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Positions for seconded regional officers at the AER Secretariat (now closed)

28 August, 2015 By Mathieu Mori

General information AER is all year long looking for AER member regions, willing to second a regional officer to work at the AER Strasbourg (F) or Brussels (B) office for a ... Read More

Study on regionalisation

1 August, 2015 By Editor

As the new programming period has started, the AER is willing to look into the role that regional authorities actually play in European politics and in Europe in general in ... Read More

The role of European regions in 2015

1 August, 2015 By Editor

As the new programming period has started, the AER is willing to look into the role that regional authorities actually play in European politics and in Europe in general in ... Read More

DG Regio efforts to implement cohesion policy in EU Member States

27 July, 2015 By Editor

Gratian Mihailescu graduated in communication and public relations. He specialized in European Affairs, International Relations and Development receiving scholarships from different countries. He was Erasmus student at Eberhard Karl University ... Read More

“The future of regionalism is bright”

24 June, 2015 By Editor

“Regions, federated states and autonomous communities are above all mainstays of democracy; they strongly support cultural diversity in Europe and they are major partners in socio-economic development”. This message has been AER’s ... Read More

“What future for the regions” by Fredrik Söderbaum

11 June, 2015 By Editor

What future for the regions? Fredrik Söderbaum Professor of Peace and Development Research, School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg E-mail: [email protected] Thanks to the organizers for inviting me to ... Read More

AER Political Priorities

6 June, 2015 By Editor

Ratified by AER General Assembly 2015 In these troubled times of crisis, when confidence in public institutions is decreasing and there is a tendency for everyone to focus efforts on ... Read More

A year after EU elections: more Europe, but how?

21 May, 2015 By Editor

19-21 May 2015, Strasbourg (FR) – the 10th European meetings in Strasbourg The EU faces important challenges and citizens questions its efficiency. Others remain convinced of the relevance of the ... Read More

New regions in Sweden

23 January, 2015 By Editor

Dr. Malin Stegmann McCallion is currently a Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Karlstad University. She has just published an article on the State of Regionalisation in Sweden: 1 January ... Read More

Making Public Sector Innovation a Reality

17 December, 2014 By Editor

The political discussion at the heart of the fall Bureau in Ankara from 15-17 December focussed on public sector innovation. At a time when governments are faced with tightened public ... Read More

YRN Elections: Meet the new Presidium

1 December, 2014 By Editor

Istanbul, Istanbul (TR), 1st December 2014 The young regional representatives of the AER Youth Regional Network (YRN) nominated their new Presidium: Mario Žulicek, from Varazdin (HR), has been elected YRN President ... Read More

AER’s quest in the United States

24 September, 2014 By Mathieu Mori

Following the invitation by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, to participate in the climate summit in New York on 24 September, AER was present with the R20 to reiterate the role ... Read More

Why subsidiarity will not function in Romania

27 August, 2014 By Editor

Gratian Mihailescu August 2014 The  deficit  of  democracy: Why  subsidiarity  will  not  function  in  Romania The  European  Commission  is  highlighting  the  importance  of  bottom‐up  governance  in  decision‐making  process  and  subsidiarity  ... Read More

Successful AER lobbying campaign on the Future programme for cross-border cooperation in the Black Sea

19 June, 2014 By Editor

Earlier this month, AER sent a call for contribution to Black Sea Basin Regions to raise their attention on surveys currently conducted by the Joint managing Authority for the future ... Read More

Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli signs the Charter for Multilevel Governance