The first-ever virtual Eurodyssey Forum took place on 19 & 20 of November 2020. These online sessions brought together the correspondents from Eurodyssey regions, hosting companies and youth alumni. In these sessions, participants discussed the functioning of the programme, and shared experiences and best practices to adapt learning mobility to the "new normal" of COVID-19. … [Read more...]
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Shape the Vocational Education Training scene in Europe!
Skills for the industry of the future The digital transformation, the greening of the economy, and demographic change all generate a large and structural need for employees with technical and digital skills. The lack of adequately skilled workers is a major issue in this context, which is only partially addressed by current Vocational Education and Training systems in … [Read more...]
Intercultural Regions: Improving Labour Market Inclusion
We are pleased to invite you to a webinar on how regions can improve labor market integration policies and practices, with examples from different regions and insights from IOM and the European Commission. Organized in the framework of the Includ-EU project, an EU-funded project which contributes to building more inclusive societies by enhancing knowledge and … [Read more...]
Committee 1 Annual Report June 2019 – November 2020
The General Assembly is the highest authority of AER and convenes representatives of all its full members at least once a year. The General Assembly adopts among other things, the annual reports of the Thematic Committees. This report is the compilation of actions developed and implemented within Committee 1 between the 2019 General Assembly in Larnaka (CY) and the 2020 … [Read more...]
Committee 2 Annual Report June 2019 – November 2020
The General Assembly is the highest authority of AER and convenes representatives of all its full members at least once a year. The General Assembly adopts among other things, the annual reports of the Thematic Committees. This report is the compilation of actions developed and implemented within Committee 2 between the 2019 General Assembly in Larnaka (CY) and the 2020 … [Read more...]
Committee 3 Annual Report June 2019 – November 2020
The General Assembly is the highest authority of AER and convenes representatives of all its full members at least once a year. The General Assembly adopts among other things, the annual reports of the Thematic Committees. This report is the compilation of actions developed and implemented within Committee 3 between the 2019 General Assembly in Larnaka (CY) and the 2020 … [Read more...]
SKILLNET Opportunities I: Webinars on EU Funding Opportunities
Interested in knowing more about how you can be involved in the SKILLNET project and what opportunities are available to you? AER is launching an informative campaign on SKILLNET’s core activities to answer these questions and ensure that our members and broader audience can gain the most out of the project! In the first contribution, we cover the 18 webinars on EU … [Read more...]
#EURegionsWeek – Eurodyssey35: Regions on the move
The Assembly of European Regions is pleased to announce one more contribution to the European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC). For the first time, the Eurodyssey programme will be featured in the #EURegionsWeek through our virtual participatory lab, Eurodyssey35: Regions on the move, which will take place on 14 October at 9:30 AM. In this session, policy-makers, regional … [Read more...]
Culture, a pillar of sustainable regional development
The AER conference “Territorial Approaches to Regional Development” focusing on the ways in which regions address differences between urban and rural areas aimed to look in detail at the role of culture to create inclusive and welcoming rural areas. In the below article, Eugenijus Kaminskis from Xwhy / Agency of Understanding in Lithuania, and a lead partner in the … [Read more...]
How COVID-19 is affecting tourism in our Member Regions
Due to the recent global pandemic, the tourism and hospitality sector has faced some difficulties. Europe is the world's leading tourist destination. The tourism sector in the EU represents 9.5% of the European Union's gross domestic product (GDP), accounts for 11.2% of jobs in the European Union and is made up of nearly three million companies, 90% of which are SMEs. There are … [Read more...]
Localising Agenda 2030: how regions can help meet the SDGs
Last week, on 24 June, the online conference ‘Localising Agenda 2030: how regions can help meet the SDGs’ took place from 14:30 until 16:00 pm. This event, the first of a series of events focusing on SDGs leading up to our final conference taking place in Strasbourg in June 2021, aimed to emphasise the importance of local actions in achieving the Sustainable Development … [Read more...]
Second Csongrád County Mayor’s Professional Forum
You may remember the highly successful first Professional Forum held in December 2019. Here comes the second! On 30 June 2020, the County Government of Csongrád-Csanád will hold the second Csongrád County Mayor's Professional Forum. Together4Cohesion is approaching its final stop on the route to raise awareness of European cohesion policy and its benefits for the regions … [Read more...]
AER Regions taking part in Regiostars Awards 2020
Did you know that some of AER’s member regions are taking part in the Regiostars Awards this year? These awards go to EU-funded projects which demonstrate excellence and new approaches in regional development. These projects are made to inspire other regions and project managers across Europe. Five categories are on the list for the competition and a public choice … [Read more...]
Smart specialisation & rural areas: the case of Covasna
"Smart specialisation strategies in rural areas, inclusion & wellbeing" was the topic of a debate which was foreseen to take place during the 2020 Spring plenaries. In order to harness the knowledge and expertise of our membership, AER is sharing content from speakers online instead. In the following article Dr. Marta Tatar, Chief cardiologist at the Dr. Benedek Géza … [Read more...]
Webinar in Varaždin on communication and cohesion policy
We know how to implement EU-funded projects, but do we know how to communicate about them? Effective communication strategies for how to make EU projects more appealing to the wider public were shared at the webinar held in Varaždin on 29 May 2020. Read on to learn more! The webinar was organised by Varaždin County, a flagship region of the project “Together for Cohesion: … [Read more...]
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