This is the tag for all posts relating to decentralisation.

Dutch EU Presidency focuses on four of AER’s main policies

25 January, 2016 By Editor

An agenda in line with AER’s The Netherlands Presidency of the European Union (from January to June 2016) aims to promote prosperity, freedom and security in the EU during the ... Read More

Report on regionalisation: trends and challenges

4 December, 2015 By Editor

The Observatory on Regionalisation is a network of some 40 experts, from Academy and research centres throughout Europe, passionate about the state of regions in their respective countries, independent from the ... Read More

Priorities 2015-2017

12 November, 2015 By Editor

In these troubled times of crisis, when confidence in public institutions is decreasing and there is a tendency for everyone to focus efforts on their own communities, regions have to ... Read More

France prepares for new regions

5 August, 2015 By Editor

The National Assembly and Senate have adopted the draft bill on the new territorial structure of the country after a first agreement from the Joint Committee on the text on ... Read More

“The future of regionalism is bright”

24 June, 2015 By Editor

“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 ... Read More

“What future for the regions” by Fredrik Söderbaum

11 June, 2015 By Editor

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 ... 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

Decentralisation policies: Reshuffling the scene

11 May, 2015 By Editor

Our expert from the Academic Council of the Assembly of European Regions, Pekka Kettunen, spoke about the decentralisation conference that took place in Croatia. There was an international conference on Decentralization policies: ... Read More

Congress post-monitoring visit to Ukraine

12 March, 2015 By Editor

A post-monitoring visit of the Congress of the Council of Europe took place in Kiev on 12 March. AER was represented at the meeting by one expert of its Academic ... Read More

AER backs the giant steps in EU-Georgia relationship

28 October, 2014 By Mathieu Mori

AER President and acting Secretary General went to Tbilisi (GE) in October. This visit came a few months after the regional elections in Georgia and the historical signature, in June, ... Read More

Dolnoslaskie Political Statement

28 May, 2014 By Editor

AER proposes a new deal to the European Parliament: further subsidiarity for a better Europe, focused on the citizens and closer to their needs Statement adopted at the AER General Assembly ... Read More

AER’s undertaken action with the French Ministry of Decentralisation, State Reform and Public Service

18 May, 2014 By Editor

In the framework of the debate that has been relaunched on 8 April by the French Prime Minister Manuel Valls regarding the government’s ambition to restructure the French territorial organisation, AER has undertaken ... Read More

Regions and business vouch for an effective economic subsidiarity

15 May, 2014 By Editor

The Assembly of European Regions, a key partner for the European Business Summit 2014 Brussels (BE), 15 May 2014 Since 2013, the focus of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) ... Read More

AER hand in hand with its Ukrainian members and their citizens

25 April, 2014 By Editor

Ukraine (UA), 25 April 2014 The Assembly of European Regions (AER) follows with deep concern and sorrow the developments taking place in Ukraine. What is happening there will have an ... Read More

Regions daring to succeed through entrepreneurship

3 April, 2014 By Editor

“First time you fail, second time you win”* Edirne (TR), 3 April 2014 “With the focus shifting from the crisis to recovery, regions are more than ever catalysts for innovation ... Read More