This is the tag for all posts relating to environment.

The circular economy: opportunity or threat?

27 January, 2016 By Editor

The circular economy is becoming a central topic in policy and business circles. It is presented as the sustainable alternative to the traditional linear model of economic growth, which has ... Read More

Dutch EU Presidency focuses on four of AER’s main policies

25 January, 2016 By Editor

An agenda in line with AER’s The Netherlands Presidency of the European Union (from January to June 2016) aims to promote prosperity, freedom and security in the EU during the ... Read More

Moscopole was the cultural center of the Aromanians

5 January, 2016 By Editor

Moscopole (Voskopojë) is a magical tourist green village that combines with its rich culture, traditions and landscape harmoniously unified to give a permanent tourist value. It is located at a distance of ... Read More

Welcome to Bodø (Nordland-NO)

4 January, 2016 By Editor

AER Committee 3 President and Mayor of Nordland, Ms Sonja Steen, welcomes AER members and stakeholders to Bodø (Nordland-NO) for the 2016 AER General Assembly (GA) form 22-24 June. It will ... Read More

Looking for partners for Horizon2020 project on Smart Specialisation

9 December, 2015 By Editor

PBL (Dutch Environmental Assessment Agency) is a part of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment in the Netherlands and has been working in the past couple of years with other partners ... Read More

Bureau concludes talks on the refugee crisis

3 December, 2015 By Editor

Conclusions of the AER discussions on “Facing the migration and refugee challenges” Whereas: across Europe, both within and outside the EU, there is a wave of migration unprecedented since World ... Read More

Highlight the most deserving MEPs

23 November, 2015 By Editor

For the 12th consecutive year, the Parliament Magazine organizes the MEP Awards, a unique occasion to celebrate the work and achievements of the Members of the European Parliament across a range of ... Read More

Project & EU Funding Manager (Closed)

16 November, 2015 By Editor

Are you a funding guru, experienced in project management and natural salesperson? Have you successfully set up and managed EU co-funded projects? Not afraid of numbers? Do you have experience in ... Read More

School dropouts: peer learning essential for better policy-making

5 November, 2015 By Editor

In the framework of the AER Committees’ Autumn Plenary Sessions, from 2-4 November (Hampshire-UK), the working group on schol dropouts met to share the findings from the Erasmus+ JET-CD project ... Read More

Who is the mother of invention?

3 November, 2015 By Johanna Pacevicius

Society has changed, what about the public sector ? Why does the public sector need innovation ? How to reinvent not only the services delivered but also the way they ... Read More

Making regional diplomacy a reality

19 October, 2015 By Editor

AER President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli and H.R.H Prince Laurent of Belgium visited the Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk last week. The region is a key AER member in Eastern Europe ... Read More

Join the House of European Regions

18 September, 2015 By Editor

The AER Brussels office has recently moved into a new building at rue d’Arlon, 63, nextdoor to the European Institutions. Firmly anchored in both Brussels and Strasbourg with liaison offices ... Read More

Positions for seconded regional officers at the AER Secretariat (now closed)

28 August, 2015 By Mathieu Mori

General information AER is all year long looking for AER member regions, willing to second a regional officer to work at the AER Strasbourg (F) or Brussels (B) office for a ... Read More

Commissioner Hahn at Western Balkan conference

27 August, 2015 By Editor

At the Western Balkans Summit Business Breakfast in Vienna, Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement, shared his views on the future development of the Western Balkans. Across ... Read More

Financing Circular Economy

23 June, 2015 By Editor

On 23 June, AER held in its Brussels premises a joint workshop with the Covenant 2022 for Circular Economy. The working day gave a bird’s eye perspective on the state ... Read More