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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

A year after EU elections: more Europe, but how?

21 May, 2015 By Editor

19-21 May 2015, Strasbourg (FR) – the 10th European meetings in Strasbourg The EU faces important challenges and citizens questions its efficiency. Others remain convinced of the relevance of the ... Read More

Making curricula meet labour needs with innovative education

8 May, 2015 By Editor

The Assembly of European Regions together with Brasov County and the University of Transilvania organised between 7th and 8th May 2015 a Conference on “Innovative Education – A real opportunity ... Read More

First Human Right’s Education Manual

21 April, 2015 By Editor

Launch of first human rights education manual for young people to combat antigypsyism by the Council of Europe. Read the manual Follow AER! Read More

Combating gender stereotyping and sexism in the media

17 April, 2015 By Editor

The Council of Europe’s Gender Equality Commission held its 7th meeting in Strasbourg from 15-17 April 2015. High on the agenda was the implementation of the Gender Equality Strategy 2014-2017 with ... Read More

AER at the Heart of EU Decision-Making on Education and Youth Policies

26 March, 2015 By Editor

A delegation from the Assembly of European Regions Committee 3 Presidium visited Brussels on 26 March for a series of meetings in order to raise awareness amongst European policy makers ... Read More

Report on School Dropout

23 March, 2015 By Editor

The Region of Alsace (FR) published the report of the “Euroopean and interregional Conference on school dropout” that took place on 20 January 2015 in Strasbourg. Lilla Mérabet, Vice president of the Regional Council of ... Read More

Event Report: Regional Development Strategies FOR and WITH citizens

9 March, 2015 By Editor

Report from the Committees 2 and 3 plenary meetings in Nordjlland (Dk) in March 2015. The AER Committee 2 “Social Policy and Public Health” and Committee 3 “Culture, Education, Youth and ... Read More

Early school leaving: Prevention & Intervention

5 March, 2015 By Johanna Pacevicius

The AER working group on early school drop outs gathered on the occasion of the AER spring plenary meetings in Nordjylland (DK). Sharing and connecting experiences The working group on ... Read More

Aiming high to raise awareness for development in Europe

22 February, 2015 By Editor

AER as well as 25 other main partners and 20 associates from 18 EU and 17 non EU-countries gathered on 21-22 February in Modena, Italy, for the first Steering Committee ... Read More

New regions in Sweden

23 January, 2015 By Editor

Dr. Malin Stegmann McCallion is currently a Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Karlstad University. She has just published an article on the State of Regionalisation in Sweden: 1 January ... Read More

Alsace region takes action to reduce dropout

20 January, 2015 By Editor

Alsace region is organising a regional conference to exchange best practice in Alsace, France and Europe, on compensation measures (2nd chance), in Strasbourg, 20 January 2015. It will be the final ... Read More

Combating gender stereotypes in and through education

16 January, 2015 By Editor

Achieving gender equality is central to the protection of human rights, the functioning of democracy, ... Read More

AER Statement against Terrorism

9 January, 2015 By Mathieu Mori

In reaction to the events in Paris from 7th to 9th January 2015 On behalf of all members of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) and at the initiative of ... Read More

First Multiplier event on preventing school dropout

17 December, 2014 By Editor

16-17 December 2014, Barcelona (ES) – Following the kick-off meeting of the Erasmus+ project JET CD in Västernorrland in September 2014, the first multiplier event was organised by the region of Catalunya ... Read More