This tag is for all posts relating to Regional development.

New aviation strategy for Europe

18 December, 2015 By Editor

At the beginning of December Violeta Bulc, European Commissioner for Mobility and Transport, presented a New Aviation Strategy for Europe. The communication from the Commission states three focus areas. The ... Read More

Promoting urban and regional development

11 December, 2015 By Johanna Pacevicius

Nordland County Council is working on a strategy on urban and regional development. The strategy will constitute a conceptual and integrated basis for the organisation of effective urban policies in ... Read More

Monica Carlsson passes on the baton for Equal Opportunities & Inclusion

1 December, 2015 By Editor

Ms Monica Carlsson, Norrbotten (SE), addresses AER members for the last time in her capacity as VP for Equal Opportunities & Inclusion. She has been active in the organization for ... Read More

Energy transition: rural areas & the smart revolution

23 November, 2015 By Johanna Pacevicius

Melville Kendal, Chairman of the AER working group on energy and climate change was in Barcelona on 18 November on the occasion of the Smart City Expo World Congress to ... Read More

An integrated approach to regional development

27 October, 2015 By Editor

Gratian Mihailescu, expert from the AER’s Observatory on Regionalisation, was invited to speak at the Danube Conference about multi-level governance on 16 October 2015. The roundtable discussion was organized in Cluj Napoca, with ... Read More

The start to a win-win cooperation with regions from the Republic of Serbia

15 October, 2015 By Editor

AER was honoured to welcome delegates from the Sumadija and Pomoravlje region (Serbia) on 15 October in Brussels. The Mayors in the delegation represent the regional development agency of that ... Read More

DG Regio efforts to implement cohesion policy in EU Member States

27 July, 2015 By Editor

Gratian Mihailescu graduated in communication and public relations. He specialized in European Affairs, International Relations and Development receiving scholarships from different countries. He was Erasmus student at Eberhard Karl University ... Read More

INTERREG Europe new programming period revealed

24 June, 2015 By Editor

The Interreg Europe programme financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) aims to improve the implementation of regional development policies and programmes, in particular programmes for Investment for Growth and ... Read More

Partner search: regional planning and project development centre

23 June, 2015 By Editor

The region of Usak (TR) and its regional development agency ZDA are looking for an EU partner region to establish a Regional Planning and Development Center. The region is looking for ... Read More

“What future for the regions” by Fredrik Söderbaum

11 June, 2015 By Editor

What future for the regions? Fredrik Söderbaum Professor of Peace and Development Research, School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg E-mail: [email protected] Thanks to the organizers for inviting me to ... Read More

Partnership opportunity with Istanbul (TR)

21 May, 2015 By Editor

Istanbul Development Agency is seeking out opportunities for a project partnership in order to establish strong links and a high level cooperation between civil society in Turkey and the EU Member States. More ... Read More

Decentralisation policies: Reshuffling the scene

11 May, 2015 By Editor

Our expert from the Academic Council of the Assembly of European Regions, Pekka Kettunen, spoke about the decentralisation conference that took place in Croatia. There was an international conference on Decentralization policies: ... Read More

How to fight against pro-Putin’s propaganda in the European Union: Olivier Védrine

2 April, 2015 By Editor

Olivier Védrine is the President of the Continental University business school in Kiev (Ukraine) and member of the AER Academic Centre Kyiv, 2 April 2015 – «The European Union has to face ... Read More

10th edition of the World Sustainable Energy Days

18 March, 2015 By Editor

For the 10th year running, AER made sure to be present at the World Sustainable Energy Days (WSED) which took place in Wels (AT) on 25-27 February, attracting more than ... Read More

Event Report: Regional Development Strategies FOR and WITH citizens

9 March, 2015 By Editor

Report from the Committees 2 and 3 plenary meetings in Nordjlland (Dk) in March 2015. The AER Committee 2 “Social Policy and Public Health” and Committee 3 “Culture, Education, Youth and ... Read More