This tag is for all posts relating to the Future of Regions.

Monitoring regionalisation has always been one of AER's main missions and objectives. Keeping track of the developments in all European countries, in terms of decentralisation, subsidiarity, regional democracy and key to understanding where European regionalisation comes from, and where we are heading.

The section below brings together articles, interviews, publications from members and experts across Europe to keep track of the State of the Regions in Europe.

EU-Belong Final Conference | A Regional Approach for an Intercultural Europe

30 January, 2025 By Mirjam de Jong

In 2025, AER celebrates its anniversary with 40 years of regional cooperation. In the same year, the EU-Belong project comes to an end, and a new phase of the Intercultural ... Read More

AER selected for the European Youth Event 2020! Apply now!

21 November, 2019 By Editor

We are eager to announce that the European Parliament has granted AER to participate in the European Youth Event 2020 in Strasbourg! (Keep reading to join us in this exciting ... Read More

Looking back at the 2019 AER Summer Academy in Vojvodina!

15 July, 2019 By Editor

The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (RS) hosted the 2019 AER Summer Academy, engaging almost 100 participants from all over Europe. Youth participation, equality, migration, environment and unemployment were some of ... Read More

Apply now for the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe’s 20th University on Youth and Development!

12 July, 2019 By Editor

AER – Youth Regional Network (YRN) is very proud to announce its partnership with the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe 20th University on Youth and Development which will ... Read More

What will the future of local and regional news look like? CIRCOM Regional has the answer!

17 April, 2019 By Rosanna Fanni

The 37th CIRCOM Regional Annual Conference will take place in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia, on May 30th and 31st, 2019. Placing regional broadcasting at the centre, the annual event gathers experts, thinkers and ... Read More

Fresh news from last AER Bureau Meeting in Oppland!

1 June, 2018 By Editor

Following the past AER General Assembly which took place in Lillehammer (Oppland, NO) on 23 May, the Bureau members got together on Thursday 24 May to discuss key issues concerning ... Read More

Regionalisation in Norway: is the future of regions difficult to predict? #RoR2017

5 March, 2018 By Editor

Norway is a constitutional monarchy with a written constitution and a parliamentary system where the Government (Regjering) is responsible to the parliament (Storting). The Norwegian unitary state is based upon ... Read More

Explore the opportunities of the Town Twinning Action Between Turkey and EU Grant Scheme

30 January, 2018 By Agnese Pantaloni

Following AER’s focus on Turkish member regions and the work addressed to them in terms of EU funding and relations, we would like to focus again on an initiative aimed ... Read More

Council of Europe Development Bank: a trusted partner for regions

19 December, 2017 By Editor

Investing in regions reduces social and economic disparities and promotes inclusive growth, one of the priority areas of operation for the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB). In recent years, ... Read More

Debate: “Europe: the way forward. What future for regions?”

7 December, 2017 By Vania Freitas

What are the main challenges of the European project? Is the EU still fit for purpose? What is the future of regions in a reformed Union? Here are some highlights ... Read More

Bureau Members adopt AER’s political priorities for 2018-2019

1 December, 2017 By Editor

During the AER Autumn Bureau Meeting, that took place on the 29th of November in Maastricht, Bureau members voted on the 2018-2019 political priorities for AER. It was an interesting process, ... Read More

Study visit on the energy transition

30 August, 2017 By Editor

On the occasion of the London Committee 1 plenary meeting, members agreed to organise a study visit on the energy transition in Gelderland (NL) to share and learn from each other’s ... Read More

World Sustainable Energy Days 2018

26 August, 2017 By Editor

This year again, the World Sustainable Energy Days 2018 will take place in Wels, Austria. From 28 February to 2 March Upper Austria will be the capital of energy efficiency, ... Read More

AER presents its new branding, for a stronger Europe

26 June, 2017 By Editor

On Tuesday 20 June, AER launched its new visual identity. This new branding symbolises AER’s political priority: “A Stronger Europe”. This transition to a renewed AER could not have been ... Read More

AER & R20: where do we stand?

22 June, 2017 By Mathieu Mori

This week (19 June 2017) AER President Magnus Berntsson was elected R20 (regions of climate action) President by the R20 Governing Board and General Assembly. AER and R20 have enjoyed ... Read More