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Committee 1 Progress Report Spring 2018

7 March, 2018 By Johanna Pacevicius

Twice a year the members of the AER Committee on Regional Development and Economy gather in plenary meeting. This is the opportunity to set goals for cooperation through the elaboration ... Read More

The essential guide to contributing to the work programmes

1 March, 2018 By Johanna Pacevicius

Spring is work programme definition season at AER! On the occasion of the Spring Plenary meetings in Arad, members of the three thematic Committees will decide what they would like ... Read More

Regionalisation in Greece: are regions weak? #RoR2017

26 February, 2018 By Editor

Regions were created in Greece in 1987 in order to respond to organisational and functional requirements of the EU structural policies. Greek regions were not the expression of historically rooted ... Read More

EEA and Norway Grant: an all new fund for interregional cooperation

20 February, 2018 By Luca Magri

AER has been looking closely to the EEA and Norway Grant since a long time ago. This grant proposes fundings on topics of interest for AER members, such as civic ... Read More

Improving school performance for children with a migrant background: partners wanted!

20 February, 2018 By Editor

Would you like to join a three year project on education within the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund? Building on its longstanding work with migrants, especially in the fields of ... Read More

AER: Working to Improve European Transportation Systems

20 February, 2018 By Editor

AER is excited to announce it will be attending the ACI Europe’s 11th Annual Regional Airports’ Conference and Exhibition in Naples, Italy. Mr. Roger Esterfors, the expert on regional airports ... Read More

Regionalisation in Lithuania: an ongoing debate on regional reforms #RoR2017

12 February, 2018 By Editor

Essentially, the definition “region” in Lithuania is associated with three types of territorial units: administrative units of the state territory of higher level – counties (apskritys); ethnocultural regions; territorial units ... Read More

AER members share knowledge to improve situation for refugees in their regions

5 February, 2018 By Editor

On 24 and 25 January 2018, AER co-organised several events focusing on local and regional responses to the Syrian refugee crisis in Brussels. AER would like to thank its honorary ... Read More

Valorisation of talents with a migrant background: do you want to work on this?

2 February, 2018 By Agnese Pantaloni

EVA vzw (BE) – a social innovator in the social economy – is looking for European partners for the ESF project “Culture-sensitive Care ambassadors – Valorizing talents+”. This project aims to ... Read More

Erasmus+ Sport InfoDay: have a look at the opportunities & tips!

31 January, 2018 By Editor

Funding Opportunity The European Commission and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) organised an Erasmus+ Sport Info Day on 30 January 2018, in Brussels. The main aim of ... Read More

The European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018

30 January, 2018 By Editor

Throughout 2018, people across Europe will gather to celebrate Europe’s unique cultural heritage as part of the European Year of Cultural Heritage. For thousands of years, culture has remained a ... 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 ... Read More

Call for nominations: AER General Assembly and Committees 2018

26 January, 2018 By Editor

Per AER Statute and Procedures, the AER Election Committee will inventory and prepare for the elections at the General Assembly and the Committees. The time-table is as follows: AER Spring Committe ... Read More

Regionalisation in Macedonia: no longer one of the most centralised countries in Europe #RoR2017

15 January, 2018 By Editor

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) was a constituent state of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 1991. Despite experiencing considerable decentralisation in the Yugoslavian period, after independence ... Read More

Regionalisation in Bulgaria: reducing regional disparities #RoR2017

1 January, 2018 By Editor

Bulgaria covered a surface area of 111,000.9 sq. km and has a population of 7,153,784 inhabitants at the end of 2015. Over the years, the administrative and territorial division of ... Read More