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May 2022
WEBINAR: Access To Quality Education And Training- An Intercultural Approach
How to unlock the potential of education and training as key enablers for inclusion? Formal education and extracurricular activities have a powerful influence on how individualsperceive diversity. From early childhood education to lifelong learning, education andtraining are therefore powerful tools for building more inclusive societies.Actions to support the inclusion of third-country nationals and to harness the diversityadvantage include work on the school and extracurricular programmes, when this falls underthe competences of the region or city, as well as the creation…
Find out more »AGENDA AVAILABLE: Green (H)ydrogen: Powering Our Regions’ Future
You can check out the agenda and list of speakers HERE. Why is Europe talking about hydrogen? Hydrogen is a versatile energy source with significant potential. It can be used as a feedstock, a fuel or an energy carrier, and has many possible applications across industry in the transport, heating and construction sectors. Most importantly, it does not emit CO2 and produces almost no air pollution when used. The European Commission estimates that “green” hydrogen from renewable sources could make…
Find out more »Capacity-building for Integrated Care: From the Maturity Assessment to Improvement Planning
Interested in knowing more about how your region can strengthen its health and social care system and improve the design and delivery of healthcare services? Join online the Scottish Government and all the partners of the SCIROCCO Exchange project at its closing event ‘Capacity-building for Integrated Care: From the Maturity Assessment to Improvement Planning‘! The conference will be held on Thursday 5 May 2022 from 9 am to 4:30 pm CET online. Throughout the past years, SCIROCCO Exchange has contributed to…
Find out more »April 2022
AERxDYPALL | CoE Study session – Climbing the ladder, capacitating youth leaders
The AER is partnering with the DYPALL Network and the Youth Department of the Council of Europe to host the study session Climbing the ladder - Capacitating youth leaders to facilitate youth participation in decision-making processes at the local level. This event will take place from 24 to 30 April 2022 in the European Youth Centre Strasbourg (EYCS), France. What are the objectives of the study session? The study session will focus on two of the five strategic priorities of…
Find out more »The World Sustainable Energy Days in Wels, Austria 2022: a great success! A review and a call for papers for the WSED 2023
The World Sustainable Energy Days in Wels, Austria 2022: a great success! A review and a call for papers for the WSED 2023: Over 650 experts from 55 countries participated in the World Sustainable Energy Days 2022 from 5-8 April – more than 60 % of them on-site! The energy transition community met in Wels/Austria and presented opportunities, solutions and strategies to make global climate neutrality reality. ©OOe Energiesparverband The World Sustainable Energy Days 2022, titled “Energy transition – full…
Find out more »Includ-EU webinar “Cross-sectoral approaches to inclusive housing”
The housing pillar of the EU’s Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion places emphasis on the need to ensure affordable accommodation and promote non-segregated, dignified, and accessible housing. In this webinar, we will discuss some of the main challenges to inclusive housing as well as explore opportunities and approaches for local and regional public authorities and relevant stakeholders to promote and implement inclusive housing policies. The 4th Includ-EU webinar looked at innovative practices that promote the positive benefits of intercultural…
Find out more »REGISTER NOW: World Sustainable Energy Days 2022
We are delighted to announce that our member region, Upper Austria, will again host its long awaited and well-renowned World Sustainable Energy Days (WSED) on 5-8 April 2022! Organized by the energy agency of Upper Austria, OÖ Energiesparverband, the WSED is a leading annual conference on energy transition and climate neutrality, with more than 650 participants from over 60 countries. As in previous editions, in 2022 the event will take place in Wels, Austria. Interested in attending? What is it all about? In her 2020 State of the Union address,…
Find out more »March 2022
Conference on “Strong counties serving their citizens – the future of regional governance in Albania” 28-30 March in Tirana
It is our pleasure to invite you to the Conference on “Strong counties serving their citizens – the future of regional governance in Albania”, held on 28-30 of March in Tirana, Albania. The Assembly of European Regions and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung are proud to welcome you to our Conference on the Future of Regional Governance in Albania. Our aim is to bring together regional leaders within Albania and to bring about a debate on the future of regional cooperation…
Find out more »REGISTER NOW: Unboxing the Multiannual Financial Framework Session III – Making EU funds work for your region
Date: 25 March 2022 Time: 10:00 – 12:30 CET Venue: Online (via Zoom) Background Together with the NextGenerationEU recovery instrument, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) represents an unprecedented €1.8 trillion of funding to support Europe’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the EU’s long-term priorities across different policy areas. It is therefore essential that Europe’s regions get training with these instruments to ensure a robust and sustainable recovery. That is why as part of the Skillnet Project, the AER has put together three information sessions…
Find out more »SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED: Bureau Debate on Growth, Jobs and Investment!
***Our first speakers have been announced — don't miss your chance to join what promises to be a fruitful discussion!*** NOTE: The registration button below is for non-members only. AER members should fill in the form HERE. The COVID-19 crisis had a profound impact on European regions and on the lives of our citizens. Businesses were negatively affected by the public health restrictions, leading to jobs losses and income reductions, with disproportionate impacts for women, younger and older workers and…
Find out more »REGISTER NOW: Online Spring Bureau & Member Engagement Meetings
We are delighted to invite our members to register for our online Spring Bureau & Member Engagement Meetings on the 24th of March 2022. As we emerge from the pandemic, this will be an opportunity for members to set out priorities for the future of the AER on everything from political priorities to the Action Plan. You can register for all meetings and debates via the link above. There is only one Zoom link for all sessions, so please save this link in…
Find out more »December 2021
REGISTER NOW: Eurodyssey Youth Programme Information Session — 15 December, 2021
On 15 December, 2021 (10.00 AM, CET), the Assembly of European Regions is delighted to welcome you to an informative session on how our Youth Exchange Programme (Eurodyssey) functions. This information session is organised to offer our members a clear insight in the tangible benefits that our Eurodyssey Youth Programme provides. Does your region focus on promoting youth development and competency building? Are you looking to show some tangible examples for your regional representatives? Have you heard of our Eurodyssey…
Find out more »Join AER’s Online Campfire Session on EU Projects and Services
Within that session, we’ll showcase current and upcoming projects in our portfolio, opportunities for member regions, which are the services available for members and how to access them. Additionally, participants can interact directly with the AER Project Unit highlighting the topics they wish to tackle through projects, the typology of activities they consider relevant to join, the profile of partners they would like to work with, and they can share their experiences with others. The Project Unit will welcome your…
Find out more »LINE-UP ANNOUNCED — Join our Bureau Debate on Sustainable Mobility & Connectivity — the Road to Recovery and the Green Transition
Want to join online?* ***UPDATE*** — we are delighted to announce that completing our panel will be Mr Ciarán Cuffe, Member of the European Parliament's Committees on Transport and Tourism and Industry, Research and Energy! According to the European Parliament, transport accounts for 30% of the EU’s total emissions. If we are to keep global temperatures below 1.5C and achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, a change of gears is required to make our transport systems more efficient, less polluting and…
Find out more »2021 Eurodyssey Forum
Joining online? Welcome the online Eurodyssey Forum 2021! We are delighted to invite our members to join the 2021 Eurodyssey Forum. This event will take place online on 2-3 December in tandem with the 2021 AER Autumn Bureau. You can view the overview programme below: Overview Programme Essential Documents: All working documents will be uploaded here when ready: Draft Agenda Working Documents Conclusions from the break-out sessions (English) Conclusions from the break-out sessions (French) Presentations: Eurodyssey Annual Report 2020-2021 Candidates…
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