If you are seeking for a partner in your endeavour of supporting public authorities in driving the Energy Transition under the Horizon 2020 call, AER is happy to liaise you with the Denizli Metropolitan Municipality. They are a local authority within Denzli Municipality, keen on fighting for their citizens' right to a healthy living environment. Their efforts find proof in … [Read more...]
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Spend your Eurodyssey Traineeship at AER!
AER has a vacancy for a Eurodyssey Trainee to join our team in Brussels as a Programmes & Communications Assistant. The role is perfect for an outgoing young person who is engaged in youth activism & interested in honing the communications skills. Eligible trainees should be resident in one of the Eurodyssey member regions. Description of tasks to be … [Read more...]
December Digest: Funding Opportunities for EU and non-EU member regions
Are you on the hunt for some new EU-project opportunities and inspiration for the New Year? The AER Project Unit has prepared the below digest of EU funding opportunities which may be of interest to AER member regions. These calls may be of particular interest to non-EU member regions. Should you require any further information or assistance in putting together a … [Read more...]
#COP25: The Way Forward
This years’ edition of the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP) has failed to meet expectations - it is now time to work towards a successful COP26. AER President Magnus Berntsson was present at the COP25 in Madrid during the last week of the conference. AER was accredited observer status to this years’ conference following the networks increased work connected to … [Read more...]
Tool released to aid search for town twinning
Are you interested in town twinning or finding a sister-city? The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate for EU Affairs has released a town twinning tool, which can help you find the best match for you. This tool was developed in close collaboration with the Union of Municipalities of Turkey. Why town twinning? … [Read more...]
AER mutual learning event: it’s all about the Economy 4.0!
This year's mutual learning event, a cooperation between AER, Brussels Capital and Catalonia on 4 December 2019, will be on the Economy 4.0. The Economy 4.0 is a new era of productive, industrial and economic development with deep implications on sectors as diverse as education, culture, health, agriculture, industrial production and work in general. The complexity of the … [Read more...]
Eurobarometer: What do we know about Cohesion Policy?
The results of the flash Eurobarometer 480 on "Citizens' awareness and perception of regional policy” were published on 7 October, just in time for the European Week of Regions & Cities. The flash survey was carried out on a sample of 700 -1000 respondents in each EU Member State in June 2019. 4 in 10 European citizens are aware of projects funded by … [Read more...]
Interested in promoting photovoltaic irrigation? Join this H2020 project!
The University of Vigo (ES) is developing a new project (SolAqua) in the framework of Horizon 2020 - call LC-SC3-RES-28-2019 of the Work Programme “Secure, clean and efficient energy” - aimed to promote the use of solar energy in irrigated farming, both in Europe and beyond. Before reaching that goal, a number of problems need to be addressed: there is a large deficit … [Read more...]
Elections at the Autumn Committee Plenaries
During the AER Autumn Committee Plenaries in Podčetrtek, Slovenia, elections took place to fill a number of vacancies. The following individuals were successfully elected by the respective committees: Committee 1 Vice President for Rural Development, Energy & Environment Mr. Nicola Campitelli, Abruzzo, (IT) Female Representative for Equal … [Read more...]
European Biodiversity: Protecting Primary Forests
In the context of the AER Autumn Committee Plenaries on 26 September, the AER Working Group on Rural Development hosted a Breakfast Debate on European Biodiversity: Protecting Primary Forests. Bringing together elected representatives and civil servants from across the regions of Europe, the breakfast briefing was an opportunity to decide on joint action in Europe for the … [Read more...]
World Sustainable Energy Days – Get Onboard!
Every year, our member region Upper Austria, hosts the World Sustainable Energy Days (WSED) in Wels, Austria. The next edition takes place from 4-6 March 2020. Over 660 participants, including representatives from public bodies, business actors engaged in energy transition, the sustainable energy research community and experts from over 60 countries, gather to receive … [Read more...]
Cohesion & Contrasted Regional Realities
This year's AER Autumn Committee Plenaries in Podčetrtek (SI), will start off with a conference on Cohesion & Contrasted Regional Realities. Disparities within regions can hamper sustainable regional development by generating tensions and leading to difficult choices between for instance innovation on the one hand and equal provision of services on the other hand. A … [Read more...]
Committee 1 Progress Report Autumn 2019
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 development of a joint work programme and to evaluate progress every six months. During the AER Spring Committee Plenaries 2019 in Örebro (SE), AER members identified joint actions they wanted to … [Read more...]
European Biodiversity: Protecting Primary Forests
The AER Working Group on Rural Development is organising a breakfast debate on the protection of primary forests in Europe on 26 September at the AER Autumn Committee Plenaries 2019 in Podčetrtek (SI). Members will discuss in particular why these rather rare forests matter and how AER members can collectively act to protect primary forests in Romania. Why primary forests … [Read more...]
Sustainable Development Goals – Engaging Regions
In 2015, United Nations (UN) Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In that same year, at the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Parties to the UNFCCC adopted the Paris Agreement, addressing the need to … [Read more...]
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