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Regionalisation in Czech Republic: between independent and delegated competences #RoR2017

8 January, 2018 By Editor

The Czech Republic is a country located in central Europe. It comprises the historical provinces of Bohemia and Moravia as well as the southern tip of Silesia, which are collectively ... Read More

Regionalisation in Bulgaria: reducing regional disparities #RoR2017

1 January, 2018 By Editor

Bulgaria covered a surface area of 111,000.9 sq. km and has a population of 7,153,784 inhabitants at the end of 2015. Over the years, the administrative and territorial division of ... Read More

Council of Europe Development Bank: a trusted partner for regions

19 December, 2017 By Editor

Investing in regions reduces social and economic disparities and promotes inclusive growth, one of the priority areas of operation for the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB). In recent years, ... Read More

EGCT in Central Europe: example of Hungary and Poland

18 December, 2017 By Editor

The main objective of the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC), as a new legal instrument of cooperation, is to strengthen economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU and ... Read More

AER and R20 contribute to the One Planet Summit success through major announcement

12 December, 2017 By Mathieu Mori

AER and R20 take big steps forward! A joint venture aiming to generate a large volume of bankable projects from African sub-national authorities was announced today in Paris. The joint venture ... Read More

Regionalisation in Cyprus: a pressing need for reform #RoR2017

11 December, 2017 By Editor

The evolution of local administration has deep roots in the progression of Cypriot history. The current form and nature of local administration in Cyprus is inherently linked to the transition ... Read More

Regionalisation in Slovakia: Voice of regions on the rise #RoR2017

4 December, 2017 By Editor

Slovakia is a parliamentary representative democratic republic governed under the Constitution of 1992. In terms of territorial administration, the Slovak Republic is divided into 8 regions (corresponding to the EU’s ... Read More

Regionalisation in The Netherlands: Regional reform discussed, but limited #RoR2017

27 November, 2017 By Editor

The current administrative structure of the Netherlands consists of three levels: central government, provinces and municipalities. The administrative set-up of the Dutch nation state has been rather stable since 1830 ... Read More

Regionalisation in Poland: modifying territorialisation while acknowledging different regional identities #RoR2017

20 November, 2017 By Editor

A little history of Poland Poland is a country in Central Europe. In the early Middle Ages, Poland’s small principalities and townships were subjugated by successive waves of invaders, such ... Read More

AER engaged in constructive dialogues at COP23!

16 November, 2017 By Mathieu Mori

This year again, AER was present at the COP meeting. As a member of the Global Taskforce made up of the key city and region networks joining forces to tackle ... Read More

The Nordic Region: from hourglass to hourglass, or to vase?

13 November, 2017 By Editor

What is the status, what are the debates, what seems to happen, what should happen when it comes to regionalisation, multi-level governance and regional administrative reforms in the Nordic countries ... Read More

Regionalisation in Belgium: “Risk of implosion of the Belgian state is existent” #RoR2017

6 November, 2017 By Editor

Belgium became independent in 1830. Between 1970 and 1993, the country evolved into a more efficient federal structure. This occurred through six state reforms (in 1970, 1980, 1988-89, 1993, 2001 ... Read More

Regionalisation in Armenia: improvements of local self-government needed

30 October, 2017 By Editor

The Republic of Armenia is part of the Eastern Partnership, which is an initiative that enables closer political, economic and cultural relations among the EU, its member states and 6 ... Read More

Regionalisation in Denmark: Centralised, for now.

24 October, 2017 By Editor

Denmark has been a constitutional monarchy since 1848. By the 19th century, Denmark was a centralised, absolutist kingdom. The present administrative structure was established in 2007 with the administrative reform, ... Read More

Regionalisation in Bosnia and Herzegovina: a sum of reform successes and failures

16 October, 2017 By Editor

Understanding the current state of affairs in Bosnia and Herzegovina when it comes to its European integration process and regionalism is, in general, closely linked to the outcomes of EU ... Read More