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

The Black Sea Conference of Regions: water and sustainable tourism

16 February, 2010 By Editor

AER initiates a new approach at the territorial level to find solutions to the major problems faced by the Black Sea area Paris (F), 16 February 2010. For the first ... Read More

The AER welcomes the Barroso Commission II and gives proposals for further cooperation

10 February, 2010 By Editor

Strasbourg (F), 10 February 2010. The Assembly of European Regions (AER) welcomes the new Barroso Commission, approved by the European Parliament. The new college of European Commissioners will shape European ... Read More

AER responds to Regional Policy Commissioner’s Orientation Paper

4 December, 2009 By Editor

Step in the right direction” needs to go further, says AER president Michèle Sabban Strasbourg, 4 December 2009 “High-level debates on the future of cohesion policy are very welcome, ... Read More

European regions call for subsidiarity and multi-level governance to be more than words

1 December, 2009 By Editor

Communicating Europe, Innovation and Youth

Entering into force today and referring to the principle of subsidiarity more than 30 times, the Lisbon Treaty can pave the way for stronger regions and a stronger Europe Strasbourg ... Read More

AER position on Multilevel governance

28 November, 2009 By Editor

Adopted in Belfort on 26 November 2009 Executive summary: 1. The involvement of regional and local authorities as genuine partners in the EU multilevel governance system is a pre-condition to ... Read More

AER Recommendations on the Future of Cohesion Policy post-2013

26 November, 2009 By Editor

Towards a territorially-based policy for all Europeans? Adopted on 26 November 2009 at the AER General Assembly Extract: It is essential that cohesion policy remains European. The current division of tasks ... Read More

Letter by the AER and other local and regional Associations to the European Parliament

3 November, 2009 By Editor

Letter on Draft “Reforming the budget, changing Europe”

Seven organisations [1] representing Europe’s local and regional authorities addressed a letter, on 3 November 2009, to all Members of the European Parliament stating their concerns about the draft Communication ... Read More

Local and regional associations join forces against “renationalisation” of cohesion policy

3 November, 2009 By Editor

Seven organisations representing Europe’s local and regional authorities addressed a letter, on 3 November 2009, to all Members of the European Parliament stating their concerns about the draft Communication ... Read More

Open letter to Mr. José Manuel Barroso – President of the European Commission

23 October, 2009 By Editor

Dear Mr Barroso, I am writing to you to express our grave concerns regarding your draft communication to the European Parliament and Council, dated 6 October 2009, which proposes ... Read More

AER sets out what regions expect from the new Commission

17 September, 2009 By Editor

Göteborg (S), 17 September 2009 In the wake of José Manuel Barroso’s re-election as European Commission president, the political bureau of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) met yesterday ... Read More

AER Training Academy enters new season in Brussels

11 September, 2009 By Editor

Brussels (B), 11 September 2009 Focusing on the regions’ role in European decision-making, the first Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) Training Academy of the post-summer season concluded today in Brussels. ... Read More

European Regions: a “Trump” in Tackling the Economic Crisis

15 May, 2009 By Editor

Fribourg (CH), 15 May 2009 Regional presidents from across wider Europe once again called on national governments to ensure that regions have the competences and budgets they need to effectively ... Read More

Implementing high-speed internet access: A must for sustainable growth in the European regions

6 May, 2009 By Editor

Brussels, 6 May 2009 The necessity and impact of further implementing broadband internet access in the European regions was the focus of a workshop hosted in Brussels today by the ... Read More

AER hosts panel discussion of European political groups and regional politicians

5 May, 2009 By Editor

Regions’ cross-examination of EP leaders “long overdue” Strasbourg (F), 5 May 2009. The European Parliament’s political groups last night faced a “cross-examination” hosted by the Assembly of European Regions (AER), ... Read More

AER responds to EC’s Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion

25 February, 2009 By Editor

With the October 2008 publication of its Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion, the European Commission opened a debate on territorial cohesion in search of a better understanding of the issue ... Read More