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October 2020
Lifelong learning: Upskilling and reskilling of 50+
We are pleased to invite you to the webinar "Lifelong learning: upskilling and reskilling of 50+" that aims to bridge the gap between the need for reskilling and upskilling and funding opportunities and programmes offered by the EU. This webinar will highlight regional examples on upskilling and re-skilling and provide insights into the funding mechanisms used. In the context of rapidly changing labour markets, the upskilling and re-skilling of adults has become a priority. Technological changes and digitalisation…
Find out more »#EURegionsWeek – Achieving 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through Cohesion Policy
One more year the Assembly of European Regions will be taking part in the European Week of Regions and Cities, together with its partners: Regions 4, ORU Fogar, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Catalan Directorate-General for Development Cooperation (ACCD), and the European Union EUROsociAL+ Programme. The webinar to be held on 15 October will aim to address the main question of "How cohesion policy can make regions deliver for a sustainable and…
Find out more »#EURegionsWeek – Eurodyssey35: Regions on the move
The Assembly of European Regions is pleased to announce one more contribution to the European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC). For the first time, the Eurodyssey programme will be featured in the #EURegionsWeek through our virtual participatory lab, Eurodyssey35: Regions on the move, which will take place on 14 October at 9:30 AM. In this session, policy-makers, regional officials and young activists will engage one another in an open dialogue on what is at stake for youth development, and…
Find out more »September 2020
Webinar “The EU Green Deal: Challenges and opportunities for EU regions in times of COVID-19”
Date: 14 September Time: 16:00-17:15 CEST Venue: Online Registration: Fill in this form The AER series on European Green Deal launched in collaboration with the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development of the Catalan Government (CADS) will celebrate its first webinar: The EU Green Deal: Challenges and opportunities for EU regions in times of COVID-19. During this online session, it will be discussed the key role that the European Green Deal and its Just Transition Mechanism will play in regions and…
Find out more »June 2020
Intercultural Regions: Improving Access to Services
We are pleased to invite you to a webinar on the ways in which regions can improve the accessibility of public services for better integration policies and practices with insights from IOM and the Council of Europe. Regional and local authorities are at the forefront when it comes to addressing integration needs in practice. The Covid-19 pandemic has strongly tested systems in place, revealing tremendous needs but also the resourcefulness which exists at local and regional levels. This shows how…
Find out more »Localising Agenda 2030: how regions can help meet the SDGs
https://youtu.be/5LRzCsKS8gk Join us for our online debate on “Localising Agenda 2030: how regions can help meet the SDGs”, on Wednesday 24 June from 14:30 to 16:00 CEST. UNDER DISCUSSION Regions and cities have been the first responders to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, coping with the immediate impact on their health systems, and enforcing lockdowns while sustaining families and local businesses. In its economic recovery plan, the European Commission has recognized the instrumental role of regions for a sustainable…
Find out more »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 »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…
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