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The Regional Innovation Award 2011: Be the next winners!

22 February, 2011 By Mathieu Mori

Strasbourg (F), 22nd February 2011. The application forms for the 2011 edition of the Regional Innovation Award has just opened, hereby marking the launch of a 6th year of interregional ... Read More

Vojvodina in pole position to drive energy sustainability in the Balkans

9 February, 2011 By Mathieu Mori

Novi Sad, Vojvodina (SRB), 9th February 2011 Yesterday the Assembly of European Regions’ peer review team presented a series of recommendations on how to improve the energy policy of the ... Read More

AER 2010 Awards for the regional best practices in the fields of ‘Communicating Europe’ and ‘Innovation’ go to…

12 November, 2010 By Editor

Istanbul (TR), 12 November 2010. The best Communicating Europe Region 2010

The best Communicating Europe Region 2010 Istanbul (TR), 12 November 2010. The Assembly of European Regions (AER) awarded this year the French Region of Rhône-Alpes for its project “Support and ... Read More

AER Elections 2010: Michèle Sabban re-elected President

11 November, 2010 By Editor

Under the lead of its President, AER elects a new Bureau in order to tackle the numerous challenges that regions will be facing until 2012 Istanbul (TR), 11th November 2010. ... Read More

“REFER”: New Blog by the AER and GE Energy to promote discussion on European Energy Challenges

22 June, 2010 By Editor

Brussels (B), 22 June 2010 The Assembly of European Regions (AER) and GE Energy today announced the launch of R.E.F.E.R. (Responsible Energy for European Regions), a blog aimed at facilitating ... Read More

Budget Commissioner expresses willingness to collaborate with decentralised government

18 May, 2010 By Editor

Brussels (B), 18 May 2010 EU Budget Commissioner, Janusz Lewandowski, recognised the vital role of local and regional authorities and expressed his willingness to work with these in the context ... Read More

AER places women entrepreneurs at the heart of its actions

25 March, 2010 By Editor

Istanbul, 25 March 2010 Turkey is paving the way for women entrepreneurship. The Assembly of European Regions (AER) has held a conference in Istanbul with the objective of advising regional ... Read More

Cohesion Policy and Europe 2020: AER challenges EU decisions to affect Europe for the next 10 years

17 March, 2010 By Editor

Alba (RO), 16 March 2010. 110 representatives from 39 regions across 15 countries met for the plenary session of the Committee ‘Economy and Regional Development’ of the Assembly of European ... Read More

Thematic dossier n°23 on Economy and Growth – Spring 2010

8 March, 2010 By Editor

Economy and Growth Table of contents: Editorial: Håkan Sandgren, President of AER’s ‘Economy and Regional development’ Committee, County Councillor of Jönköping (S) And the winner is… 5th innovation award Young ambition: Europe must support ... Read More

With their Ile-de-France Statement, Regions bring the EU toward post-Kyoto

4 March, 2010 By Editor

Meeting for the first time since Copenhagen, world’s leading Regions gather in view of the 16th Conference of the Parties in Mexico Paris (F), 4 March 2010. The main leaders of ... Read More

ECREIN+ European interregional cooperation to strengthen eco-innovation

19 February, 2010 By Editor

Uppsala (S), 19 February 2010. The Assembly of European Regions (AER) participated these days in the kick off event of a new European interregional cooperation project, aiming at fostering eco-innovation. ... 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

Regions are an essential element in the implementation of climate policies

15 October, 2009 By Editor

Paris, Ile-de-France (F), 15 October 2009 After Climate Week in New York, the Governors’ Summit in Los Angeles and less than two months before the Copenhagen conference, the French region ... Read More

EU Survey links Economic recovery to regional performance

8 October, 2009 By Editor

Limerick (IRL), 8 october 2009 An insightful EU survey carried out in 24 regions from 13 countries shows that regions have a crucial role to play in economic recovery. “We ... Read More