This tag is for all posts relating to Regional development.

The state of regionalisation in Romania

10 July, 2017 By Editor

Romanian administrative division into counties (judete) has been documented since the XIV century. In modern times, between 1918 and 1968, Romania’s administrative division suffered repeated changes. After World War II, ... Read More

Artificial Intelligence: a revolutionary wave

5 July, 2017 By Editor

Artificial what? Cognitive scientist Marvin L. Minsky, who is also a co-founder of the MIT AI Laboratory, defines artificial intelligence as “the science of making machines do things that would require intelligence ... Read More

AER & R20: a winning alliance for European regions

22 June, 2017 By Mathieu Mori

This week (19 June 2017) AER President Magnus Berntsson was elected R20 (regions of climate action) President by the R20 Governing Board and General Assembly. AER and R20 have enjoyed ... Read More

AER & R20: where do we stand?

22 June, 2017 By Mathieu Mori

This week (19 June 2017) AER President Magnus Berntsson was elected R20 (regions of climate action) President by the R20 Governing Board and General Assembly. AER and R20 have enjoyed ... Read More

AER to speak at Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform first workshop

20 June, 2017 By Editor

The Assembly of European Regions has been a key partner for Interreg Europe in setting up and implementing its Policy Learning Platform. AER is invited for the first thematic workshop ... Read More

#RoR2017 – This week’s focus: Brexit

19 June, 2017 By Editor

The Brexit dilemma: redrawing the map The vote to leave the European Union after over 40 years membership threw up some major challenges for the United Kingdom, not least for ... Read More

#RoR2017 – This week’s focus: Regions in Finland

12 June, 2017 By Editor

The article describes the Finnish regions from a number of different viewpoints. It delineates the overall politico-administrative architecture of Finland in order to place the regional councils in context. Thereafter ... Read More

AER elects a new Executive Board!

1 June, 2017 By Editor

Monday (31 May), during AER’s General Assembly, a new Executive Board was elected. It has a mandate of 2 years, as stated in the AER statute. Below you can find the list of ... Read More

Interreg Europe for cultural heritage: do you want to join ProCHESS?

17 May, 2017 By Editor

Cultural heritage continues to be a key topic for many AER member regions. To this extent, we would like to inform you about an interesting project proposal that Umbria region ... Read More

AER Election Committee nominations for the elections at the General Assembly 2017

13 May, 2017 By Editor

Per AER Statute and Procedures, elections for the Executive Board and the Election Committee and ratification of the members of the Bureau will occur at the General Assembly in St. ... Read More

YRN at the European Platform on Learning Mobility

12 May, 2017 By Editor

The Youth Regional Network (YRN) participated in the Steering Group meeting of the European Platform on Learning Mobility (EPLM) that took place on 17-18 May in Bordeaux (FR). YRN was ... Read More

ACI Regional Airports’ Conference & Exhibition

8 May, 2017 By Editor

The Airports Council International Europe (ACI EUROPE) 10th Annual Regional Airports’ Conference & Exhibition will take place from 15 to 17 May at the Cork Airport in Ireland. This year, the event ... Read More

Chiara: “I felt inspired by the work of AER”

3 April, 2017 By Johanna Pacevicius

Friday was Chiara’s last day in Strasbourg. This is an opportunity to look back on what has been achieved in the past 6 months! Chiara, who holds a Masters degree ... Read More

AER series on investments: Episode 1

26 March, 2017 By Johanna Pacevicius

The Prodi High Level Task Force As a follow-up on the AER conference on sustainable financing for the regions, AER will be publishing a series of articles on investments. These ... Read More

Committees elect new members in their Presidium

25 March, 2017 By Editor

At their Spring Committee meetings in London, AER members elected new members for their Committee Presidium. Congratulations to the new representatives! Committee 1 for Economy and Regional Development President Jean-Luc ... Read More