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.
EU-Belong Final Conference | A Regional Approach for an Intercultural Europe
Strasbourg - Region Grand Est Office 1 Place Adrien Zeller, Strasbourg, FranceIn 2025, AER celebrates its anniversary with 40 years of regional cooperation. In the same year, the EU-Belong project comes to an end, and a new phase of the Intercultural Regions Network begins. This milestone is not just about reflecting on past achievements—it’s an opportunity to strengthen collaboration and shape the future of intercultural integration […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
WEBINAR: Access To Quality Education And Training- An Intercultural Approach
How to unlock the potential of education and training as key enablers for inclusion? Formal education and extracurricular activities have a powerful influence on how individualsperceive diversity. From early childhood education to lifelong learning, education andtraining are therefore powerful tools for building more inclusive societies.Actions to support the inclusion of third-country nationals and to harness […]
Includ-EU webinar “Cross-sectoral approaches to inclusive housing”
OnlineThe housing pillar of the EU’s Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion places emphasis on the need to ensure affordable accommodation and promote non-segregated, dignified, and accessible housing. In this webinar, we will discuss some of the main challenges to inclusive housing as well as explore opportunities and approaches for local and regional public authorities […]
Includ-EU Workshop: Service design to improve integration and inclusion policies and practices
OnlineThe focus of the first day of Workshop of the Includ-EU Project will be on how to rethink services in light of crises and raising awareness on the role of design in shaping better and more sustainable services. Abram El-Sabagh, expert in designing strategic solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals, will facilitate the session, in […]
SAVE THE DATE: Includ-EU – First Regional Network Workshop 30 June & 1 July
The first regional workshop for our Includ-EU Project will take place on Wednesday, 30 June (09:00-12:30 CEST) & Thursday, 1 July 2021 (09:00-12:00 CEST)! What is the Includ-EU Workshop about? Our Includ-EU Project brings regions together to share insights, experiences and ideas for creating more targeted, successful migrant integration policies at local and regional […]
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 […]