This tag is for all posts relating to Regional development.

Study links economic performance to Europe’s first Decentralisation Index

18 May, 2009 By Editor

An independent study commissioned by AER proves what regions have always known, that subsidiarity is a key to economic success Brussels, 18 May 2009 An independent study establishing the first ... Read More

AER responds to EC’s Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion

25 February, 2009 By Editor

With the October 2008 publication of its Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion, the European Commission opened a debate on territorial cohesion in search of a better understanding of the issue ... Read More

Launch of the European Platform of regional and local actors for development cooperation

27 November, 2008 By Editor

Strasbourg, Alsace (F), 17 November 2008. The European Platform of regional and local actors for development cooperation was launched today on the occasion of the 3rd European Development Days in ... Read More

INTERREG project “PRESERVE” kicks-off in Brussels, AER lead partner

6 November, 2008 By Editor

INTERREG project %22PRESERVE%22 kicks-off in Brussels, AER lead partner

Brussels (B), 6 November 2008. Project partners of the project PRESERVE (Peer reviews for sustainable eco-regions via Eu-rope) came together today for the kick-off meeting in the AER Brussels office. ... Read More

AER study: stronger regions, stronger innovation

28 October, 2008 By Editor

Preliminary research suggests that greater regional autonomy leads to stronger innovation potential Linz, Oberösterreich (A), 28 October 2008 Does a more decentralised state foster innovation and, ultimately, economic prosperity? The ... Read More

AER Press conference hosted by Lower Austrian Government Minister in St. Pölten

10 September, 2008 By Editor

PK NÖ als Modell für europäische Regionen

Speech at AER Committee 3 plenary session press conference. St. Pölten, Niederösterreich (A), 11 September 2008 Lower Austria – a member of the AER accentuates regional identity. Regions answer to ... Read More

Culture and tourism, public and private: Partnerships for regional development

10 September, 2008 By Editor

AER seminar on cultural tourism and public-private partnerships in t. Pölten 2008

AER seminar on cultural tourism and public-private partnerships St. Pölten, Niederösterreich (A), 10 September 2008 Themes and people rather than geographical boundaries: this was the basis of a seminar on ... Read More

Young people from the regions @ work!

14 March, 2008 By Editor

AER hosts four day training for Youth Team Strasbourg (F), 14 March 2008 An intense four-day training session at the Assembly of European Regions (AER) Secretariat concluded today for the ... Read More

AER: Europe must not neglect its rural population

29 February, 2008 By Editor

AER RUral development conference in Lillehammer 2008

Assembly of European Regions holds conference on the future of rural development policy and rural regions Lillehammer, Oppland (N), 29 February 2008 As the European Commission reflects upon the future of ... Read More

The AER meets high representatives from Tatarstan to foster relations and set up co-operation projects

21 September, 2007 By Editor

Kazan, Tatarstan-RUS, 21 September 2007 One day after the plenary meeting of the Committee ‘Economy and Regional Development’, representatives from European regions have gathered in Kazan, Tatarstan-RUS, for a Seminar ... Read More

Assembly of European Regions (AER) to become the Reference Centre for Eco-Tourism in Europe

14 May, 2007 By Editor

‘The Assembly of European Regions is set to become the reference centre in the field of eco-tourism in Europe, thanks to its Touring Nature initiative’, announced Zsolt Vasile Grigorut, Manager ... Read More

‘No more EU red tape on regional Airports’, asks AER Secretary General Klaus Klipp in Eindhoven

10 May, 2007 By Editor

‘European regions do not want more EU regulation on regional airports, if not absolutely necessary. New directives in the EU legislative pipeline, such as the ‘Proposal for a Directive on ... Read More

‘No Innovation without Education’: AER’s Declaration on the Regions’ Role in Education and Innovation

24 April, 2007 By Editor

Novi Sad, Vojvodina (SRB), 24 April 2007 Meeting in Novi Sad, capital of the region of Vojvodina (Serbia), the member regions of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) signed ... Read More

AER Peer Review Toolkit Available Online

19 April, 2007 By Editor

A new AER website showcases the successful peer review pilot project which the AER has recently completed in its member regions of Dubrovnik Neretva (HR), Odessa (UA) and Alba (RO). ... Read More

Euroregions in South East Europe A Successful Instrument for Regional Development

29 March, 2007 By Editor

Brussels (B), 29 March 2007 The Assembly of European Regions (AER), in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation and the Salzburg Institute of the Regions of Europe, invited on 28th ... Read More