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Respect for cultural and educational diversity within the future Constitution: J. Chirac’s response to the AER

22 May, 2003 By Editor

Respect for cultural and educational diversity within the future Constitution: Jacques Chirac's response to the AER

In a letter to President Chirac on May 6th, the AER President Liese Prokop called on him and his government to maintain their “firm position in defending cultural diversity”. In ... Read More

AER warns that Convention articles endanger diversity in culture and education

7 May, 2003 By Editor

Strasbourg, 7 May 2003 The President of the AER, Vice Minister-President of Lower Austria Liese Prokop, expressed to the European Convention the firm opposition of the European Regions against ... Read More

European Constitution: regions express some reservations on the first draft

21 February, 2003 By Editor

Strasbourg (F), 21 February 2003 At its meeting on 21st February in Strasbourg, the AER Presidium made some reservations on the sixteen draft articles of the European Constitution, although ... Read More

EU/GATS/Cultural Diversity: Regions rally behind Jacques Chirac

4 February, 2003 By Editor

The AER welcomes the European Parliament decision in favour of cultural diversity

Strasbourg, 4 February 2003 The Assembly of European Regions (AER) supports the recent proposal of French President Jacques Chirac, who argued for the adoption of an international Convention on Cultural ... Read More

Election results for the AER: Mrs Liese Prokop has been re-elected President

29 November, 2002 By Editor

AG 2002 in Naples Prokop re-elected president

Naples (Campania), 29 November 2002 Liese Prokop, Vice-Minister President of Niederösterreich (Austria), was re-elected President of the Assembly of European Regions for a two year mandate. During President Prokop’s first ... Read More

From Naples to Copenhagen: message from the European Regions

29 November, 2002 By Editor

Naples, Campania (I), 29 November 2002 A few days prior to the European Council meeting in Copenhagen, the political representatives of the 250 member regions of the Assembly of ... Read More

Final Declaration and Resolution for transparency in WTO negotiations and for Parliamentary vote on GATS

18 October, 2002 By Editor

Final Declaration and Resolution calling for increased transparency in WTO negotiations and for Parliamentary vote on GATS

At the initiative of the AER, 150 regional Ministers and political representatives of culture and education from all over Europe and Canada looked at the consequences of negociations in the ... Read More

The AER calls for increased transparency in WTO negociations and for Parliamentary vote on GATS

18 October, 2002 By Editor

The Assembly of European Regions (AER) calls for increased transparency in WTO negociations and for Parliamentary vote on GATS

The Regions of Europe debate the impact of GATS on their cultural and education policies

8 October, 2002 By Editor

2nd European Conference of regional Ministers of culture and education organised by the AER The Assembly of European Regions (AER) chose “Globalisation in culture and education – WTO and GATS ... Read More

The AER asks the European Union to review its level of involvement in culture and education

1 March, 2002 By Editor

Considering the EU Convention an opportunity to achieve the comprehensive and full-fledged application of the principle of subsidiarity, AER Committee D (Culture, Education, Training and Youth) appealed to its members ... Read More

Woj. Swietokrzyskie, the venue for the European rendez-vous for regional experts in Culture, Education and Youth

25 February, 2002 By Editor

• The future of Europe, the European Constitution, the importance of the distribution of competences between the different levels – European, national, regional and local – and of the recognition ... Read More

Towards the glassy European worker ?

14 February, 2002 By Editor

AER criticises the Commission’s proposal for a common European format for Curricula vitae Following banana regulations and standardisation, the EU Commission has launched an initiative proposing a common European format ... Read More

AER General Assembly: Election results

29 November, 2001 By Editor

Sopron (H), 29 november 2001 Dr Christoph E Palmer (CDU), Minister for European Affairs at the State Ministry of Baden Württemberg (D) was elected Vice-President of the Assembly of European ... Read More

The AER Culture Committee meets in Languedoc-Roussillon

22 October, 2001 By Editor

At the invitation of Jacques Blanc, President of the Region of Languedoc-Roussillon (F) and of the Centre Régional des Lettres, the next Plenary session of the culture, Education & training, ... Read More