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SUMMARY:Breakfast Briefing - Competitiveness & Rural Development in the Next EU Budget
DESCRIPTION:📅 17 April 2026🕘 09:00 – 11:00 CET📍 Stable Room – Rue d’Arlon 63\, 1000 Brussels & ONLINE \nRegional competitiveness and rural development are increasingly interconnected in the debate on the next EU budget. With the proposed European Competitiveness Fund under the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028–2034\, the European Union aims to strengthen innovation\, industrial capacity\, and strategic sectors across Europe. \nThis breakfast briefing will bring together regional authorities\, EU institutions and policy stakeholders to discuss how competitiveness policies can also support rural development\, regional innovation ecosystems and territorial balance. \nThe discussion will explore how new EU funding instruments can create synergies with existing policies such as the Common Agricultural Policy and Cohesion Policy\, while ensuring that regional authorities remain key actors in shaping investment priorities. \nParticipants will exchange views on how place-based approaches\, regional innovation strategies and stronger multi-level governance can ensure that all regions—urban and rural alike—benefit from Europe’s competitiveness agenda. \n\nAgenda\n09:00 — Registration & Coffee\n09:30 — Welcome & Introduction\n\nJohannes Sundelin\, AER Vice President for Clean Industry\, Transportation\, Transition\, Sustainability & Health\n\n09:35 — Keynote Speech \n\nPaulo Do Nascimento Cabral (EPP/ PT)\, Member of the European Parliament and EPP Rapporteur on Competitiveness\n\n09:45 — Roundtable Discussion\n\nPehr Granfalk\, Member of the European Committee of the Regions and Rapporteur on Competitiveness\nJohannes Sundelin\, AER Vice President for Clean Industry\, Transportation\, Transition\, Sustainability & Health\nLilijana Madjar\, AER Vice President for Cohesion & Public Services\nJan Klopman\, AER Bureau rapporteur on the MFF negotiations\n\n10:45 — Closing Remarks\n  \n \n  \n☕ This breakfast discussion provides a space for informal exchange between regional leaders and EU policymakers on how competitiveness policies can support strong and resilient rural territories across Europe.
URL:https://aer.eu/events/save-the-date-breakfast-briefing-on-competitiveness/
LOCATION:AER Brussels Office\, Rue d'Arlon 63\, Brussels\, 1040\, Belgium
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SUMMARY:Breakfast Briefing - Access to Housing and the next EU Budget: how will Europe deliver for Regional Communities?
DESCRIPTION:📅 Tuesday\, 21 April 2026🕘 09:00 – 11:30 CEST📍 Board Room – Rue d’Arlon 63\, 1000 Brussels & Online \n\n🏠 Lack of access to affordable\, good quality housing is a generational policy challenge for the European Union. The societal impact is significant\, and has a clear territorial dimension. Europe’s housing crisis is hurting communities in both urban and rural regions\, albeit in different ways. \n\n ☕Delivering affordable housing for all is a priority for the AER’s Task Force on Access to Services. Bringing together policymakers and experts\, this breakfast briefing will be an opportunity for AER members to: \n1. Present and explore scalable regional solutions to the housing crisis relevant for urban and rural regions\, and; \n2. discuss EU initiatives and funding mechanisms foreseen in the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-2034\, with a specific focus on the European Affordable Housing Plan\, as well as the priorities as regards housing for the upcoming Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. \n\nAgenda\n09:00 — Registration & Coffee\n09:30 — Welcome & Introduction\n\nJustin Sammon\, AER Advocacy and Member Relations Coordinator\n\n09:45 — Presentations \n\nFrancesco Amodeo\, Senior Policy Advisor\, Housing Task Force\, Directorate General for Energy\, European Commission\nMary Brady\, Housing Attaché\, Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union \nGerry Murray\, AER Vice President for Social Policy and Housing\, Councillor\, Mayo County Councillor (IE)\nVania Freitas\, AER Secretary General\n\n10:55 — Open Discussion \n \n⚠️ Due to the limited capacity of the room\, participation is prioritised for AER members\, and registration in advance is required. Online participation is also possible. \nFor any questions reach out to the AER Secretariat – Justin Sammon\, Advocacy & Member Relations Coordinator  (j.sammon@aer.eu). 
URL:https://aer.eu/events/breakfast-briefing-access-to-housing-and-the-next-eu-budget-how-will-europe-deliver-for-regional-communities/
LOCATION:AER Brussels Office\, Rue d'Arlon 63\, Brussels\, 1040\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:AER Events,AER Member Events
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SUMMARY:Study Visit - Sustainable Food Production | Fribourg\, Switzerland
DESCRIPTION:The Task Force on Agriculture & Rural Development is organising a study visit hosted by the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland\, dedicated to exploring the region’s gastronomic delicacies\, sustainable food production\, and innovation in agriculture. \nThe visit will take place from Thursday\, 23 April until Friday\, 24 April 2026\, offering participants an opportunity to discover Fribourg’s excellence in sustainable agriculture\, applied research\, and world-renowned food traditions. \nDraft Programme highlights: \n\nAgriCo Campus – Switzerland’s leading hub for food and biomass innovation.\nLocal Farm Visit – Insights into sustainable agricultural practices.\nGruyère Cheese – Explore the origins of Gruyère cheese.\nGrangeneuve Agricultural School – Training and advisory excellence in farm management and agrotechnology.\nAgroscope Research Centre – Pioneering applied research for sustainable and competitive food systems.\n\n \n 
URL:https://aer.eu/events/study-visit-sustainable-food-production-fribourg-switzerland/
LOCATION:Fribourg\, Canton of Fribourg\, Switzerland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260427T180000
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SUMMARY:YRN Webinar on Genuine Youth Participation | 27 April 2026
DESCRIPTION:Genuine youth participation is a cornerstone for building and sustaining trust in democracy across generations.\n\nThe Youth Regional Network (YRN) and Region Västra Götaland are glad to announce a joint webinar on 27 April 2026 (18:00-19:30)\, dedicated to exploring effective strategies for fostering genuine youth participation across European regions. Through an open discussion on methods\, challenges\, and insights rooted in regional realities\, the webinar will go beyond the usual tropes of youth engagement and explore how to develop youth participation models that impact the present and future of democracy.\n\nRead more
URL:https://aer.eu/events/yrn-webinar-on-genuine-youth-participation-27-april-2026/
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