This is the tag for all posts relating to Mediterranean issues.

Ongoing Decentralisation in Turkey

21 September, 2006 By Editor

Strasbourg (F), 21 September 2006 Since last year, the Presidents of the Turkish Provinces* have been elected by the Provincial Council, the members of which are directly elected by the ... Read More

Scenario Europe 2010 – The AER launched its work on the White Paper on the role of the regions

29 April, 2005 By Editor

Dubrovnik (HR), 29 Aprile 2005 ‘EU enlargement and globalisation have created new opportunities and challenges for the European regions. The Constitutional Treaty currently in the process of being ratified in ... Read More

Building bridges between Regions: The AER explores new opportunities for interregional cooperation

4 October, 2004 By Editor

Palma de Mallorca, 4 October 2004 Developing its key role of bringing the European Regions closer together, the Assembly of European Regions (AER) has risen to a new challenge: ... Read More

Simplifying the management of structural funds

2 June, 2003 By Editor

Strasbourg (F), 2 June 2003 The current system of managing structural funds is too complicated and excessively centralised, from the planning phase to the payment, monitoring and control phases. ... Read More

Barcelona Conference: The future of Europe depends on gender equality

26 October, 2002 By Editor

Barcelona, Catalunya (E), 26 October 2002 The conference organised in Barcelona by the Assembly of European Regions (AER) and the Institut Català de la Dona on 25th and 26th ... Read More

The Regions and sustainable transport: What future for Common Transport Policy?

22 April, 2002 By Editor

The Assembly of European Regions organised a workshop on “The Regions and sustainable transport” on 19th April in Florence, Toscana-I, in the aim of demonstrating the role which the Regions ... Read More

AER supports the Italian initiative for mountain regions

14 March, 2002 By Editor

“We encourage the initiative which aims at obtaining the recognition of the specific status for mountain regions in the EU Treaty, as presented by Enrico La Loggia, Italian Minister for ... Read More

AER demands: “EU Presidency Programme, what about the regions and their citizens Mr Aznar?”

11 January, 2002 By Editor

After having assessed the programme for the Spanish EU Presidency, Liese Prokop, President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER), and Mr Brian Greenslade, President of the AER Regional Policy ... Read More

The Romanian people, free at long last…not if they go to Greece, says the AER

10 January, 2002 By Editor

The decision considering the suppression of Romanian visas was unanimously interpreted as the fall of one of the last obstacles to the freedom of movement. Since the 1st January 2002, ... Read More

“Mosan EuroSalute” Event in Milan

3 October, 2001 By Editor

Milan, Lombardy (I), 3 October 2001 Mrs Liese Prokop, as AER President, and the Vice-President of the European Parliament, Mr Podesta, opened “Mosan EuroSalute” in Milan together. The first meeting ... Read More

The future of European regional policy: AER Action Plan

6 June, 2000 By Editor

Meeting in Florence (Toscana, I) on 5-6th June 2000

AER Committee C: “Regional Policies, Territorial planning, Infrastructures, Environment, Tourism” Florence, Tuscany (I), 5-6 June 2000 On 5th and 6th June 2000, the Committee C of the Assembly of European ... Read More

The AER and the CLRAE: Mr L Cuatrecasas, elected President of the Congress

25 May, 2000 By Editor

Strasbourg, Alsace (F), 23-25 March 2000 At the 7th Plenary session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities in Europe of the Council of Europe (Strasbourg, 23-25th May 2000), ... Read More