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Meeting with Delegate General of Quebec representation

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End of October, AER President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli met with Caroline Émond, Delegate General of the Quebec representation in Brussels.   Québec is a longstanding and active member of AER. The visit was foreseen to strengthen the personal relationships and to see how the cooperation between AER and Quebec can be emphasized, especially in the ... Read More

Visit of the Volvo Manufacturing Centre in Wroclaw

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On 26 May, in the framework of the AER General Assembly, a study visit took place in the Volvo manufacturing centre in Wroclaw (PL). Around 60 people took part in this event co-organised by the Volvo Group. The introductory remarks on the strategies of this company in Europe were delivered by the Vice President Industry Europe ... Read More

Regional partnerships for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

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Building on the strong partnership formed by the regions of the Regions4GreenGrowth INTERREG IVC project, the AER Working Group on Energy and Climate Change met with the members of this successful initiative, as well as EURISY, in Lyon (FR) in order to discuss with the potential opportunities for future cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy ... Read More

Regions at the EU Sustainable Energy Week

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At the occasion of the 2014 edition of the European Sustainable Energy Week, AER and the Québec General Delegation to the EU jointly organised a roundtable debate to discuss which policy should be put in place to create a flourishing green energy sector benefiting to both citizens and entrepreneurs. Regions have a key role to play ... Read More

AER’s quest in the United States

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Following the invitation by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, to participate in the climate summit in New York on 24 September, AER was present with the R20 to reiterate the role of regions in fighting climate change and will do so again at the occasion of the World Summit of Regions for Climate in Paris on ... Read More

Regions on board to effectively tackle climate change

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The Assembly of European Regions (AER) associated itself to the R20 « Regions of Climate action » – the world network for the fight against climate change – since its creation in 2010. The region of Ile-de-France (FR) welcomed in October the World Summit for Climate organised by the R20, gathering 500 participants representing regions, cities, ... Read More

Committees 1 & 3 joining forces

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Following last year’s positive experience, AER Committees ‘Economy and Regional development’ (1) and ‘Culture, Education Youth and International Cooperation’ (3) joined forces again from 5-7 November to discuss in Arnhem (Gelderland-NL) about the state of play of their political priorities and activities. This time the format of the plenary meeting changed with the main focus ... Read More

10th edition of the World Sustainable Energy Days

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For the 10th year running, AER made sure to be present at the World Sustainable Energy Days (WSED) which took place in Wels (AT) on 25-27 February, attracting more than 750 participants from over 64 countries. Following its new “6+3=1” motto, this year’s conference offered a full programme of 6 conferences and 3 hands-on events ... Read More

Geothermal Energy Days in Vojvodina

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The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, in cooperation with the Assembly of European Regions (AER) would like to invite you to the Geothermal Energy Days on the 22 and 23 May in Novi Sad. Through a combination of seminars, panel discussions, training academies with experts and field visits, you will enjoy a full overview of geothermal ... Read More

A year after EU elections: more Europe, but how?

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19-21 May 2015, Strasbourg (FR) – the 10th European meetings in Strasbourg The EU faces important challenges and citizens questions its efficiency. Others remain convinced of the relevance of the EU project.  Is the EU responsible for the challenges that numerous European countries are struggling to find solutions to or is the EU the path to ... Read More

“What future for the regions” by Fredrik Söderbaum

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What future for the regions? Fredrik Söderbaum Professor of Peace and Development Research, School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg E-mail: [email protected] Thanks to the organizers for inviting me to this exciting event. It is a great privilege to be invited to speak about on my favourite topic. One general conclusion that can be drawn ... Read More

Polish Local Government Support for Green Energy and Climate Projects

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Adriana Skorupska is an analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs in the Eastern and South Eastern Europe Programme. Her interests include the international cooperation of self-government, cross-border cooperation and the decentralization reforms in the Eastern Partnership Countries, especially in Georgia and Ukraine. She published an article in the Bulletin of the Polish Institution ... Read More

Efficient regions for efficient energy

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In the framework of the EU sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) which took place in Brussels from 15-19 June and upon the kind invitation of the House of Dutch Provinces, AER Committee 1 Working group on Energy and Climate change, led by Councillor Melville Kendal, took this opportunity to meet on the 18th, in order to ... Read More

“The future of regionalism is bright”

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“Regions, federated states and autonomous communities are above all mainstays of democracy; they strongly support cultural diversity in Europe and they are major partners in socio-economic development”. This message has been AER’s core vision for the last 30 years. It was the basis for its creation in 1985, was manifested in the AER Declaration on Regionalism adopted ... Read More

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