AER Task Force on Cohesion Policy

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10 July, 2023 By Vania Freitas

AER Task Force on Cohesion Policy The discussion about the future of the EU’s cohesion policy is gaining momentum. In just a few years, the European Commission will unveil its ... Read More

The 2023 DG Regio Call on Communicating Cohesion Policy is out!

21 October, 2022 By Mathilde Perrier

EU Cohesion Policy is THE European Union’s tool to address economic and social inequalities between European regions and cities. It supports projects and initiatives that have a direct impact on ... Read More

Registrations are open! Creating Effective Innovation Ecosystems

24 March, 2021 By Valeria Simonte

We are pleased to invite you to the webinar “Creating Effective Innovative Ecosystems” which will take place on 19 April 2021 at 10:00 CET. Innovation ecosystems: a complex set of ... Read More

Registrations open! Ambitious Skills and Innovation Strategies: A territorial approach

8 March, 2021 By Valeria Simonte

We are pleased to invite you to the webinar “Ambitious Skills and Innovation Strategies: A territorial approach” that will take place on 25 March 2021 at 10:00 CET Including rural ... Read More

Have you been inspired by Together4Cohesion? A new call for projects is open to communicate cohesion policy

9 November, 2020 By Stanislava Milankov

Why do we need to communicate about cohesion policy? Cohesion policy provides investments that represent the most tangible and concrete proof of the EU’s impact on the everyday life of ... Read More

#EURegionsWeek – Conducting joint campaigns on Cohesion policy across European regions

6 October, 2020 By Stanislava Milankov

Join our EURegions Talk on ‘Conducting Joint Campaigns on Cohesion Policy across European Regions‘ next Wednesday, 14 October from 18:00 – 18:30 CET, part of DG-REGIO’s Media Programme within the ... Read More

Together4Cohesion comes to its end: A Journey throughout its Road and Prospectives

30 July, 2020 By Birgit Sandu

The campaign #Together4Cohesion is now concluded and we want to go through the long road performed. At the same time, we hope that our actions were meaningful in generating a ... Read More

Activity Report ’20: “Achieving Agenda 2030”

10 July, 2020 By Erica Lee

The Assembly of European Regions is proud to present its annual Activity Report 2019 – 2020. This theme of this year’s report is “Achieving Agenda 2030“, an expression of AER’s ... Read More

AER Meeting European Commissioner Johannes Hahn

7 July, 2020 By Vania Freitas

The AER President, Magnus Berntsson, met virtually today with Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration to discuss the Commission’s proposal for the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and ... Read More

Together4Cohesion strengthens Children’s Thinking on Climate Change: Drawing Exhibition and Award Ceremony in Csongrád County

26 June, 2020 By Birgit Sandu

We may think that children are not yet mature enough to have a say in major political debates but, as shown by the “Fridays For Future” strikes all over the ... Read More

Together4Cohesion: Responding to the challenges of communicating cohesion policy.

19 June, 2020 By Mathilde Perrier

The final conference of “Together for Cohesion: Let’s rEUnite!” took place online on 16 June 2020. The webinar gathered 115 participants including policymakers at various levels of government, project managers ... Read More

Cohesion and partnership must be the driving force for European recovery

29 May, 2020 By Erica Lee

The #Cohesion Alliance – an EU-wide alliance of 12,000 signatories calling for a stronger cohesion policy after 2020 – welcomes the European Commission’s revised 2021–2027 EU budget and Recovery Plan proposals including ... Read More

AER Response to MFF & Recovery Fund Proposals

29 May, 2020 By Erica Lee

On 27 May, the European Commission published its proposals for the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027 and COVID-19 recovery plan. The next long-term budget of the European Union will be ... Read More

Learning about Communicating Cohesion Policy: Join the Webinar

28 May, 2020 By Birgit Sandu

Join the Webinar on June 16th! Read More

Stakeholder engagement: the essence of “Together4Cohesion” communication campaign

8 May, 2020 By Mathilde Perrier

Together for Cohesion makes the stakeholders’ voice louder! We have defined a detailed plan identifying targeted stakeholders that have benefitted from cohesion policy in each flagship region. Now, we are ... Read More