We are a network
Multiple times per year, AER brings together regions, so that they may stand stronger together, and grow in a space of best practice exchange.
[Registrations closed] YOUTHopia Evening Debate & Photojournalism Exhibition
Are you in Brussels during the European Week of Regions and Cities? You still have some space in your busy agenda? Then, here is something you should not miss! Dive into YOUTHopia and join us for an evening discussion and an Italian Aperitivo, on the 9th of October at @Atelier 29, in Brussels. This […]
[Sold out] Youth Regional Network – Capacity-building weekend in Koppang, Innlandet
Save the Date! The AER Youth Regional Network (YRN) will gather in Koppang (Innlandet County, Norway) for a capacity-building weekend with their members, from the 22nd to the 24th of September 2023! The event is open to all members of the YRN, and to AER members working on youth issues, such as the Youth Coordinators […]
[REGISTRATIONS OPEN] Includ-EU Final Conference: Including all & embracing diversity
Includ-EU is proud to announce the dates for its final conference in Brussels on the 6th and 7th of September, open to all AER member regions regions, cities and organisations across Europe! The conference is mostly an in-person event but allows for online attendance and interaction through a dedicated live stream. The focus […]
YOUTHopia Workshop: Unboxing EU Cohesion Policy
27 July – 3 August – 10 August (3-5 pm CET) Hear hear young people! If you are either from a youth organisation, a young regional representative from our Youth Regional Network (YRN), or just a young enthusiast curious about EU and regional policy and politics, then mark your calendar! AER’s YOUTHopia project is on a […]
2023 AER General Assembly in Barcelona
Barcelona Barcelona, SpainThe Assembly of European Regions was glad to have the General Assembly 2023 ON-SITE in Barcelona from the 28th to 30th June, hosted by the member region of Catalonia. The General Assembly was part of the Summer Symposium, a three-day event about the challenges and opportunities of European regions enabling members to reconnect and revive their pan-European network. […]
AER Delegation to the Europa Forum Wachau (21-24 June 2023) – Call for participants (closed)
APPLY HERE The Assembly of European Regions (AER) is a partner of the Europa Forum Wachau, which will take place from the 21st to the 24th of June 2023, in Göttweig Abbey (Stift Göttweig), Lower Austria. The Europa Forum Wachau was established in 1995, following Austria's accession to the European Union. It is a yearly […]
Addressing The Housing Crisis: An Essential Building Block For Intercultural Regions
Gdansk, PomeraniaA great opportunity for AER regions and the Intercultural Regions Network to join the transnational knowledge sharing event organised by the AER and the Pomeraskie Region (PL) "Addressing the housing crisis: An essential building block for intercultural regions". Since February 24 2022, 4 million Ukrainians had to leave their country and homes and looked for […]
PEACE 25: Everyday Peacemakers Conference
Irish College Leuven Janseniusstraat 1, Leuven, BelgiumTo mark the 25th anniversary year of the Belfast Good Friday Agreement, the Assembly of European Regions (AER) invites you to join its PEACE 25: Everyday Peacemakers High-Level Conference in Leuven, Belgium on the 9th of June. Organised in partnership with the International Fund for Ireland and hosted by the Irish College Leuven, the Conference […]
Open meeting of AER’s Youth Regional Network (YRN)
AER's Youth Regional Network is back! Since the YRN General Assembly last March, the YRN Presidium has been working hard on setting up a working plan and thematic committees, and on contributing to AER's work, to foster youth participation and make youth voices heard in policy-making. Now, they want to involve YOU! Whether you are […]
EU-Belong Joint Event with COR – Empowering Regions and Cities in Migrant Integration Governance
European Committee of the Regions Rue Belliard 99-101, Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, BelgiumOn 28 March 2023, the Cities and Regions for Integration of Migrants network of the European Committee of the Regions will celebrate the conference "Empowering regions and cities in migrant integration governance." Organised in cooperation with the Assembly of European Regions (AER) and Eurac Research and the Brussels Interdisciplinary Research centre on Migration and Minorities (BIRMM) & Brussels School of Governance at Vrije Universiteit […]
Join AER-Includ-EU Workshop in Cluj Napoca or Online! – Cross-sectoral, Multistakeholder Collaboration for Inclusion
An exciting opportunity for AER members to explore the potential of cross-sectoral collaboration and co-design to create better integration policies and practices. In the context of the Includ-EU* project, co-financed by AMIF programme of the European Union, AER is organising a workshop looking at cross-sectoral collaboration, co-design and co-management for better integration and inclusion: What are […]
WG Green Hydrogen kick-off meeting
The AER working group on Green Hydrogen organised its kick-off meeting on 13 March 2023 from 09:30-11:30 The proposal for this working group is led by Catalonia (ES). It is supported by Burgenland (AU), Lower Austria (AU), Valle D’Aosta (IT), Flevoland (NL), Maramures (RO), Värmland (SE), Västra-Götaland (SE), Fribourg (CH), and Denizli (TR), Kosice (SK) […]
Includ-EU Online Session: “Anti-discrimination: a Transformative Approach for Organisations”
OnlineThis online session focused on how we can identify and prevent systemic discrimination in our environments. It was led by Diversity Equity and Inclusion Expert, Author and Podcast Producer Prisca Ratovonasy. She shared the stage with Mame-Fatou Niang, Associate Professor, Author and Artist-in-Residence at Ateliers Médicis. The slides of the training are available here The […]
REGISTER NOW! – 2022 Autumn Bureau Meeting
Brussels , BelgiumYou are invited to register for the Autumn edition of the AER Political Bureau on 7 December in Brussels. The Bureau Meeting will be hosted by the regions of Sardinia & Abruzzo (IT). NEW DEADLINE: 30 NOVEMBER 2022 We highly encourage you to participate in person in Brussels in the AER Autumn Bureau as […]
The Bioeconomy & the New European Bauhaus
Oslo Region European Office Rue du Luxembourg 3/5, Brussels, Bruxelles, BelgiumThe AER Working Group on the Bioeconomy is organising a workshop on "The Bioeconomy & the New European Bauhaus" which will look at innovation to decarbonise the construction sector thanks to the development of the bioeconomy.
We will specifically look at:
The European strategies supporting the decarbonisation of the construction sector
The link with societal challenges, the territorial approach
Technical innovations in bio-based constructions materials