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EXTENDED – Call for Participants: Advocacy Training for Young European Activists

29 January, 2021 By Birgit Sandu

APPLICATION STILL OPEN: The call for participants for the Advocacy Training for Young European Activists organised by the Assembly of European Regions and the Young European Federalists (JEF) has been ... Read More

Defining the new skills for an inclusive future at the Skillman International Forum 2020

17 December, 2020 By Assistant Policy & Knowledge Transfer

As a proud partner of the Skillnet project, AER is very pleased to provide an overview of the very first virtual 6th edition of the yearly SIF – SKILLMAN.EU INTERNATIONAL FORUM 2020, about ... Read More

The commitment of regions to Sustainable Food Policies in the EU

17 December, 2020 By Gisela Guari Cañada

Following the first European Green Deal webinar, which covered challenges and opportunities for regions in the time of Covid-19, the AER brought the second in our series: Farm to Fork – The Commitment of ... Read More

Committee 1 Annual Report June 2019 – November 2020

3 November, 2020 By Johanna Pacevicius

The General Assembly is the highest authority of AER and convenes representatives of all its full members at least once a year. The General Assembly adopts among other things, the ... Read More

European regions, implementing the SDGs through Cohesion Policy

19 October, 2020 By Gisela Guari Cañada

One more year the Assembly of European Regions took part in the European Week of Regions and Cities with the organisation of a webinar together with its partners: Regions 4, ORU Fogar, ... Read More

AER Appoints Christian Spahr as Secretary General

16 October, 2020 By Justin Sammon

The Executive Board has appointed Christian Spahr as the Secretary General of the Assembly of European Regions (AER), which represents regional governments in wider Europe. A former European Commission Spokesperson ... Read More

“The Future We Want, the UN We Need”- AER Reactions

9 October, 2020 By Gisela Guari Cañada

The United Nations 75th Anniversary consultation on “The Future We Want, The UN We Need”, is an ambitious UN exercise in crowdsourcing priorities and solutions. The Global Taskforce of Local ... Read More

Regions at the core of the European Green Deal

21 September, 2020 By Gisela Guari Cañada

The first AER series of webinars on European Green Deal in collaboration with the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development of the Catalan Government (CADS) was launched on 14 September. During ... Read More

AER Reaction to EUCO Budget and Recovery Package

14 August, 2020 By Editor

The Assembly of European Regions (AER) welcomes the historic long-term budget and recovery package agreed upon by the European Council on 21 July. AER has stressed and will continue to ... Read More

ARLEM Award 2021

15 July, 2020 By AER Secretariat

Are you a young entrepreneur running a local business in the Mediterranean region and collaborating with your regional or local community? Then you may be eligible for the ARLEM Award ... Read More

The intercultural approach: a key for better service provision

7 July, 2020 By Mathilde Perrier

Regional and local authorities are at the forefront when it comes to addressing integration needs in practice. The Covid-19 pandemic has strongly tested the current systems in place, revealing tremendous ... Read More

AER Meeting European Commissioner Johannes Hahn

7 July, 2020 By Vania Freitas

The AER President, Magnus Berntsson, met virtually today with Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration to discuss the Commission’s proposal for the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and ... Read More

AER Response to MFF & Recovery Fund Proposals

29 May, 2020 By Erica Lee

On 27 May, the European Commission published its proposals for the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027 and COVID-19 recovery plan. The next long-term budget of the European Union will be ... Read More

A youth voluntary response to COVID-19!

27 May, 2020 By Editor

On the 14th of May, AER participated in the webinar Euro-Mediterranean Youth Voluntary responses to the COVID-19 hosted by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). AER programmes coordinator, Andrés Muñoz, ... Read More

CUBES Update: mapping local sustainability & governance of culture, brand new website and…more!

22 May, 2020 By Mathilde Perrier

The CUBES partners gathered on the 14th of May for an online consortium meeting, with their main goal to assess the progress accomplished since the CUBES Kick-off in October, as ... Read More