This is the tag for all posts relating to Governance.

AER contributes to continue the dialogue with Turkey

19 September, 2016 By Editor

Under the guidance of the Executive Board and its President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli, AER has gathered representatives from various interregional organisations and institutions to safeguard the constructive dialogue with ... Read More

Declaration on (R)e-inventing democracy

1 July, 2016 By Editor

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COP22: the final countdown

28 June, 2016 By Johanna Pacevicius

One of the major achievements of COP21 was to underline the central role of regional and non-State stakeholders to protect natural resources, reduce global warming and mitigate its effects. At ... Read More

On the road to digital democracy

22 June, 2016 By Editor

The 2016 AER General Assembly and Spring Bureau kicked-off with the discussion on (R)e-inventing democracy and the disruptive nature of technology. We have all been confronted with the ephemeral feeling of ... Read More

Cllr Roy Perry (Hampshire-UK) on UK referendum

22 June, 2016 By Elin Berglie

Cllr Roy Perry (Hampshire-UK) could not attend our General Assembly in Bodø last June due to his responsibilities in the Remain campaign for the UK referendum. However, he sent this ... Read More

Energy: let the fight start!

21 June, 2016 By Johanna Pacevicius

Energy champions A full day for sustainable energy: to speed the deployment of sustainable energy policies! Sharing knowledge, experience, success and failures, this is why members get together at AER ... Read More

A more efficient implementation of environmental policies through the regions

20 May, 2016 By Editor

“It is useless to come with directives, regulations and strategies if they are not implemented“: Karmenu Vella, Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, opened the meeting with the delegation led ... Read More

Time to Make the EU’s Single Market Fit for the Digital Age

25 April, 2016 By Editor

Digitalization Transforms Our world On 21 of April, Press Club Europe Brussels hosted the European Confederation of Directors Associations – ecoDa 2016 Annual Conference. The theme of the conference was ... Read More

Communication & Actions in times of crisis

15 April, 2016 By Johanna Pacevicius

The Committees’ spring plenary meetings, gathered over 180 delegates from all over Europe in Timisoara (Timis, RO) from 11 to 14 April 2016 on the theme “Communication and Actions in ... Read More

Catalonia (ES) leading regions on youth policies

14 April, 2016 By Editor

Election of a New Chairwoman of AER Sub-Committee on Youth. Ms Marta Vilalta, General Director For Youth of the Catalan Government was elected Chairwoman of the AER Sub-Committee on Youth ... Read More

Interreg Europe, project on food security: looking for partners!

11 March, 2016 By Agnese Pantaloni

The CIHEAM-IAMM in Montpellier (France), one of four Mediterranean agronomic institutes of the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies, is working on a project proposal on “The governance of ... Read More

Erasmus+ Key Action 3: Policy Reform Call

10 March, 2016 By Agnese Pantaloni

Erasmus+ aims at boosting skills and employability, and modernising Education, Training and Youth work, providing opportunities for over 4 million Europeans to study, train, gain work experience and volunteer abroad. In addition to ... Read More

Indicative planning for Life calls 2016

8 March, 2016 By Agnese Pantaloni

An indicative planning for the LIFE call 2016 is now available. Applicants busy designing a potential new LIFE project now have a rough guide to the expected deadlines and submission ... Read More

Registrations for 2016 Spring plenaries now open!

16 February, 2016 By Johanna Pacevicius

Registrations for the plenary meetings of the AER committees open today. This series of events will feature a joint thematic session on “Communication & actions in times of crisis”. The theme ... Read More

Polish Local Governments attitude towards the refugee crisis

1 February, 2016 By Editor

Adriana Skorupska, expert from AER’s Observatory on Regionalisation, published an analysis on the attitude of Polish Local Governments towards the refugee crisis in the Bulletin of the Polish Institute of ... Read More