Events Assistant (Trainee Contract - 6 months) Special Project: SDG Event 2020 We are looking for a motivated student to join the AER Team at our Brussels Office for six months from February 2020. Working closely with the AER Events Coordinator and Institutional Relations Officer, your main task will be to: Contribute to the overall successful running of AER Committee … [Read more...]
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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...]
AER to host event on digital transformation in healthcare at Smart City Expo
The Smart City Expo World Congress will be taking place from 19-21 November in Barcelona. This congress will bring together public, private, regional and national actors together in a 3 day conference over topics such as smart mobility, urban environment, governance & finance, inclusive & sharing cities and digital transformation. The Assembly of European Regions … [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...]
AER Debate on Glocalising the Sustainable Development Goals
The AER debate on Glocalising the Sustainable Development Goals will take place in Brussels on 5 December from 14.30-16.00. As we approach the decade of delivery of the 2030 Agenda, including a comprehensive review of its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the European Union (EU) debates how it can follow up on its commitments by 2030, this panel debate will reflect … [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...]
Global Challenges, Local Actions
Approaching the end of this decade, it is clear that climate change is becoming an increasingly pressing issue worldwide. Local and regional involvement is required to stimulate an effective bottom-up transformation, bearing in mind that the focus must always be on people and the planet. As a member of the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments (LRGs), … [Read more...]
European Solidarity Corps 4 Youth – Let’s Invest in Europe’s Youth
Youth unemployment is one of the main concerns of younger generations and it is indeed one of the main priorities for AER. As such, the European Solidarity Corps 4 Youth, which is part of the European Solidarity Corps, was created as a project co-funded by the European Union to match potential employers and interested candidates looking for first work … [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...]
Is Education Today Fit for the Future?
The AER Subcommittee on Education is organising a workshop during the AER Autumn Committee Plenaries. It will take place on Thursday the 26th of September, from 11.30 to 12.30 am and it will be about the future of education in an ever-changing professional life. A changing environment Economic, environmental, social, and technological developments are reshaping the … [Read more...]
The Policy Learning Platform – take the shortcut to smart regional solutions!
All over Europe, we are now in a moment that is decisive for the future of Structural Funds planning. As such, you might be looking for better and more innovative ways to manage your policy or programme in the future. If so, Interreg Europe has a solution to offer: check the services of the Policy Learning Platform! The Policy Learning Platform is a free … [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 2 Progress Report Autumn 2019
Twice a year the members of the AER Committee on Social Policy and Public Health 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...]
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...]
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