This tag is for all posts relating to Regional development.

Committees develop their 2018-2019 work programme

2 April, 2018 By Johanna Pacevicius

On the occasion of the Committees’ plenaries in Arad, AER members identified the topics which matter most for them and on which they want to develop joint ations on with ... Read More

Regionalisation in Slovenia: regions may fill the gap between the central government and the local level #RoR2017

2 April, 2018 By Editor

Slovenia has only one tier of sub-national government, i.e. municipalities. Currently, there are 212 municipalities. This means that there are no other tiers of government, like counties, regions etc. Some ... Read More

Recapping the AER Youth Regional Network’s Spring Plenary and General Assembly Meetings!

30 March, 2018 By Editor

From 15 to 18 of March, the AER Youth Regional Network (YRN) held its General Assembly and Spring Plenary Meetings in Bodø, Nordland (NO), where YRN members attending this event ... Read More

The Committees’ plenaries: it’s all about sharing & learning

28 March, 2018 By Johanna Pacevicius

Twice a year the AER Committees meet to share recent achievements, launch new initiatives and learn from each others. At AER, Committees are the place where knowledge, needs, ideas, questions ... Read More

Join our panel debate on regional challenges at stake for youth mobility!

27 March, 2018 By Editor

The AER Secretariat is delighted to announce a new slot on the agenda within the Eurodyssey Events! In the morning of April 19th, a discussion panel entitled “Regional challenges at ... Read More

Regionalisation in Sweden: a strong local administration with a weaker regional level #RoR2017

19 March, 2018 By Editor

Sweden is a unitary state with a strong central administration. There is an undisputed regional level in Sweden, the provinces (landskap), with which there is a regional identification, although they ... Read More

Applications for elections in AER Committees

14 March, 2018 By Editor

The AER Election Committee have been gathering and pre-screening applications for open positions within the Committees. The members of the Election Committee are: Brian Greenslade, Devon (UK) (Chair), Gloria Vitaly, Oppland ... Read More

Committee 3 Progress Report Spring 2018

8 March, 2018 By Johanna Pacevicius

Twice a year the members of the AER Committee on Culture, Education and Youth gather in plenary meeting. This is the opportunity to set goals for cooperation through the elaboration ... Read More

Committee 2 Progress Report Spring 2018

7 March, 2018 By Johanna Pacevicius

Twice a year the members of the AER Committee on Social Policy and Public Health gather in plenary meeting. This is the opportunity to set goals for cooperation through the ... Read More

Committee 1 Progress Report Spring 2018

7 March, 2018 By Johanna Pacevicius

Twice a year the members of the AER Committee on Regional Development and Economy gather in plenary meeting. This is the opportunity to set goals for cooperation through the elaboration ... Read More

Regionalisation in Norway: is the future of regions difficult to predict? #RoR2017

5 March, 2018 By Editor

Norway is a constitutional monarchy with a written constitution and a parliamentary system where the Government (Regjering) is responsible to the parliament (Storting). The Norwegian unitary state is based upon ... Read More

The essential guide to contributing to the work programmes

1 March, 2018 By Johanna Pacevicius

Spring is work programme definition season at AER! On the occasion of the Spring Plenary meetings in Arad, members of the three thematic Committees will decide what they would like ... Read More

Look out! Come and discover Eurodyssey at the Brussels Event! (Registrations closed)

20 February, 2018 By Editor

AER, together with Actiris (Brussels’ regional employment service) and Brussels International, is organising a couple of events aimed at raising awareness about the importance of youth mobility and employment for ... Read More

Regionalisation in Montenegro: not regions, but municipalities #RoR2017

19 February, 2018 By Editor

An ancient Balkan state, Montenegro came under Ottoman control at the end of the 15th century, but became an independent kingdom from 1910 to 1918. Montenegro then joined the newly ... Read More

Regionalisation in Lithuania: an ongoing debate on regional reforms #RoR2017

12 February, 2018 By Editor

Essentially, the definition “region” in Lithuania is associated with three types of territorial units: administrative units of the state territory of higher level – counties (apskritys); ethnocultural regions; territorial units ... Read More