, aer.eu) has launched today a major initiative in favour of the so-called “Development Target”, whose final aim is to invest the 0,7% of national GDP in development cooperation. Marie-Françoise Muller (Vice-President of Burgundy-F), President of the AER Sub-Committee … [Read more...]
New EU Reform Treaty in Line with AER Position
The outcome of the European Council held on 22-23 June is fully in line with the position taken by the Assembly of European Regions (AER), and presented to the German Presidency in February this year. The AER called on EU Member States to set up an Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) as soon as possible and to ensure that the European Parliament was properly represented in its … [Read more...]
AER President Riccardo Illy: ‘Simplify the EU Treaty to get it back on track’
“It is pure common sense to suggest that the most feasible way to ensure the ratification of the European Treaty is its simplification: that said, it is absolutely necessary to keep some fundamental pillars of the Treaty, such as the extension of the fields in which the majority voting system applies”: on the eve of the European Council, which is set for a make or break … [Read more...]
1st ‘AER-opean Reception’ gathers more than 120 professionals in Strasbourg
The 1st 'AER-OPEAN RECEPTION', organized on Tuesday 19th June by the Assembly of European Regions (aer.eu)at the Museum of Modern Art in Strasbourg, turned out to be an unprecedented success: more than 120 participants answered the call and attended the AER cocktail. Professionals working for all the major European institutions and organizations of Strasbourg turned up for … [Read more...]
New AER Emergency Planning Network: Together, the regions will better manage emergencies
Exeter, Devon (UK), 18 May 2007 Today, the Assembly of European Regions (AER) launches its Emergency Planning Network, in Exeter-Devon-UK. This network will allow regions to learn from each other what to do - or what not to do! - in an emergency and to develop common action plans to respond to crises. The 35 participants, representing 15 regions from 10 countries, defined … [Read more...]
European Constitutional Treaty: Regions need to be involved in the negotiations!
Diplomats from the 27 EU countries are meeting tomorrow in Berlin, in order to make some progress in the talks on the European Constitution. This meeting follows last Saturday's 'Sintra summit'. The negotiations on the European Constitutional Treaty will now enter a new phase, in view of the June European Council. The Assembly of European Regions (AER), the political … [Read more...]
Pres. Illy at the AER Bureau in Hamar: “Regions have to keep the Momentum of European Integration going”
Dates of next AER General Assembly confirmed: 7th 9th November in Udine (I) Hedmark County (N), 8 May 2007 "It is the regions' duty to maintain the current level of integration in Europe, in case no solution is found on the Constitutional Treaty at the EU level": AER President, Riccardo Illy, claimed. At the end of the AER Bureau Meeting, held today in Hedmark County … [Read more...]
Regions launch two major Initiatives on integrating Ethnic Minorities and supporting Migrant Women
European Year of Equal Opportunities Strasbourg (F), 25 April 2007 "European Regions want the EU to do more in the field of anti-discrimination": Klaus Klipp, Secretary General of the Assembly of European Regions (AER, www.aer.eu), stressed today during a press conference at the European Parliament in Strasbourg the crucial importance of anti-discrimination issues for … [Read more...]
Press Invitation Combating Discrimination in Europe: Regions and MEPs speak out
On the occasion of the launch of the anti-discrimination truck tour in Strasbourg, which is due to leave the Alsatian capital on Wednesday 25th April, European regions and MEPs team up to announce joint initiatives on the integration of ethnic minorities, migrant women and gender equality. 'We want to show that the regions of Europe have been working for years on these … [Read more...]
AER Study Visit to UNDP Decentralisation Projects in Southern Serbia
The AER Working Group on International Solidarity has undertaken a study visit to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) projects in Serbia, in order to ascertain how AER Member Regions could engage in UNDP-administered development cooperation schemes on the ground in countries such as Serbia, Morocco and Lebanon. After a visit on the 16th April to the UNDP Serbia … [Read more...]
European Year of Equal Opportunities: Regions set the example on integrating Ethnic Minorities
Pécs, Baranya (H), 30 March 2007 Meeting in Pécs, Baranya-H at the occasion of a seminar organised by the Assembly of European Regions (AER), 38 regions from 14 European countries set today a milestone in the field of ethnic minorities integration, by signing up to a declaration that firmly commits them to concrete targets in this field. The "Regions' Declaration on the … [Read more...]
Euroregions in South East Europe A Successful Instrument for Regional Development
Brussels (B), 29 March 2007 The Assembly of European Regions (AER), in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation and the Salzburg Institute of the Regions of Europe, invited on 28th March to a conference on Euroregions in South East Europe. This event was hosted by the EU Liaison Office of the Euroregion Tyrol/South Tyrol/Trentino in Brussels. The conference evaluated … [Read more...]
The EU ‘Berlin Declaration’: a success for European Regions
'We preserve in the European Union the identities and diverse traditions of its Member States. We are enriched by open borders and a lively variety of languages, cultures and regions. There are many goals which we cannot achieve on our own, but only in concert. Tasks are shared between the European Union, the member States and their regions and local authorities'. The … [Read more...]
AER President Illy at the CoR Plenary: “Regions have a fundamental Role to play in Tomorrow’s Europe”
"Europe must now find the strength to make new progress", said Riccardo Illy, President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) and of the region Friuli Venezia Giulia-I, during the plenary session of the Committee of the Regions, which was held today in Rome to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the EU Founding Treaties. Speaking during the round table on "Tomorrow's … [Read more...]
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