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December 2020
Webinar: EU Green Deal – Farm to Fork – The Commitment of Regions to Sustainable Food Policy in the EU
Date: 16 December Time: 16:00-17:30 CEST Registration: Here Following the success of our first European Green Deal webinar, which covered challenges and opportunities for regions in the time of Covid-19, the AER is delighted to bring you the second in our series: Farm to Fork - The Commitment of Regions to Sustainable Food Policy in the EU, in collaboration with the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development of the Catalan Government (CADS). During this online session, it will be discussed the key…
Find out more »New mobility services: Anticipating Skills and Job Roles
We are pleased to invite you to the webinar "New mobility services: Anticipating skills and job roles" that aims to bridge the gap between the skills and job roles needed for the new mobility services sector and the workforce. New mobility services are offering solutions to today’s growing challenges in terms of congestion, lack of space, growing population, air quality, noise, social inclusion, health, economic development, and the creation of jobs. These solutions require skilled and adaptable individuals who are able…
Find out more »Circular Economy: Opportunities and Needs in the Labour Market
We are pleased to invite you to the webinar 'Circular Economy: Opportunities and Needs in the Labour Market' aimed to share information about how Vocational and Education Training (VET) programmes can support the transition towards a circular economy and exploits its potential for employment and social inclusion. The circular economy is among the core policy priorities of regional, national, and international policy-makers being a major tool to counter negative environmental trends while offering new opportunities for employment and social inclusion.…
Find out more »November 2020
Eurodyssey Forum 2020
General Programme THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER 8:45 - 9:00 Registration online 9.00 - 11.15 AER General Assembly 11.15 - 11.30 AER - Eurodyssey 35th Anniversary Break - AER Projects in Review 11.40 - 13.00 Autumn Bureau Meeting Break 14.45 - 15.00 Online registration (Eurodyssey members) 15.00 - 16.30 Eurodyssey Forum FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER 9:15 - 9:30 Online registration (Eurodyssey members and guests) 9.30 - 12.00 Eurodyssey break-out sessions: Introductory talk: "Blended mobility in times of COVID-19" Regions' workshops on…
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AER General Assembly & Bureau Meeting
General Programme THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER 8:45 - 9:00 Registration online 9.00 - 11.15 AER General Assembly 11.15 - 11.30 AER - Eurodyssey 35th Anniversary Break - AER Projects in Review 11.40 - 13.00 Autumn Bureau Meeting Break 14:45-15:00 Registration online (Eurodyssey members) 15.00 - 16.30 Eurodyssey Forum FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER 9.30 - 11.30 Eurodyssey break-out sessions Regions' workshops on the operational management of the programme General Assembly Detailed Agenda Working Documents Technical Information Invitation Letter Amendments The…
Find out more »Digital Health, Wellbeing and Smart Specialisation
The AER Digital Health Network is pleased to invite you to a webinar on “Digital Health, Wellbeing and Smart Specialisation” In partnership with Region Värmland, Scottish Government, Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre The rapidly evolving digitalisation of health and wellbeing requires new knowledge and collaboration models to accelerate growth globally. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need to increase their business development expertise and capabilities in the field of digital health. Health care providers need to speed up their adoption…
Find out more »Partner Event: Smart City Live 2020
We are excited to invite you to Smart City Live 2020, a new event in a digital format, organised and created especially for 2020 by our partners, Fira Barcelona. On November 17 & 18, Smart City Live will bring together key players, institutions, and international experts to debate and consider the challenges and innovations that cities are dealing with in the context of COVID-19. #SCLive2020 will cover six crucial topics for the future of our cities: Adapting urban mobility to…
Find out more »Intercultural Regions: Improving Labour Market Inclusion
We are pleased to invite you to a webinar on how regions can improve labor market integration policies and practices, with examples from different regions and insights from IOM and the European Commission. Organized in the framework of the Includ-EU project, an EU-funded project which contributes to building more inclusive societies by enhancing knowledge and stimulating cooperation between local and regional authorities in the European Union, this second webinar will focus on labour market integration. Migrants' labour integration is…
Find out more »Regional Business Forum 2020
It is our pleasure to invite you to the third edition of the Regional Business Forum (RBF), taking place as a hybrid event online and in Novi Sad, Vojvodina on 10 November 2020. The Regional Business Forum is an annual international forum to exchange ideas on support for SMEs, promote business and commerce, incentive the possibility to collaborate and share best practices between regions. The international forum provides additional support to companies to find international partners. The participants will have an…
Find out more »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…
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