This is the sub category for policies relating to cohesion policy.

Together with AER, push for a better recognition of Rurality !

8 February, 2016 By Mathieu Mori

AER members represent the diversity of Europe. A bit more than 50% of our members are composed mainly of rural areas. A lot of focus is currently put on the ... Read More

Adrion: 1st call for proposals is open!

4 February, 2016 By Agnese Pantaloni

AER wishes to share with member regions and partners the launch of the 1st call for proposal in the framework of the Interreg V B Adriatic Ionian – ADRION Programme. ... Read More

First 2016 high level meeting with the European Commission

25 January, 2016 By Editor

In the framework of the structured dialogue’s first meeting of the year, AER Secretary General Mathieu Mori met on Friday 22 January the Secretaries General of the European Commission Alexander Italianer, of ... Read More

Connecting Europe Facility Calls for Proposals 2015

18 January, 2016 By Johanna Pacevicius

Through its 2015 multi-annual work programme, the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) has launched two calls for proposals for projects in the transport sector with deadline on February 16th. The funds ... Read More

AER New Year’s Resolution: 2016 – a year for democracy

7 January, 2016 By Editor

“Democracy, human rights and civic participation are entwined. One is not possible without the others.” AER President, Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli, explains the reasoning behind the 2016 theme, Revitalizing democracy. 2015 has ... Read More

Hande Özsan Bozatli unanimously re-elected for second mandate

12 December, 2015 By Editor

“First of all I would like to thank you for re-electing me as President of AER. I’m proud and honoured, of course, but let me also take this opportunity to ... Read More

Looking for partners for Horizon2020 project on Smart Specialisation

9 December, 2015 By Editor

PBL (Dutch Environmental Assessment Agency) is a part of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment in the Netherlands and has been working in the past couple of years with other partners ... Read More

Commission’s appetite for an EU budget focused on results

26 September, 2015 By Editor

The Assembly of European Regions participated on 22 September in a high-level conference organised in Brussels by the European Commission called an EU budget focused on results. Leading figures in Europe’s ... Read More

DG Regio efforts to implement cohesion policy in EU Member States

27 July, 2015 By Editor

Gratian Mihailescu graduated in communication and public relations. He specialized in European Affairs, International Relations and Development receiving scholarships from different countries. He was Erasmus student at Eberhard Karl University ... Read More

AER members shine in the RegioStars 2015

26 June, 2015 By Editor

The European Commission announced the finalists for the RegioStars 2015 awards which honour Europe’s most inspirational and innovative regional projects supported by EU Cohesion Policy Funds. Of the 17 finalist projects, ... Read More

AER Political Priorities

6 June, 2015 By Editor

Ratified by AER General Assembly 2015 In these troubled times of crisis, when confidence in public institutions is decreasing and there is a tendency for everyone to focus efforts on ... Read More

Did you say participatory?

6 March, 2015 By Editor

Aalborg, North Denmark (DK), 6 March 2015 Citizen participation is on all lips, whether to improve social and territorial cohesion, to reduce democratic deficit or to boost growth. But what ... Read More

Early school leaving: Prevention & Intervention

5 March, 2015 By Johanna Pacevicius

The AER working group on early school drop outs gathered on the occasion of the AER spring plenary meetings in Nordjylland (DK). Sharing and connecting experiences The working group on ... Read More

Be smart, be innovative, and you will create sustainable jobs!

3 November, 2014 By Editor

Almere, Flevoland (NL), 4 November 2014 Today, the partners of the SMART EUROPE and GreenInfranet projects – INTERREG IVC – met for a joint final conference gathering over 160 participants, where ... Read More

Diversity to fuel peace and growth

22 August, 2014 By Editor

AER Summer Academy 2014 Novi Sad, AP Vojvodina (RS), 22 August 2014 What a better place than the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (RS) to hold the Assembly of European Regions’ ... Read More