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June 2020
Webinar – Learning about Communicating European Cohesion Policy
Join our webinar to discuss with EU Commission Official about the perspective of cohesion policy, and to learn how to effectively communicate cohesion policy activities through the inputs from communication experts and regional practitioners. Background 'Together for Cohesion: Let's rEUnite!' is a communication campaign co-financed by the Directorate-General of Regional and Urban Policy of the European Commission and coordinated by AER in cooperation with mc Group. For more than one year we have been actively engaged in raising awareness about…
Find out more »March 2020
CANCELLED: Spring Plenaries 2020 – Covasna County
CANCELLATION OF THE AER SPRING COMMITTEE PLENARY IN COVASNA Dear AER members, Due to the worsening situation of the Coronavirus COVID-19 in Europe over the last two days, especially in the countries where most participants of the AER Committee Plenary come from, the expert authorities have advised us to cancel our meeting next week in Covasna. This advice has been given to us in order to contain the spread of the disease among our members and staff but also to…
Find out more »World Sustainable Energy Days
The World Sustainable Energy Days (WSED) is a yearly event that takes place in Wels, Austria. This year's edition takes place from 4-6 March. It is jam-packed 2 days with 6 conferences covering best practices & experiences from both the private and public sector, financing opportunity, policy initiatives, network opportunities, tradeshow with 1,600 exhibiting companies and study visits. The conference includes: European Pellet Conference European Energy Efficiency Conference (includes all the conference below) Energy Efficiency Policy Conference Young Energy Efficiency…
Find out more »January 2020
Road to the Future Project – Final Conference
The Final Conference of the Road to the Future "I Choose Europe" Project will take place on 20-21 January 2020 in Brussels. Agenda Registration For more information, please contact the AER Projects Unit.
Find out more »December 2019
Autumn Bureau Meeting – Brussels Capital (BE)
The autumn meeting of the AER Bureau took on 5 December 2019 in the Brussels Capital Region. The Bureau came together to adopt AER's political priorities for 2020-2025 and it also hosted two debates with European parliamentarians on the Sustainable Development Goals and Digitalisation. A draft agenda for the event is accessible at the link below: The Working Documents can be downloaded at the link below: Presentations from the event can be downloaded via the link below:…
Find out more »Economy 4.0: shaping a future that works for everybody
4 December 2019 - 08:45 - 16:30 - BIP (2-4 rue Royale - 1000 Brussels) A draft agenda for the event is accessible at the link below: Photographs from the Event can be viewed at the link below Presentations from the Event can be downloaded via the link below
Find out more »November 2019
Smart City Expo World Congress – Barcelona (ES)
The Assembly of European Regions will again be taking part in the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) from 19-21 November in Barcelona (ES). The 2019 edition of the SCEWC aims to be the meeting point to encourage all stakeholders (from technology industries to policy-makers and entrepreneurs) to engage in dynamic action to enable a sustainable and inclusive future. There will be 5 main tracks that will be touched upon during this expo: Digital Transformation Urban Environment Mobility Governance…
Find out more »International Youth Forum Dialogue
The International Youth Forum Dialogue needs you! Are you interested in youth policy? Do you have experiences to share on how to promote effective communication among young people? Do you want to jointly address the challenges connected to youth? If so, then this event is for you... When and Where: The International Youth Forum Dialogue will take place from 15 to 19 November 2019 in Batumi, Adjara (Georgia). Who should participate: This dialogue platform will bring together 50 representatives from…
Find out more »AMiD Final Conference
SAVE THE DATE! The Assembly of European Regions is pleased to invite you to: The AMiD Final Conference Date: 5 November 2019 Timing: 13:00-18:30 Venue: European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Rue Belliard 99, B-1040, Brussels AMiD - Access to services for Migrants with Disabilities project is an EU funded project that aims to support the efficient management of the reception and inclusion of migrants with disabilities in the EU. The conference is organised in collaboration with the AMiD…
Find out more »October 2019
Eurodyssey Forum 2019
The Eurodyssey Forum 2019 took place in Cagliari, Sardinia on 23-25 October 2019. For this year's Forum, the Secretariat extended the invitation to the person responsible for communications in your region to think up together a communication strategy for Eurodyssey. Programme Overview Working Documents Statistic Report 2018 (Full version) Statistics Report 2009-2019 Statistic Report 2019 Hosting Calendar Form 2020 Eurodyssey Employment Results 2017 Eurodyssey State of Membership 2019 Presentations Presentation Statistics Report 2018-2019 EY Comms Guidelines Workshop "How to communicate…
Find out more »REGIONerating Europe
The European Week of Regions and Cities is an annual four-day event during which cities and regions showcase their capacity to create growth and jobs, implement European Union cohesion policy, and prove the importance of the local and regional level for good European governance. It will take place from 7-10 October 2019 in Brussels. AER is proud to host a workshop in the context of #EUregions week: REGIONerating Europe As a new European Parliament has recently been elected and…
Find out more »Regional Business Forum – Second Edition
Regional Business Forum - Second Edition Date: 1 - 3 October 2019 Venue: Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vojvodina, 11 Hajduk Veljkova St, Novi Sad The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina will host the Second Edition of the Regional Business Forum, it will be an opportunity for companies to exchange their business ideas and find new partners. Following the success of last year’s forum, this year’s Regional Business Forum will be organised in partnership with the Enterprise Europe Network, the…
Find out more »September 2019
Autumn Committee Plenaries – Podčetrtek (SI)
The annual Autumn Committee Plenaries of the Assembly of European Regions took place on September 24-26, 2019, in Podčetrtek, Slovenia. Useful Links General Programme of Events Practical Information Committee Elections 2019 Detailed Programme Working Documents Presentations
Find out more »YRN Autumn Plenary & UYD
AER - Youth Regional Network (YRN) is very proud of the partnership with the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe (CoE) 20th University on Youth and Development which took place in Mollina, Málaga (Spain) in September 2019. This was also an occasion to celebrate the YRN Autumn Committee Plenaries themed around the UYD'S 2019 annual focus "Youth & Justice" in line with the UN SDG 16 - "Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions". Useful Information: Overview programme 20th UYD Infopack UYD…
Find out more »Breakfast Seminar: Innovation in healthcare design – what have we learned?
Region Värmland (SE), the Scottish Government TEC and Digital Health Care Innovation Division, and AER, are organising a breakfast seminar on the topic of health innovation. The goals of the seminar are to: Highlight the European Union perspective on digital and healthcare innovation Showcase the approaches to design and digital innovation in healthcare adopted by Scotland and Sweden Discuss and share lessons learned in other regions Speakers: Filip Domanski, Policy Officer, DG SANTE, European Commission Tomas Edman, Co-ordinator, Experio…
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