On 25-27 April, over 100 AER members met in Dnipropetrovsk (UA) in order to attend, among other events, the Committee 1 Plenary Meeting. With the nomination of the Committee 1 President as the key point on the agenda, members nominated Mr. Marian VASILE, Timis (RO), as their candidate, which will be voted upon at the forthcoming AER General Assembly.

During the meeting, members exchanged on the Committee’s various thematic issues, from the adoption of the Hampshire (UK), Limousin (F) and Fribourg (CH) political reports, to the cooperation with the R20 and European projects, and the incorporation of the Rur@ct programme as a transversal activity within AER.

Alongside the event, the working group on Rural Development, chaired by Gelderland (NL), and the working group on Regional Airports, chaired by Østfold (N), gave way to fruitful discussions on the ongoing and future activities of the groups.