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European Committee of the Regions and Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe celebrate 25th Anniversary

27 June, 2019 By Vania Freitas

On 27 June, AER marked the 25th Anniversary of the European Committee of the Regions and Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. The President of AER, Magnus Berntsson, has joined the President of the European Committee of the Regions, Karl-Heinz Lambertz, and the President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Anders Knape, to mark … [Read more...]

Regionalisation in Azerbaijan: a state within a state #RoR2017

26 March, 2018 By Editor

The Republic of Azerbaijan is part of the Eastern Partnership, which is an initiative that enables closer political, economic and cultural relations among the EU, its member states and 6 eastern European partners. Azerbaijan belonged to the Russian Empire until World War I, during which period the Empire was dissolved. In 1918, Azerbaijan declared independence and established … [Read more...]

Regionalisation in Georgia: the politics of regional development are improving #RoR2017

5 February, 2018 By Editor

Georgia is an independent, unified, and indivisible state, as confirmed by the referendum of 31 March 1991 - held throughout the territory of the country, including in the Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of Abkhazia and the Former Autonomous District of South Ossetia - and by the Act of Restoration of State Independence of Georgia of 9 April 1991. Territorial arrangement … [Read more...]

Regionalisation in Moldova: are regions lacking autonomy? #RoR2017

29 January, 2018 By Editor

The Republic of Moldova is part of the Eastern Partnership, which is an initiative that enables closer political, economic and cultural relations among the EU, its member states and 6 eastern European partners. Moldova gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The young republic later established itself as a “sovereign, independent, unitary and indivisible state” in … [Read more...]

Regionalisation in Armenia: improvements of local self-government needed

30 October, 2017 By Editor

The Republic of Armenia is part of the Eastern Partnership, which is an initiative that enables closer political, economic and cultural relations among the EU, its member states and 6 eastern European partners. Armenia gained independence from the Soviet Union on 21 September 1991. For seventy years Armenia had been under Soviet rule, which had imposed the Soviet system of … [Read more...]

Regionalisation in Ukraine: lead by local communities

4 September, 2017 By Editor

Centralised governance inherited from the Soviet times Ukraine is part of the Eastern Partnership, which is an initiative that enables closer political, economic and cultural relations among the EU, its member states and 6 eastern European partners. Ukraine gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. For almost seventy years Ukraine had been under Soviet rule, which was … [Read more...]

Polish Local Government Support for Green Energy and Climate Projects

11 June, 2015 By Editor

Adriana Skorupska is an analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs in the Eastern and South Eastern Europe Programme. Her interests include the international cooperation of self-government, cross-border cooperation and the decentralization reforms in the Eastern Partnership Countries, especially in Georgia and Ukraine. She published an article in the Bulletin … [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 their own communities, regions have to be the leaders for change. The end goal of regional authorities must always primarily be to make their territory the best possible place to live for their … [Read more...]

The role of local government in national foreign policy in Poland

27 April, 2015 By Editor

Adriana Skorupska is an analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs in the Eastern and South Eastern Europe Programme. Her interests include the international cooperation of self-government, cross-border cooperation and the decentralization reforms in the Eastern Partnership Countries, especially in Georgia and Ukraine. She published an article on "the role … [Read more...]

Committees 1 & 3 joining forces

7 November, 2014 By Johanna Pacevicius

Following last year’s positive experience, AER Committees ‘Economy and Regional development’ (1) and ‘Culture, Education Youth and International Cooperation’ (3) joined forces again from 5-7 November to discuss in Arnhem (Gelderland-NL) about the state of play of their political priorities and activities. This time the format of the plenary meeting changed with the main … [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, of an association agreement between EU and Georgia, which deepens political and economic ties in the framework of the Eastern partnership. The timing was perfect to discuss the state of … [Read more...]

5th Black Sea Summit – Using existing bridges to rise above new walls

3 October, 2014 By Editor

Bucharest (RO), 3 October 2014 Bearing in mind the challenging political context that affects this area, the Assembly of European Regions (AER), at the kind invitation of the National Union of County Councils from Romania (UNCJR), held today its 5th annual Black Sea Summit in Bucharest, Romania. The 100 high level participants present during the Summit adopted the ‘Bucharest … [Read more...]

Meetings with Committee of the Regions and European Commission Presidents

18 September, 2014 By Editor

Brussels (BE), 18 September 2014 Today, Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli, President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER), met the outgoing European Commission’s President Barroso for a final talk, together with the Presidents of the other main local and regional organisations*. AER President focused her speech on the cooperation in the Eastern Neighbourhood and the Black Sea area. … [Read more...]

Self-Government Reform in Ukraine

27 July, 2014 By Editor

Adriana Skorupska is an analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs in the Eastern and South Eastern Europe Programme. Her interests include the international cooperation of self-government, cross-border cooperation and the decentralization reforms in the Eastern Partnership Countries, especially in Georgia and Ukraine. She published an article in the Bulletin … [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 impact on the future of Europe and beyond. This is the reason why DR Hande Özsan Bozatli, AER President, visited Ukraine these past days, accompanied by the Secretary General Mr Pascal Goergen. … [Read more...]

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