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Study Visit on Climate Change: Connecting Nijmegen Municipality and Denizli Metropolitan Municipality

7 February, 2019 By Agnese Pantaloni

AER aims to create a platform where members can learn from each other by exchanging best practices and sharing experiences. Here, we would like to share a fruitful study visit experience from two of our member regions. On 28 November, Denizli Metropolitan Municipality (TR) visited Nijmegen Municipality, Province of Gelderland (NL) to discover more about ... Read More

Tackle Energy Efficiency with upcoming calls from Horizon 2020

18 February, 2019 By Agnese Pantaloni

At the end of the month, AER member Upper Austria will be hosting the 2019 edition of the World Sustainable Energy Days. AER is a longtime partner of this event, and is excited to see this year’s exchanges between stakeholders whose collaboration will be necessary to put into action Europe’s clean energy transition. Energy efficiency ... Read More

An integrated approach to the Sustainable Development Goals

4 March, 2019 By Editor

The Committees’ Work Programmes for 2018-2019 demonstrates a strong commitment towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). One of the main topics members decided to work on last Spring, was the use of the Sustainable Development Goals as a policy framework. Experience exchange and advocacy In this context, the AER Working Group on Energy and ... Read More

Innovating food systems: what are regions doing?

5 March, 2019 By Editor

Policymakers from all over wider Europe will gather at the 2019 Spring Committee Plenaries in Örebro (SE), where AER is organising the seminar “Food for thought Action! A regional approach to innovating food systems” on March 27th. Regions will share how they innovate food systems to achieve:– nutrition for healthy and sustainable diets– climate and ... Read More

Committee 1 Progress Report Spring 2019

8 March, 2019 By Editor

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 of a joint work programme and to evaluate progress every six months. On the occasion of the Committees’ plenaries in Arad, AER members identified joint ... Read More

Candidates for AER Committees’ elections

15 March, 2019 By Editor

The AER Election Committee has been screening applications for open positions within the Committees. The elections will take place at the AER Spring Committee Plenaries in Örebro on the 26th and 27th of March. Each Committee will elect its President & Vice-Presidents as well as the Chairs of the Working Groups, Subcommittees and representatives for ... Read More

Jam-packed EU Regions & Cities Summit in Bucharest

19 March, 2019 By Erica Lee

AER played an active role at the #EUlocal Summit in Bucharest on 14-15 March. Read More

Elections results for the AER Spring Committee Plenaries

29 March, 2019 By Editor

The elections took place at the AER Spring Committee Plenaries in Örebro on the 26th and 27th of March. Each Committee elected its President & Vice-Presidents as well as the Chairs of the Working Groups and Subcommittees. The election of the Committee Presidents will be confirmed by the AER General Assembly in Cyprus. Committee 1 ... Read More

Food in Focus at Spring Plenaries in Örebro

1 April, 2019 By Erica Lee

The AER Spring Committee Plenaries, which took place from 26-28 March 2019 in Örebro County, Sweden, revolved around food, innovation and health. The seminar ‘Food for Action!’ A regional approach to innovating food systems, was an exemplary opportunity for regions to share how they innovate food systems to achieve nutrition for healthy and sustainable diets, ... Read More

The Committees’ 2019-2020 work programme is out!

3 April, 2019 By Johanna Pacevicius

On the occasion of the Committees’ plenaries in Örebro, AER members identified the topics which matter most for them and on which they want to develop joint actions on with fellow regions. The development of the work programme was a collective process to enable all participants to specify needs and decide to initiate activities which ... Read More

AER at Democracy Alive

17 April, 2019 By Erica Lee

From 11 to 13 April 2019, AER attended the Democracy Alive festival on the island of Texel, North Holland (NL). Organised by European Movement in collaboration with the European Parliament it brought together citizens, stakeholders and elected representatives for three days of discussions, workshops and entertainment on the Future of Europe and the importance of ... Read More

Recap World Sustainable Energy Days 2019

18 April, 2019 By Editor

Every year, AER’s member region of Upper Austria hosts the World Sustainable Energy Days (WSED) in Wels. This year’s edition, which took place from 27 February to 1 March, welcomed over 660 experts from 60 countries. The focus of the 2019 WSED was energy efficiency and renewable energy as key elements for boosting economic competitiveness ... Read More

New financial and networking opportunities for environment: LIFE Calls!

18 April, 2019 By Editor

AER has a long tradition of knowledge sharing and initiatives on “green” topics. As President of AER, Mr Magnus Berntsson, is also President of R20 – Regions for Climate Action. In order to promote an integrated approach on this matter, AER regularly attended the UN climate Conference of Parties (COP), shared the UN Sustainable Development ... Read More

European Entrepreneurial Region Conference: empowering sustainability

7 May, 2019 By Norina Haubold

The Province of Gelderland (NL), winner of the 2019 European Entrepreneurial Region award, is proud to invite all AER members to a two-day conference about empowering sustainability. The conference will take place in Arnhem (NL), 22 – 23 May 2019. Mutual learning for a sustainable future The International European Entrepreneurial Region Conference will give room ... Read More

TAIEX-EIR workshop in Gelderland: you’re invited!