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July 2019
The Future of Rural Areas in Europe – Brussels (BE)
On 9 July, the Landtag of the Free State of Saxony and the Assembly of European Regions will be hosting an event titled "The Future of Rural Areas in Europe". AER President Magnus Berntsson will be giving a keynote speech during this event, along with Bernd Lange, District Administrator of Gorlitz and CoR Member. Following the keynote speeches, there will be a panel discussion moderated by Mr Michael Schmitz with MEPs Mrs Constanze Krehl and Dr Peter Jahr, Mag.…
Find out more »2019 AER Summer Academy – Novi Sad, Vojvodina (RS)
On the occasion of its hosting of the 2019 European Youth Capital, the AER Summer Academy will take place in Novi Sad, Vojvodina (RS) from 1-5 July 2019. This year's theme is "Youth is future, youth is Europe" in the wake of the 2019 Elections to the European Parliament. The Future of Europe is YOUth! Watch the promo video below or on our Facebook page REGISTRATIONS CLOSED! Local and regional authorities play a unique articulatory role between citizens and…
Find out more »June 2019
YRN General Assembly and Spring Plenary 2019 – Wrocław, Lower-Silesia (PO)
The AER Youth Regional Network’s General Assembly and Spring Plenary 2019 will take place from 14-16th of June in Wrocław, Lower-Silesia (Poland). Agenda Registration Please find the registration link here: https://youthregionalnetwork.typeform.com/to/bkNvP4 Please note that the registration is open until the 22nd of May. Contact For any practical question, please contact Mr Pawel Narolski: pawel.narolski@gmail.com
Find out more »Let’s rEUnite: Knowledge Sharing Workshop
On the occasion of the 2019 General Assembly and Spring Bureau Meeting in Larnaca (CY), we are organising a knowledge sharing workshop in the context of the Together for Cohesion: Let’s rEUnite! Project (DG Regio). During this Knowledge Sharing Workshop, participants are encouraged to share their communication campaigns and reflect on examples from regions: together, we want to evaluate best practices in communication which show the beneficiaries of European cohesion funding in regions. Please also let us know about your…
Find out more »‘Connecting the dots’ – Multi-level, Multi-actor Migration
The Assembly of European Regions is pleased to invite you to two inclusion days, starting with: A Round Table and World Cafe’ Exchange Session 'Connecting the dots' Multi-level, Multi-actor Migration AMiD Targeted Meeting 3 Larnaca, 5 June 2019 Timing: 10.00 - 16.30 Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, Larnaca (Atlantidon 2, Larnaca 6058, Cyprus) Programme: HERE About the Event: This event aims to bring regional and local authorities together with civil society organisations and representatives of European Institutions to share experiences and…
Find out more »General Assembly and Spring Bureau Meeting – Larnaca (CY)
Watch the video overview of the General Assembly & Spring Bureau Meeting below! The 2019 Spring Bureau Meeting and General Assembly of the Assembly of European Regions took place on 5-6 June in Larnaca, Cyprus. Presentations Find the individual presentations in the Google Drive Folder. SEE HERE List of Registered Participants (at 27 May 2019) READ THE FINAL EMAIL TO PARTICIPANTS HERE Agendas & Documents General Programme of Events See the full overview of the events taking place in…
Find out more »May 2019
Breakfast Seminar: The Sustainable Development Goals and regional growth – Is it possible?
Breakfast seminar: The Sustainable Development Goals and regional growth – Is it possible? Date: May 15th 2019, 09.00 – 11.00 Venue: Oslo Region European Office, Rue du Luxembourg 3, Brussels The sustainable development goals (SGD) call upon governments, businesses and civil society to come together and work towards a sustainable planet, leaving no one behind. Many, if not all regions, are working towards this in one form or another. A major pitfall exists in that it is easy to fall into when…
Find out more »March 2019
AER Spring Committee Plenaries
The spring plenaries of the three AER committees took place in Örebro (Sweden) from 26 till 28 March 2019. Work programmes During the statutory plenary meetings of the Committee on Economy & Regional Development, the Committee on Social Policy and Public Health and the Committee on Culture, Education and Youth, AER members developped jointly the Committees' 2019-2020 work programmes. Only one rules apply for this exercise: everything is possible! Thematic activities The seminar and on site thematic activities revolved around…
Find out more »February 2019
World Sustainable Energy Days 2019
Once a year AER member region Upper Austria becomes the world capital of sustainable energy. AER is a longtime partner to this event which focuses on clean energy and energy efficiency. What are the World Sustainable Energy Days? The new Clean Energy Package is changing Europe‘s energy markets. "Energy efficiency first" and "global leadership in renewables" are at the core of Europe’s commitment to a clean energy transition. This requires strong policies, competitive businesses, technology innovation and investments. The WSED…
Find out more »Eurodyssey Website Training
REGISTER HERE (CLOSED) Deadline for registrations: 15 January 2019 The Presidency of Eurodyssey and the AER Secretariat are organising together an event in Barcelona, from 14 to 15 February 2019, aimed to facilitate a training on the new Eurodyssey website and the programme’s communication. The event is targeting the participation of the “technicians” from member regions who are in charge of managing the website on a regular basis. Due to room capacity reasons, a maximum of 2 correspondents per region/delegation are invited to register.…
Find out more »December 2018
International Migrants Day: Promoting Diversity in Regions
To mark this year’s International Migrant Day, the Assembly of European Regions and the Region of Catalonia are organising this conference on promoting diversity and integration of migrants at a regional level on 18 December in Barcelona. The Conference will bring together representatives of regional authorities, high-level institutional officials and other stakeholders from across Europe. Our invited speakers and participants will share their experiences and good practices in diversity management at regional level, including examples of policies, programmes and projects…
Find out more »The Sharing Economy: Reshaping the way we do business
As is now a tradition and has been promised during the elaboration of the Committee 1 work programme, Brussels Capital will host this year again a mutual learning event on a current and transversal topic. This year it will be the Sharing economy, which will be in the spotlight. The event will be organised in cooperation with Catalonia. The event will raise awareness on the evolution of the business landscapes. The collaborative and platform economy request new business models but also…
Find out more »November 2018
AER Autumn Bureau Meeting 2018
The AER Autumn Bureau Meeting will take place in Gelderland (NL) from 21 till 22 November 2018. Registration Programme Direct Links Programme How to come prepared Working Documents Background Note - Debate on Migration, Diversity and Integration Invitation Letter Registration Practical Information
Find out more »YRN Autumn Plenary 16 – 18 November, Cascais
On the occasion of its hosting of the 2018 European Youth Capital, we are very pleased to announce that the YRN Autumn Plenary themed "Glocal Youth" will take place in Cascais, Portugal from the 16 - 18 November 2018. REGISTER HERE (CLOSED) Deadline for registrations: 6 November 2018 Programme European Youth Capital 2018: Cascais Working documents Minutes from last Spring Plenary Meeting Draft Agenda Committee 1 for Economy and Regional Development. Draft Agenda Committee 2 for Social Policy and Public Health. Draft…
Find out more »SCEWC: Food, Sustainability and Governance in the Digital Age
As announced at the Vojvodina Committee 1 plenary meeting, AER is organising a side event on Wednesday 14 November on Food, Sustainability and Governance in the Digital Age in the context of the Smart City Expo World Congress. This event will look at food from different perspectives to support sustainable regional development. The objective is to share experiences, discover stories and to identify fields for action which can start now. Smart City Expo World Congress will be an ideal place to…
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