This is the tag for all posts relating to democracy.

Democracy at the heart of Europe’s sustainable transition | Insights from the MAIA & I-CHANGE Policy Roundtable

21 March, 2025 By Giulia Moretto

On 20 March 2025, the AER as MAIA ambassador was invited to the policy roundtable on behavioural change and civil society knowledge in the European sustainable transition organised by the ... Read More

A Whole-of-Society Approach to Inclusion

5 May, 2023 By Johanna Pacevicius

The Includ-EU Workshop “Whole-of-Society Approach: Cross-sectoral and Multistakeholder collaboration for inclusion” in Cluj-Napoca gathered around 70 representatives from the Netherlands, France, Spain, Belgium, Ireland, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Romania to explore ... Read More

‘Elevating Citizens’ Voices’ – AER-ENoP Publication on Participatory Democracy at National, Regional and Local Levels

13 March, 2023 By Anna Comacchio

#Democracy is solid because it is not static: it constantly develops new forms of #citizenengagement. The AER is proud of the joint publication with ENoP- European Network of Political Foundations, ... Read More

The AER Summer Academy Is Back!

20 June, 2022 By Justin Sammon

With the European Year of Youth in full-swing, the AER is delighted to announce that our flagship youth event, the AER Summer Academy is returning in 2022 after a two-year ... Read More

SOLD OUT: AER Summer Academy 2022 – Donegal, Ireland

20 June, 2022 By Justin Sammon

***PLEASE NOTE: ALL TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT. IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR TICKET, PLEASE CONTACT THE AER SECRETARIAT*** With the European Year of Youth in full-swing, the ... Read More

Autumn Digest 2021: Funding Opportunities for EU and Non-EU Member Regions

10 November, 2021 By Mirthe Vogd

Are you in pursuit of some new EU project funding opportunities? Here are some openings worth looking into! In line with the new Multiannual Financial Framework programme 2021-2027 which aims ... Read More

AER at EU Regions Week 2021 – Online Debate on Gender Equality

27 August, 2021 By Justin Sammon

We are delighted to announce that the AER is once again a partner for the annual European Week of Regions & Cities. The 2021 edition of #EURegionsWeek will continue in ... 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

Job Vacancy: Member Relations Coordinator

23 June, 2021 By Editor

Do you have experience in a member-based organisation? Do you have work experience in a European/international environment, interested in the European regional dimension, ready to travel across the continent? If ... Read More

AER Bureau Debate on Democracy: Putting Citizens back at the Heart of Decision-Making

19 May, 2021 By Justin Sammon

Rising populism, widespread misinformation, and a loss of trust in governments and institutions. Add a global pandemic to that list of ailments, and it’s clear that democracy in Europe is ... Read More

CUBES: Do you want to have a say on boosting sustainable cultural administration?

19 May, 2021 By Agnese Pantaloni

The AER together with our partners in the CUBES consortium are keeping busy providing reviews, initiatives and tools to address the lack of know-how regarding sustainable administration of cultural resources. ... Read More

PRESS RELEASE: The Cultural Administration & Sustainability Boosters Curriculum is on its way!

6 April, 2021 By Stanislava Milankov

The CUBES project, co-financed by the Erasmus+ programme, aims to empower all societal sectors to own and administer their heritage and cultural resources in a sustainable way, thus leading to ... Read More

Register Now – Technical Vocational Education & Training and Civic Participation

24 March, 2021 By Assistant Policy & Knowledge Transfer

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

Advocating for Youth Participation at Regional Level

22 March, 2021 By Gisela Guari Cañada

Do you want to learn more about the European Youth Goals and its Youth Strategy, the opportunities and challenges for youth participation at local and regional level, and how to ... Read More

Job Vacancy: EU Projects & Policy Officer

22 March, 2021 By Editor

Are you a motivated professional who is passionate about European policy? Do you have experience in the management of EU funded projects? Are you enthusiastic about knowledge sharing activities? If ... Read More