Varaždin County is organising an international folk festival on 25-29 June 2020. This event will feature 10 ensembles from 10 countries for 5 days of festivities. The idea of this international festival arose after the Spring 2019 Plenaries in Örebro (SE). Members of Committee 3 developped their workprogramme and decided to work on making culture accessible to all and … [Read more...]
Integrated care systems: a practical approach
To innovate healthcare and improve the patient’s journey, more integrated care systems are essential. A range of opportunities is available to AER members in the context of the Scirocco Exchange project on integrated care, as the AER Project workshop showed on the occasion of the AER Committees Spring 2019 Plenaries in Örebro. The patient at the centre The objective of … [Read more...]
The Committees’ 2019-2020 work programme is out!
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 add value for their region. The principle is … [Read more...]
Food in Focus at Spring Plenaries in Örebro
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, climate and … [Read more...]
Elections results for the AER Spring Committee Plenaries
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 for Economy & Regional … [Read more...]
AER Spring Committee Plenaries
The spring plenaries of the three AER committees took place in Örebro (Sweden) from 26 till 28 March 2019. Work programmes During the statutory plenary meetings of the Committee on Economy & Regional Development, the Committee on Social Policy and Public Health and the Committee on Culture, Education and Youth, AER members developped jointly the Committees' 2019-2020 work … [Read more...]
Candidates for AER Committees’ elections
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 Equal … [Read more...]
Committee 1 Progress Report Spring 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 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 actions they wanted to implement with … [Read more...]
Committee 2 Progress Report Spring 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 elaboration of a joint work programme and to evaluate progress every six months. On the occasion of the Spring 2018 Committees' plenaries in Arad, AER members identified joint actions they wanted to … [Read more...]
Committee 3 Progress Report Spring 2019
Twice a year the members of the AER Committee on Culture, Education and Youth 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 Spring 2018 Committees' plenaries in Arad, AER members identified joint actions they wanted to … [Read more...]
Innovating food systems: what are regions doing?
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 environmental … [Read more...]
The Committees’ work programme development explained
Spring is work programme definition season at AER! On the occasion of the Spring Plenary meetings in Örebro, members of the three thematic Committees will decide what they would like to do together and how they will leverage regional initiatives via the network. The below elements will help you make the most of this opportunity. Just do it! Many things change, but the n°1 … [Read more...]
An integrated approach to the Sustainable Development Goals
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 Climate Change … [Read more...]
AMiD workshop: multilevel cooperation for migration policies
On the occasion of this year Spring Plenaries in Örebro (SE), AER is organising a workshop on multilevel cooperation for migration policies. What is AMiD about The AMiD-Access to services for Migrants with Disabilities project aims to support an efficient management of the reception and integration of asylum seekers and migrants with disabilities in the EU.AER is an … [Read more...]
Blockchain in logistics to be discussed at AER plenaries in Örebro
Blockchain is still a relatively new type of technology. It is expected to see major growth from 2021 to 2025 and to reach maturity in 2026 and beyond. Excuse-me... blockchain? According to DHL Trend Research, blockchain can be defined as a distributed ledger technology that can record transactions between parties in a secure and permanent way. Blockchain allows … [Read more...]