Committee “Culture, Education, Youth and International Cooperation” held its spring plenary in Novi Sad (Vojvodina-RS) on 26 March. Sub-Committee Culture defined its interests mainly around the topics of cultural heritage and culture for health/seniors. The debates on culture will be pursued during this year’s Summer Academy. The work of Sub-Committee Education was very … [Read more...]
Youth at the heart of the Committee 3 autumn plenary
AER Committee 3 held its autumn plenary meeting in Strasbourg at the invitation of the Alsace Region (FR) and Regional Councillor Lilla Merabet in charge of Youth. Youth was at the heart of the series of events organised from 29 to 31 October 2013: AER seminar on European funding for financing youth projects. Public debate including young people from the Alsace Youth … [Read more...]
Improving the quality and continuity of care in the regions
What happens to frail patients when they are discharged from the hospital? On 28 June 2013, European regions gathered in Barcelona to discuss how to build a bridge between health and social care through ICT tools. Integration of care is needed to fill in the care gap that exists in the organisation, delivery and management of care, thus improving the quality and continuity of … [Read more...]
How to invest in health?
“Health is not a luxury reserved for the times of plenty!”. Members of the Social Policy and Public Health Committee raised the alarm in their plenary session in Barcelona on 28th June. In its response to the EC’s Investing in Health document calling for increased efficiency in healthcare, AER reminds that additional spending may be required in order to shift to more efficient … [Read more...]
General assembly 17-18 May 2013, Paris (FR)
[This page should describe the event with links to the working documents, the minutes etc.] 2013 – General Assembly 17-18 May 2013 – Paris (FR) … [Read more...]
New President for the AER Economy and Regional development Committee
On 25-27 April, over 100 AER members met in Dnipropetrovsk (UA) in order to attend, among other events, the Committee 1 Plenary Meeting. With the nomination of the Committee 1 President as the key point on the agenda, members nominated Mr. Marian VASILE, Timis (RO), as their candidate, which will be voted upon at the forthcoming AER General Assembly. During the meeting, … [Read more...]
New President for AER committee on culture, education and youth
One of the highlights of the AER Committee 3 plenary meeting in Dnipropetrovsk (UA) on 25 April was the nomination of the future Committee President. Ms Sonja STEEN from Nordland (N), former President of Sub-Committee ‘Youth’, has been unanimously nominated. Combating school drop out will be one of the main topics that Sub-Committee ‘Education’ will work on over the coming … [Read more...]
New EU energy efficiency directive
The 2012/27/EU Directive on energy efficiency entered into force on 4/12/2012. It will have to be transposed by all Member states by mid-2014. Until then, there was no specific binding legislation aiming at implementing the objective of 20% less energy consumption by 2020. This directive brings forward binding measures to step up Member States' efforts to use energy more … [Read more...]
AER working group on Energy and Climate Change
The AER Working group on Energy and Climate change met in Wels (A) on 28 February. On this occasion, the last version of the Hampshire report on the role of regions in ensuring a future for e-vehicles was presented and adopted by the group. Its final adoption will be proposed at the next AER General Assembly. The group also decided to support and promote the AER “Engagement of … [Read more...]
AER takes on European commission on regional airports
AER Working Group on Regional Airports: "The future of our Regions is closely interlinked with that of our airports" At the verge of the publication of the revision of the Community guidelines on the financing of airports and start-up state aid to airlines, the AER, together with over 20 member regions and partner organizations Airports Council International and Airport … [Read more...]
AER makes concrete proposals to fight youth unemployment
Brussels (B), 27 June 2012 One hundred participants, including members from the Assembly of European Regions (AER), MEPs, and representatives from the European Commission and the United Nations as well as young people themselves met yesterday at the premises of the European Parliament in Brussels to learn “Why are Regions the best candidates to tackle youth … [Read more...]
General assembly 26 March 2012, Brussels (BE)
2012 – General Assembly 26 March 2012 – Brussels (BE) … [Read more...]
Social services: The concept of Partnerships makes its mark
Since the adoption of the text “A Partnership between the Citizen, Society and the Region in the area of social, health and community care”, the AER Committee for Social Affairs, Health and Employment (IV) has applied itself to the promotion of partnerships between regional representatives, associations and the beneficiaries themselves. This is indeed a new conception of the … [Read more...]
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