AER has a long tradition of knowledge sharing and initiatives on "green" topics. As President of AER, Mr Magnus Berntsson, is also President of R20 - Regions for Climate Action. In order to promote an integrated approach on this matter, AER regularly attended the UN climate Conference of Parties (COP), shared the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and organised ad-hoc … [Read more...]
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The Committees’ 2019-2020 work programme is out!
On the occasion of the Committees’ plenaries in Örebro, AER members identified the topics which matter most for them and on which they want to develop joint actions on with fellow regions. The development of the work programme was a collective process to enable all participants to specify needs and decide to initiate activities which add value for their region. The principle is … [Read more...]
Food in Focus at Spring Plenaries in Örebro
The AER Spring Committee Plenaries, which took place from 26-28 March 2019 in Örebro County, Sweden, revolved around food, innovation and health. The seminar ‘Food for Action!’ A regional approach to innovating food systems, was an exemplary opportunity for regions to share how they innovate food systems to achieve nutrition for healthy and sustainable diets, climate and … [Read more...]
#IChooseEurope is on the Road to the Future!
From 13 to 18 of March, more than 120 young participants from all over Europe gathered in Île de France for the "I Choose Europe" Youth Exchange in the locality of Jambville and the launch of the campaign at "Quartier Général - the Festival of the Engaged Youth in Europe" in Paris. AER not only joined its counterparts of the "Road to the Future" project to support the event … [Read more...]
Jam-packed EU Regions & Cities Summit in Bucharest
The 8th European Summit of Regions and Cities, held in Bucharest on 14-15 March, gathered almost 1,000 EU, national, local and regional leaders from across Europe to discuss the future of the European Union and how to involve the citizens more effectively in the European project through local and regional authorities.The summit was co-organised by the European Committee … [Read more...]
Candidates for AER Committees’ elections
The AER Election Committee has been screening applications for open positions within the Committees. The elections will take place at the AER Spring Committee Plenaries in Örebro on the 26th and 27th of March. Each Committee will elect its President & Vice-Presidents as well as the Chairs of the Working Groups, Subcommittees and representatives for Equal … [Read more...]
Committee 1 Progress Report Spring 2019
Twice a year the members of the AER Committee on Regional Development and Economy gather in plenary meeting. This is the opportunity to set goals for cooperation through the elaboration of a joint work programme and to evaluate progress every six months. On the occasion of the Committees' plenaries in Arad, AER members identified joint actions they wanted to implement with … [Read more...]
Committee 2 Progress Report Spring 2019
Twice a year the members of the AER Committee on Social Policy and Public Health gather in plenary meeting. This is the opportunity to set goals for cooperation through the elaboration of a joint work programme and to evaluate progress every six months. On the occasion of the Spring 2018 Committees' plenaries in Arad, AER members identified joint actions they wanted to … [Read more...]
Innovating food systems: what are regions doing?
Policymakers from all over wider Europe will gather at the 2019 Spring Committee Plenaries in Örebro (SE), where AER is organising the seminar "Food for thought Action! A regional approach to innovating food systems" on March 27th. Regions will share how they innovate food systems to achieve:- nutrition for healthy and sustainable diets- climate and environmental … [Read more...]
An integrated approach to the Sustainable Development Goals
The Committees' Work Programmes for 2018-2019 demonstrates a strong commitment towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). One of the main topics members decided to work on last Spring, was the use of the Sustainable Development Goals as a policy framework. Experience exchange and advocacy In this context, the AER Working Group on Energy and Climate Change … [Read more...]
Study Visit on Climate Change: Connecting Nijmegen Municipality and Denizli Metropolitan Municipality
AER aims to create a platform where members can learn from each other by exchanging best practices and sharing experiences. Here, we would like to share a fruitful study visit experience from two of our member regions. On 28 November, Denizli Metropolitan Municipality (TR) visited Nijmegen Municipality, Province of Gelderland (NL) to discover more about Climate Change. What … [Read more...]
Towards a more sustainable Europe by 2030
The AER Working Group on Energy and Climate Change has recently exchanged experiences on the use of the Sustainable Development Goals as a framework for regional policy-making.In this context, the European Commission published on January 30th a Reflection Paper on a Sustainable Europe by 2030.As part of the debate on the future of Europe, the paper reviews challenges and … [Read more...]
Why Food matters for regional development
Providing citizens with affordable, safe and nutritious food is complex. Moreover, the health and wellbeing of citizens and consumers are directly affected by the way cities and regions are shaping a sustainable food environment. The management of food systems and food quality has therefore far-reaching impact for areas as varied as health, climate, jobs and innovation. The … [Read more...]
Interreg Central Europe funds experimentation and collaboration in final call
For their Final Call for Project Proposals, the folks at Interreg Central Europe are thinking outside the box. They are looking for experimental projects that will bring together outputs and lessons from several projects previously funded by their programme and other European funding programmes. The call will open 4 March 2019. What can I do? Projects should address one … [Read more...]
AER President speaks at the UN climate conference on behalf of the world’s regions and municipalities
AER was present at this year’s UN climate meeting, which took place in Katowice, Poland. The highlight of AER's involvement was when AER President Magnus Berntsson spoke at the high-level segment 12 December on behalf of all the regions and municipalities of the world. Setting the scene AER has been building a strong voice on how regional climate action can advance global … [Read more...]
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