This tag is for all posts relating to Regional development.

#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

Local investment needs: a study by the Council of Europe Bank

20 March, 2017 By Editor

At the opening conference on sustainable financing for the regions, 21 March in London, a very brand new study on investment in public infrastructures will be presented by Mr. Jérôme Hamilius, ... Read More

Call for expressions of interest for third call of Interreg Europe

28 February, 2017 By Editor

We are pleased to share with you that the next edition of the interregional cooperation forum, Europe, let’s cooperate, will be held on 22-23 March 2017 in Malta by Interreg Europe. ... Read More

Urban Mobility: join the AER Breakfast Briefing in London!

14 February, 2017 By Johanna Pacevicius

AER members bike along the 40 kilometer bicycle road right next to the shore

On 23 March AER and LGIU are hosting a Breakfast Briefing with the presence of Philipp Rode, Executive Director of LSE Cities and joint Research Director of the “Towards New Urban ... Read More

Investing for green projects

10 February, 2017 By Editor

While different solutions exist to reduce CO2 emissions, limit the scope and mitigate the impacts of climate change, most large-scale initiatives require substantial investments. The London plenary meetings of the ... Read More

Support people to find more job opportunities thanks to environmental good practices

9 February, 2017 By Luca Magri

Pro Natura is a social enterprise based in Belgium. The core of Pro Natura action is the natural landscape design. By doing so Pro Natura supports people who have troubles ... Read More