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.

General Assembly 2007 in Udine: Pres. lly and Barroso stated that “Regions are Building Blocks for Europe!”

9 November, 2007 By Editor

Udine, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia (I), 9 November 2007 As EU nations come to grips with selling the idea of a shared “European identity” to citizens, the regions of wider Europe have taken ... Read More

AER President Illy at the CoR Plenary: “Regions have a fundamental Role to play in Tomorrow’s Europe”

23 March, 2007 By Editor

AER President Riccardo Illy speaks at the CoR Plenary in Rome

“Europe must now find the strength to make new progress”, said Riccardo Illy, President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) and of the region Friuli Venezia Giulia-I, during the ... Read More

Berlin Declaration of the European Regions: Strong Regions need a strong Europe!

22 February, 2007 By Editor

‘The time has come for the Regions, the Member States and the European Institutions to work together, to define a common vision for Europe and to set a joint ... Read More

Regions of Europe for the Constitution! AER delivers an Appeal to Italian President Giorgio Napolitano

14 February, 2007 By Editor

AER delivers an Appeal to Italian President Giorgio NapolitanoAER delivers an Appeal to Italian President Giorgio Napolitano

Klaus Klipp, Secretary General of the Assembly of European Regions, delivered this morning a letter on behalf of AER President Riccardo Illy (President of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy) to ... Read More

Press invitation: Declaration of the European regions: What we really need… and now!

8 February, 2007 By Editor

The political representatives of the Assembly of European Regions (AER), together with major experts on the European Constitution, are meeting in Berlin on the 22nd February, in order to show ... Read More

Thematic dossier n°11 on Regions of Europe – Winter 2005

8 December, 2005 By Editor

Regions of Europe Table of contents: Editorial by Riccardo Illy, President Europe’s future lies in its regions Regionalisation gains ground in Europe The regional cause forges ahead in Europe Regions 2000: ... Read More

AER Convention over the last development of the EU Constitution Draft

4 July, 2003 By Editor

Latest developments and AER position over the EU Constitutional Draft

The Presidium of the Assembly of European Regions (AER), meeting in Strasbourg today, evaluated the work of the European Convention and expressed satisfaction on its initial results over the Draft ... Read More

Commentary: Reinforcing the Regions

31 March, 1998 By Editor

European unification within the “Europe of the Regions” is one of the principles of the Baden- Württemberg Constitution, which has always given a particular importance to crossborder cooperation, especially with ... Read More

Draft European Charter of Regional Democracy

10 September, 1997 By Editor

The Draft European Charter of Regional Democracy was initiated by the Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities in Europe (CLRAE) in 1997. The original idea behind the ... Read More