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.
European Week of Regions & Cities | Workshop ‘Skills: (EU)Belong here – How intercultural strategies can boost talent attraction and retention’
Albert Borschette Congress Center, Brussels Rue Froissart 36, Brussels, BelgiumJoin us on 9 October 2024 in Brussels for the AER Workshop during the 2024 edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities. Workshop 'Skills: (EU)Belong here - How intercultural strategies can boost talent attraction and retention' The Intercultural Regions Network and the AMIF-funded project EU-Belong provide a blueprint for shaping regions’ policies and […]
Addressing Racial Injustice, Discrimination, and Bias in AI within Public Administration
Join the conversation! On 28 May 2024 the AER and the DG of Migration, Asylum and Antiracism of the Government of Catalonia organised a webinar on "Addressing Racial Injustice, Discrimination, and Bias in AI within Public Administration" in the context of the EU-Belong knowledge transfer clusters Public administrations and their service providers are increasingly using […]
EU- Belong | Intercultural Integration: A Shared Journey towards Equality and Belonging
Letterkenny, Donegal , IrelandThe EU-Belong knowledge-sharing event was hosted by Donegal (Ireland) from 19 to 21 March 2024 on the occasion of One Donegal Social Inclusion Week. One Donegal Social Inclusion Week is coordinated by Donegal County Council and aims to highlight the very positive work being done, not only by the Council but also by other statutory […]
Addressing racial discrimination in housing: a multistakeholder approach
ZoomFor this first EU-Belong webinar on 23 November from 10:00-11:00 CET, we will discuss the challenge of addressing racial discrimination in access to housing, based on the experience of the Municipality of Olot, a medium-sized city of Catalonia. The event, which will provide insights into this specific case, foresees 30mn of exchange with participants to […]
[Registrations Open] First Inclusion Café: housing
In order to facilitate peer-learning around integration policies and practices, the AER is organising its first online Inclusion Café. An informal space to explore practices The Inclusion Café is an informal space for exchanges between peers across Europe, where one practice is presented each time and then discussed to explore elements of transferability. Members of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]