The Bureau is the primary political voice of AER. It engages in issues of a pan-European and global nature emanating from members and establishes the political base for AER’s advocacy work. It is the primary political voice of AER, meeting at least twice a year.
The meetings will be open to the public, inviting international, interregional, regional and municipal organisations to take part in the debate – contrary to the General Assembly, which often deals with internal organizational issues.
Composition
It consists of the members of the Executive Board and two representatives per State represented within the AER as well as a series of individuals (outgoing Presidents, Presidents of AER Programmes, Presidents of partner organisations and institutions, and representatives of regions hosting the AER offices) invited on a personal basis.
AER’s Statute and Procedures on the Bureau
See Article 7 of the Statute and Article 5 of the Procedures for more information.
Bureau members
Please find the list of Bureau Members at this link.
Positions
Position on Cohesion Policy Post-2027
AER Manifesto for the European Elections 2024
Position on Tourism of Tomorrow
Position on Jobs, Growth, and Investments
Recommendations on the Future of Europe
Position Sustainable Mobility & Connectivity
Position on Sustainable Development Goals
Recommendations on the Conference on the Future of Europe
Position on Annex D Investment Guidance Cohesion Policy Funding
AER Manifesto for the European Parliament Elections 2019
Position on European Commission’s proposal on the Cohesion Policy beyond 2020
Statement on the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework and future of cohesion policy budget
Position on Cohesion Policy Post-2020
Task Forces
The Task Forces are convened by the Bureau with the objective of driving AER’s joint political action in specific issues, in support of the network’s political priorities.
There are currently four Task Forces, each led by a Bureau member with support from representatives from AER member regions. The Task Forces are:
- Task Force on Cohesion Policy
- Task Force on Decarbonisation
- Task Force on Rural Development and Agriculture
- Task Force on the Future of Work
Bureau Task Forces’ Terms of Reference
Recent articles about the Bureau
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- Agenda 2030: Now More Than Ever
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- Debating the Role of Regions in the Digital Era
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- Intercultural Regions – Where to Next?
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- Developing sustainable and inclusive food systems at regional level
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- Call for Nominations: AER Political Priorities Task Force
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- Debate: “Europe: the way forward. What future for regions?”
- Bureau Members adopt AER’s political priorities for 2018-2019
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- Fears expressed regarding White House stance on Paris Agreements
- AER adopts its position on cohesion policy
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- Bureau members drive AER to aim for “a strong Europe”
- AER declaration: status quo is not an option
- Roy Perry – “A post-Brexit system: How will Europe be reshuffled?”
- Declaration on (R)e-inventing democracy
- Political declaration: call for amendments
- Minutes: Bureau, 22 April 2015, Strasbourg
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- Minutes: Bureau, 10 June 2015, Västra Götaland (SE)
- Changing AER for the 21st Century
- Minutes: Bureau, 17 December 2014, Ankara (TR)
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- Minutes: Bureau, 20 February 2014, Zadar
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- Meeting of the political Bureau of the AER
- Decisions made by the Presidium of the Assembly of European Regions
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