This tag is for all posts relating to Refugees.

Fairer Assessment for Migrants with Disabilities? Accomplished, with the AMiD Project!

27 September, 2017 By Editor

Good news for AER partners! EASPD, the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities, and AER, together with 10 other partners, struck a grant agreement on a new project. We ... Read More

Sport and Eco-Labelled Green Tourism: partners wanted for two different project proposals

25 March, 2017 By Editor

The Sakarya Metropolitan Municipality (Turkey) is currently working on two projects and is looking for partners that could join the consortia. AER is pleased to share this research with member ... Read More

URGENT Partners wanted for Erasmus+ KA2 project on Strategic Partnerships

16 March, 2017 By Editor

ARTos Foundation (Cyprus), a contemporary arts and science centre, is looking for partners to join a project they are drafting within the Erasmus+ programme, Key Action 2: Strategic Partnerships – School Education. This project ... Read More

Integration in the labour market for asylum seekers and refugees: looking for project partners!

9 February, 2017 By Agnese Pantaloni

Kahramanmaras Metropolitan Municipality (Turkey), member of the Assembly of European Regions, is preparing a project proposal as lead partner in the framework of the Employment and Social Innovation EaSI programme aimed ... Read More

Migrants, asylum seekers and refugees under the spot: two new funding opportunities

13 January, 2017 By Luca Magri

Migrants and refugees are on the top of the European Commission agenda since the flow of people coming to Europe blow up. AER is also closely following this topic big very ... Read More

Call for Proposals for Migrants Entrepreneurship Support Schemes by EASME

25 November, 2016 By Editor

Against the backdrop of economic crisis, terrorism, rising populism, and Brexit, Europe is faced with an unprecedented influx of migratory flows. This dramatic increase in the number of migrants and ... Read More

The European Solidarity Corps: Acting for Europe (video)

24 November, 2016 By Editor

Although Mr Joseph Jammar, Head of Representation of the European Commission in Belgium could not take part in the Eurodyssey Forum in Cyprus, he prepared a video message for the participants ... Read More

Committee 2 takes a closer look at the health of refugees

14 November, 2016 By Editor

At their plenary meeting in Izmir on 9 November 2016, Committee 2 took a closer look at the challenges facing regions for tackling the health of refugees. The work on ... 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

Education, Training and Youth Forum 2016

25 October, 2016 By Editor

Connecting Education, the Labour Market and Society: Delivering the New Skills Agenda for Europe Brussels, 20-21 October 2016 The European Education, Training and Youth Forum is an annual event which ... Read More

When the medical world faces the migration and refugee crisis

11 October, 2016 By Editor

On 29 September, AER President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli, her special advisor Laurent of Belgium and the AER Secretary General Mr Mathieu Mori visited Saint-Pierre University Hospital with the aim of kick-starting AER’s ... Read More

Culture & inclusion: call for contributions

8 September, 2016 By Johanna Pacevicius

Sharing experiences Within the framework of the AER Subcommittee on Culture, Västerbotten is carrying out an inventory of good practices on culture & inclusion. Several regions have already sent their ... Read More

Entrepreneurship as a tool for regional growth

7 September, 2016 By Elin Berglie

Entrepreneurship is a vital component of economic growth and development. The creation of new business entities not only generates added value, fiscal revenues, employment and innovation, but is an essential ... Read More

Project opportunities on migration and social inclusion

1 July, 2016 By Agnese Pantaloni

Europe is facing a dramatic increase in the number of refugees and migrants travelling to the continent. This unprecedented inflow of people, many of whom are vulnerable individuals seeking international ... Read More

Migration & culture: call for action

25 May, 2016 By Johanna Pacevicius

Culture as an inclusion strategy Europe is facing a gigantic mission right now and for the coming years: how to handle the current migration trends? How to include newcomers and ... Read More