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SUMMARY:AER Autumn Events | 9-10 December 2025\, Brussels
DESCRIPTION:AER Celebrates 40 Years: Join Us for the 2025 Autumn Events!\nAs the Assembly of European Regions (AER) marks its 40th Anniversary\, we invite you to a series of forward-looking discussions shaping the future of territorial cohesion across Europe. From key developments in the MFF negotiations to ensuring accessible public services\, this year’s Autumn events offer spaces for dialogue\, exchange\, and action to strengthen the place-based approach at the heart of regional cooperation. \nDeadline for registrations: 24 November 2025 (COB) \n \n\nProgramme Overview\n(click here for the downloadable version) \n📅 Tuesday\, 9 December 2025\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 10:00 – 11:30 Meeting of the AER Working Group on Mental Health\nThis meeting marks the culmination of two years of work dedicated to exploring and sharing regional best practices in mental health. It will be an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the Working Group’s achievements\, and to discuss how to advance the work done. The discussion will be enriched by inputs from: \n\nNorbert Nagy\, President of the Youth Regional Network\nMichele Calabrò\, Director\, and Marco Di Donato\, Policy and Projects Officer\, from the network of European Regional and Local Health Authorities (EUREGHA)\n\n\n 📍Region Värmland   European Office (Rue du Luxembourg 3\, 1000)\n🔒 Only AER members\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:00 – 15:30 First Plenary of the AER Intercultural Regional Network\nThe first IRN Plenary aims to strengthen the foundations of the IRN as a dynamic and inclusive network of regional authorities committed to intercultural inclusion and equality. The meeting will include the approval of the terms of reference and the 2026 Work plan.\n 📍AER Officces\, (Rue d’Arlon 63-67\, 1040)\n🌍 Open to the public\n\n\n\n\n15:45 – 17:30 Which Governance for the AER of the Future?\nThis in-person discussion aims to enable a thorough assessment of the effectiveness\, agility\, and impact of the current AER governance structures.\n 📍AER Offices\, (Rue d’Arlon 63-67\, 1040)\n🔒 Only AER members\n\n\n\n\n 18:00 – 19:30 AER 40th Anniversary Debate: The Future of Interregional Cooperation\nThis debate is a continuation of the principles and achievements established over 40 years of working for advancing regional democracy and interregional cooperation. It will bring together regional leaders from across Europe to discuss how regions can enhance democracy\, promote collaboration\, drive innovation\, and tackle shared challenges\, followed by the 40th Anniversary Reception offered by Lower Austria. \nConfirmed speakers: \n\nLukas Mandl\, AER President and Member of the European Parliament\nMarc Cools\, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe\nPavel Branda (ECR/CZ)\, Chair of the Cross-border Interregional group in the European Committee of the Regions\nAida Karimli\, AER Vice President\, Deputy Regional Councillor in Västra Götaland\, Sweden\, Vice Chair of the Environment and Regional Development Committee\n\n\n📍Lower Austrian European Liaison Office\, (Rue Montoyer 40\, 1000) \n\nRead the concept note \n\n\n🎉 Open event + Reception\n\n\n\n\n\n\n📅 Wednesday\, 10 December 2025 — Autumn Bureau Meeting & Ukraine Focus Group Meeting\n📍 Zweig Visitor Centre\, European Parliament (Ardenne-Belliard\, Rue d’Ardenne\, 1000 Bruxelles)🪪 Security Check at the Zweig Visitor Centre \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n📝 Working documents\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8:20 Security Check at the Zweig Visitor Centre\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:00 Welcome & Introductions\n\n\n\nWorking Document 0. Agenda\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:10 Bureau Updates – Institutional Relations & Advocacy \n\n\n\nWorking Document I. Bureau Updates\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:20 Dialogue on Cohesion Policy & MFF with Members of the European  Parliament  & Adoption Position Paper on Cohesion Policy post-2027\nThe meeting will focus on the future of Cohesion Policy post-2027 and the priorities of regions for the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework. (Read more here)\n\n\nWorking Document II.  Position Paper\nWorking Document II.B Concept Note debate\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:20 Identification of Bureau Priority Topics \n\n\n\nWorking Document III. Bureau Priorities\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:30 ☕ Coffee Break\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:00 Bureau Debate – “No Services\, No Stay: Turning Access Into a Right”\nThe Bureau debate on “No Services\, No Stay: Turning Access into a Right“\, will discuss how access to services is key to retaining talent\, boosting prosperity and enhancing the competitiveness of European regions. \nConfirmed speakers: \n\nGerry Murray\, Councillor\, Mayo (Ireland)\nDaniel Schützer\, Regional Councillor\, Värmland (Sweden)\nRobert Matić\, Vice-President\, Primorje-Gorski Kotar (Croatia)\nMarc Bournisien De Valmont\, Policy analyst at the Regional Development and Multi-level Governance Division of the Centre for Entrepreneurship\, SMEs\, and Regions & Cities (OECD)\nKadri Uustal\, Head of Unit Cities\, Communities\, People\, DG REGIO\, European Commission\n\n\n\n\nWorking Document IV. Concept Note debate\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:30 Closing Remarks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree time \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUkraine Focus Group Meeting\n16:00\nGrand Est Representation Office (Rue du Luxembourg\, 15 B-1000 Bruxelles) \n*only for AER members\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://aer.eu/events/autumn-bureau-meeting/
LOCATION:Brussels\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:AER Bureau plenaries,AER Events
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