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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.

AER’s support to good governance

17 April, 2014 By Editor

In the framework of its actions regarding the Black Sea, AER supports the initiative launched by its partner, the Go-Governance Institute chaired by Prof. Melanie Sully, namely the Good Governance Award. ... Read More

Why regional competences should not be abolished

3 April, 2014 By Editor

The government’s proposals regarding “new regions” in Croatia should undergo a democratic debate: Why regional competences should not be abolished. By Prof. Damir Magaš, PhD University of Zadar (HR) Apri ... Read More

Charter for Multilevel Governance in Europe

3 April, 2014 By Editor

What is the Charter for Multilevel Governance? Adopted by the CoR on 3 April 214 and supported by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, ... Read More

Regional Cooperation in the European Union

10 February, 2014 By Editor

Michele Vellano is a professor in International and European law for the Department of Economic and Political Sciences at the University of Valle d’Aosta (Italy). He is director of the Inter-University Centre ... Read More

Local‐government 
reform 
in
 Georgia

27 October, 2013 By Editor

Adriana
 Skorupska Polish
 Institute
 of
 International
 Affairs Georgia, 2013 An
 effective
 decentralisation
 of
 power
 is
 a
 crucial
 factor
 if
 the
 state
 wants
 to
 have
 a successful
 democratization.
 On
 June
 15,
 ... Read More

Subsidiarity Annual Report 2013

10 September, 2013 By Editor

Together with its partners of the Subsidiarity Monitoring Network (SMN), the Committee of the Regions summarises all its subsidiarity-related activities of one year in a Subsidiarity Annual Report.  Read full report (edit this) Follow AER! Read More

“Regions at a glance” by OECD

10 September, 2013 By Editor

Regions at a Glance 2013 shows how regions and cities contribute to national growth and the well-being of societies. It updates its regular set of region-by-region indicators, examining a wide ... Read More

Poland and Romania implementing the cohesion policy: A comparative study

10 September, 2013 By Editor

Anita Sobják, analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs and former AER intern, wrote her MA Thesis about the implementation of EU cohesion policy in Romania and in Poland, focusing ... Read More

Briefing note: A Resource efficient Europe under the Europe 2020 Strategy

2 August, 2013 By Editor

Briefing note published by AER for the Summer Academy in Nyköping, Södermanland (S) (18 – 23 August 2013) Energy, natural resources and environment have been present in a political discourse for ... Read More

Simplification of governance and a legal framework are needed!

10 July, 2013 By Editor

Only a few days after Albanian national elections, the AER, together with the region of Kukes, gathered Presidents of Albanian regions as well as European stakeholders, representatives of NGOs and ... Read More

“State of play of regionalism in Albania: simplification of governance and a legal framework are needed!” says AER

5 July, 2013 By Editor

Kukes (AL), 5 July 2013 Only a few days after Albanian national elections, the Assembly of European Regions (AER), together with the region of Kukes, gathered Presidents of Albanian regions ... Read More

10 recommendations for the Regions to overcome the crisis

15 May, 2013 By Editor

Paris, Île de France (F), 16 May 2013 The Assembly of European (AER) has gathered today in Paris 250 European, national and regional decision makers as well as representatives from ... Read More

Briefing note on local government in the Ukraine

25 April, 2013 By Editor

Table of contents: Ukraine – historical background Attempts of decentralisation in Ukraine Local and regional government in Ukraine – legal basis Local and regional government in Ukraine – overview Current ... Read More

Regionalisation and democracy

10 October, 2012 By Editor

On 10 October AER has organised, in cooperation with the Congress of the Council of Europe and the Alsace Region, a Conference on “Regionalisation and Democracy.” Nearly 200 people attended ... Read More

Contribution to the Commission’s “Common Strategic Framework 2014-2020”

2 July, 2012 By Editor

Cohesion policy is the European Union policy conceived for and applied by the regions, geared towards achieving an economic, social, and regional cohesion in Europe, thanks of course to this policy, but ... Read More
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