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

Inclusive Housing: Why And How?

10 June, 2022 By Johanna Pacevicius

Access to adequate and affordable housing is a key determinant of successful integration. Housing conditions have a strong impact on employment and education opportunities and on the interactions between migrants ... Read More

DG REGIO Opportunities: Fund Your Regional Innovative Practice On Citizens’ Participation in Cohesion Policy

8 April, 2022 By Anna Comacchio

EU Commission DG REGIO is seeking proposals by public authorities and civil society organizations, interested to strengthen citizen participation in cohesion policy through collaborative innovative solutions. Read More

The AER Spring Meetings—Shaping our Common Future

29 March, 2022 By Justin Sammon

Last week, the AER held its virtual Spring meetings. From sharing ideas for collaboration in our working groups, to reaffirming our political priorities in our Bureau, these meetings showed the ... Read More

Cross-sectoral Approaches To Inclusive Housing

24 March, 2022 By Johanna Pacevicius

On 7 April 2022 AER is organising a webinar on cross-sectoral approaches to inclusive housing from 15:00-16:30 CET in the framework of the Includ-EU project. Access to adequate and affordable ... Read More

AER Activity Report 2021 — ‘Regions Bouncing Back’

8 December, 2021 By Justin Sammon

The Assembly of European Regions is proud to present its annual Activity Report for 2020 – 2021. As Europe looks beyond the Covid-19 pandemic and towards recovery, the theme of ... Read More

Agenda 2030 Conference: Transforming Regions, Changing the World

10 November, 2021 By Justin Sammon

On 28-29 October, the Assembly of European Regions held our long-awaited Agenda 2030 Conference in Strasbourg, in partnership with Region Grand Est and the City of Strasbourg. Against the backdrop ... Read More

Not Just Another Workshop: Looking Back at the Includ-EU First Regional Peer-2-Peer Learning

10 July, 2021 By Anna Comacchio

The project in a nutshell: The Includ-EU Project is funded by the European Union’s AMIF– Asylum Migration and Integration Fund Programme and aims at enhancing regional and local expertise with ... Read More

A New Horizon for Europe: Navigating into the European Horizon for Research and Innovation

8 July, 2021 By Birgit Sandu

The launch of the new Horizon Europe funding programme worth 95.5 billion EUR and its first round of calls have being sparking enthusiasm and interest among the multiple actors that ... Read More

Partner Search: New Project on Cultural Planning & Rural Development

21 June, 2021 By Agnese Pantaloni

The region of Örebro County and the Coompanion Mälardalen in Sweden are looking for partners for a new project they are preparing within the Creative Europe programme, call for proposals ... Read More

First calls under the Creative Europe 2021-27 have been launched!

16 June, 2021 By Birgit Sandu

The new Creative Europe Programme for 2021-27 was launched with the adoption of its first Annual Work Programme and the opening of the first calls under the ‘Culture’ strand! The ... Read More

AER Climate Debate: Back to Our Future – Regions Leading Europe’s Green Recovery

15 June, 2021 By Justin Sammon

The COVID-19 crisis brought the world to a standstill in 2020. City centres became ghost towns, economic activity slumped, and political priorities fell by the wayside as managing the pandemic ... Read More

Skillnet Training Session – Making the Most of Cohesion & Rural Development Funds

4 June, 2021 By Justin Sammon

MFF, ERDF, ESF, EFRD, EAGF…navigating the sea of acronyms in the EU funding lexicon can be a daunting task for would-be applicants. Yet, unlocking these funds will be crucial for ... Read More

Mobility as a Service: registrations are open!

31 May, 2021 By Johanna Pacevicius

On 17 June 2021 the Chair of the AER Working Group on Transports and Mobility, Martin Tollén, Östergötland (SE) is organising a webinar on Mobility as a Service, also known ... Read More

Why Innovative Skills are the Catalyst for Rural Areas

5 May, 2021 By Nicola Miceli

On 25 March, the Assembly of European Regions hosted the “Ambitious Skills and Innovation Strategies: A Territorial Approach” webinar. The event was part of the series of webinars on EU ... Read More

Register Now – Technical Vocational Education & Training and Civic Participation

24 March, 2021 By Nicola Miceli

We are pleased to invite you on 20 April 2021 at 10:00 CET to a webinar on how to encourage citizen participation of stakeholders in Vocational Education & Training What ... Read More