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 the extension of the current cohesion programmes with increased flexibility and additional funding. However, the Alliance urges the European Commission and … [Read more...]
AER Task Force on Cohesion Policy
AER Response to MFF & Recovery Fund Proposals
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 of crucial importance to the European project. Not only will it be delivered in exceptionally challenging times after the COVID-19, but it is also the Union's first … [Read more...]
Learning about Communicating Cohesion Policy: Join the Webinar
Join our webinar to discuss with EU Commission Official about the perspective of cohesion policy, and to learn how to effectively communicate cohesion policy activities through the inputs from communication experts and regional practitioners. June 16th from 14:00 to 15:00 For more than one year now, the communication campaign Together for Cohesion has been a … [Read more...]
Stakeholder engagement: the essence of “Together4Cohesion” communication campaign
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 ready for them to embark on our communication campaign! Stakeholders are key actors in the development and implementation of European cohesion policy and … [Read more...]
International Conference on Entrepreneurship Education: The last Together4Cohesion local event in Varaždin
Together for Cohesion is moving ahead with the organization of the local events in its flagship regions! After the Splendid Ball and the International Conference on ESI Funds, Varaždin County draws the curtains with its third and final appointment in the Cohesion Calendar. Entrepreneurship is fundamental to trigger the economic potential of regions and local authorities, and … [Read more...]
Communication of European Funds using Social Media: Lessons from Together4Cohesion Training Session in Trentino
Keen to know about how to better communicate the actions undertaken with EU funds in social media? We have something interesting for you! Read the article to know what are the lessons from the dedicated training organized in Trentino within the project Together for Cohesion: Let’s rEUnite! Stakeholders are major actors in the implementation of Cohesion policy … [Read more...]
Tips and Hints from the Together4Cohesion Workshop in Alba Iulia
Do you want to learn more about new media's effective communication strategies? Together4Cohesion is organizing a series of workshops training throughout its six flagship regions to provide citizens and stakeholders with useful ‘tips and hints’ on good communication techniques. Given the very positive feedback received by the participants to the workshops’ organized so far, we … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Cohesion for Citizens of the European Union: Together4Cohesion’s Event in Timiș
Another important stage was achieved on the route to raise awareness of European cohesion policy and its benefits for the regions through the “European cohesion calendar for local events” of the Together4Cohesion project! On February 25th, the Timiș County Council held the conference “The benefits of cohesion for citizens of the European Union”. The … [Read more...]
DG Regio Opportunities: Cohesion Policy
On 6 February, AER attended a conference run by DG Regio on "Engaging citizens for good governance in Cohesion Policy” The conference addressed key questions such as How can citizens and civil society contribute to good governance in EU Cohesion Policy?How do we bring Cohesion Policy closer to citizens?What are the experiences from cooperation between authorities and … [Read more...]
AER’s take on the EU Green Deal
The latest ‘Europe's State of the Environment 2020’ report, which was launched by the European Environment Agency earlier this month, states that Europe is facing environmental challenges of unprecedented scale and urgency. This report underlines that Europe will not achieve its 2030 goals without urgent action over the next 10 years to address the alarming rate of biodiversity … [Read more...]
Action Required to Safeguard Cohesion Policy!
Cohesion policy is the main European investment policy to reduce territorial disparities and deliver a fairer Europe. It is important that an instrument such as this is appreciated and protected. It cannot be taken for granted. Cohesion Policy is now at the risk of being significantly reduced from the next Multiannual Financial Framework that the EU is negotiating … [Read more...]
Eurobarometer: What do we know about Cohesion Policy?
The results of the flash Eurobarometer 480 on "Citizens' awareness and perception of regional policy” were published on 7 October, just in time for the European Week of Regions & Cities. The flash survey was carried out on a sample of 700 -1000 respondents in each EU Member State in June 2019. 4 in 10 European citizens are aware of projects funded by … [Read more...]
Together for Cohesion project goes to the Council of Europe!
The Together for Cohesion project has been represented at the 37th session of the Local and Regional Authorities Congress, led by the Council of Europe and held in Strasbourg on 28-31 October 2019. At our dedicated stand, project representatives promoted and advertised the project mission and activities to the interested participants attending the congress. Thanks to this … [Read more...]
AER advocates for reinforced Cohesion Budget during EP Plenary Week
Last week, an AER delegation led by President Magnus Berntsson met a large number of Members of the European Parliament, including the Chair of the REGI Committee, to discuss the future of Cohesion Policy and the upcoming EU Budget for 2021-2027. After the worrying working paper by the Finnish Council Presidency proposing further cuts to those already put forward by the … [Read more...]
Regional Parliaments: host a debate on the future of Europe
Regions shape Europe and, considering their proximity to citizens, regional governments are crucial actors for the achievement of effective democracy and good governance. In this context, a consortium of universities is looking for EU member regions willing to participate in a project focused at showcasing the role of regional parliaments in European democracy and at gathering … [Read more...]
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