This is the tag for all posts relating to Growth.

Project proposals on energy efficiency: looking for partners!

2 February, 2017 By Editor

Following the Brokerage Event “Going green in Seventeen” jointly organised by AER and ERRIN, we are glad to share with AER member regions three project proposals on energy efficiency that have been ... Read More

Impact investments: sustainable returns to society

16 January, 2017 By Editor

With the economic and financial crisis of the recent years, governments had to commit themselves to balance their budget and reduce public debt and deficit. These constraints have put limits to ... Read More

Interreg MED second call: opening on 30th January

4 January, 2017 By Agnese Pantaloni

The Interreg MED 2014-2020 is the transnational European Cooperation Programme for the Mediterranean area, aimed to promote sustainable growth in the Mediterranean area by fostering innovative concepts and practices and a ... Read More

Join our team for an internship opportunity on EU projects (now closed)

20 December, 2016 By Agnese Pantaloni

Are you interested to become a new intern at AER Secretariat working on EU projects? We are looking for an intern to work with us at AER Brussels office being ... Read More

Call for European partners: empowering volunteer instructors/teachers

13 December, 2016 By Agnese Pantaloni

DINAMO is a Belgian independent non-profit organisation that organises education for adults. Remarkably, all of their courses, workshops and outings are given or led by volunteer experts and instructors. Ten professional team ... Read More

Shedding light on the European Fund for Strategic Investments

5 December, 2016 By Editor

In the framework of series of events on “Investing in the future: new perspectives for the regions” AER organised a conference on the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) on ... Read More

E-health: how to find a common language?

1 December, 2016 By Johanna Pacevicius

Regional governments and their stakeholders, in particular, companies shared experiences on 1 December 2016 at the “E-health: let’s find a common language” event hosted by Brussels Capital at the Committee of the ... Read More

EFSI: a concrete opportunity for regions

24 November, 2016 By Editor

The Investment Plan for Europe, also known as “Juncker Plan“, adapted in 2014, is built around three pillars: the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) the European Investment Project Portal ... Read More

Health innovation ecosystems: who’s in?

23 November, 2016 By Johanna Pacevicius

(If you feel you understand all of the words of the title but not the title itself, please read through, you will be seeing clearly soon) E-health, economic growth ... Read More

Sustainable mobility: the way forward

7 November, 2016 By Johanna Pacevicius

The modernisation and democratisation of means of transports have radically changed how we perceive distances and the world in general. At the same time resource scarcity, climate change and geopolitical ... Read More

Culture as a driver of economic growth in the regions of the EU

31 October, 2016 By Editor

On 13 October, as part of the the 14th edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC) in Brussels, the workshop, “Culture and creative industries in the Regional ... Read More

At the intersection of urban policies and the migration issue

31 October, 2016 By Editor

On 13 October, as part of the the 14th edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC) in Brussels, the workshop, “Migration and Cities: Territorial Aspects of Migration” ... Read More

AER declaration: status quo is not an option

25 October, 2016 By Editor

Political declaration Status quo is not an option for the European regions Adopted by the AER Bureau on 24 October 2016 in Vienna (AT) The Assembly of European Regions ... Read More

How low density regions are generating growth

17 October, 2016 By Editor

In the framework of the European Week of Regions and Cities, the Northern Sparsely Populated Areas (with regions from northern Sweden, Norway and Finland) and the Highlands and Islands of Scotland ... Read More

Youth empowerment & employment

14 October, 2016 By Johanna Pacevicius

What is the role of the AER network for youth empowerment and employment? The Assembly of European Regions has a history of working on participation and inclusion and more specifically ... Read More