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AER is hiring an Advocacy and Institutional Relations Manager! (APPLICATIONS CLOSED)

20 April, 2023 By Barbara Polin

Role Description Reporting directly to the Secretary General and under the guidance of the Institutional Relations & Advocacy Coordinator, the Institutional Relations & Advocacy Manager will play a central role ... Read More

B-solutions: call for proposals for pilot actions is launched!

2 March, 2018 By Editor

The ambitious 10 points Action Plan set out in the Communication “Boosting Growth and Cohesion in EU Border Regions” is moving one important step forward. The Association of European Border ... Read More

Call for nominations: AER General Assembly and Committees 2018

26 January, 2018 By Editor

Per AER Statute and Procedures, the AER Election Committee will inventory and prepare for the elections at the General Assembly and the Committees. The time-table is as follows: AER Spring Committe ... Read More

Outcome of Executive board meeting (Nancy 12/09/17)

2 October, 2017 By Mathieu Mori

As the next Executive Board (EB) meeting is around the corner, here is a short recap of the main outcome of the last one. The second executive meeting for the ... Read More

Outermost regions’ work in AER and worry about Guyana

31 March, 2017 By Editor

It is with great worry that the Assembly of European Regions follows the situation in its French outermost member region, Guyana. After two weeks of unrest and the region’s activity ... Read More

First results of the Task Force on Cohesion Policy post-2020

17 March, 2017 By Editor

General Documents Concept note on the task Force (pdf – word) Questionnaire on the future of Cohesion Policy (online – pdf) Registration to the Task Force (online) Task Force meeting, 23 ... Read More

Cocktail Debate: a new concept to discover in London

6 March, 2017 By Editor

A brand new concept, combining pleasant times and useful discussions, we are proud to introduce you with our first Cocktail Debate to take place on 21 March in London, at 5 ... Read More

AER task force on cohesion policy

23 February, 2017 By Editor

In AER, we put a strong emphasis on the future of cohesion policy and look for our members to jump in the process! A bit of background… In the last years, AER ... Read More

2017 Elections: call for nominations for the General Assembly and Committees

1 February, 2017 By Editor

Per AER Statute and Procedures, elections for the Executive Board and the Election Committee and ratification of the members of the Bureau will occur at the General Assembly in St. ... Read More

Meeting Spanish regional diversity and interests

19 December, 2016 By Editor

On the week from 12 to 16 December, AER Vice-President Treasurer Magnus Berntsson, Vice-President of the region of Västra Götaland (SE), reached out to five Spanish regions, non members of AER, to ... Read More

Committees plenaries: results for projects, good practice exchange and lobbying

17 November, 2016 By Johanna Pacevicius

During the joint plenaries delegates had the opportunity to participate in 2 workshops aimed at identifying project ideas, topics for good practices and lobbying activities to be carried out within ... Read More

AER Bureau brings answers to a post-Brexit Europe

25 October, 2016 By Editor

The last time Bureau members met, it was the eve of the long-awaited UK referendum; AER was gathered in Bodo (Nordland-NO) for its General Assembly. Words of hope but also ... 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

Roy Perry – “A post-Brexit system: How will Europe be reshuffled?”

24 October, 2016 By Editor

On 24 October, Cllr Roy Perry, AER Vice-President for Institutional Affairs and Leader of Hampshire (UK) gave a speech during the Bureau Meeting in Vienna, in the part “Europe after ... Read More

Building new ties with the French regions

12 October, 2016 By Editor

On 10 and 11 October, a delegation from the Assembly of European Regions (AER) traveled to France to meet with four regions which are currently not members of AER: Bretagne, ... Read More