This tag is for all posts relating to Regional diversity.

Strengthen young women’s support toward entrepreneurship

1 August, 2016 By Editor

The Assembly of European Regions is always very proud to share information about the success stories in its member regions. Today, we would like to highlight a project from Guadeloupe (FR) ... Read More

Jan Owe-Larsson, Chairman of AER working group on Transports & Mobility

6 June, 2016 By Editor

Jan Owe-Larsson is the Chairman AERs working group on Transports & Mobility and the second vice-chair of Region Östergötland’s Transport and Urban Planning Committee. The AER working group aims for ... Read More

The city of Kragujevac in Serbia (Sumadija and Pomoravlje) is known as the city of the many ”firsts”

24 May, 2016 By Editor

Photo by Miroslav Vajdic Almost all scopes of social, public and economic life in Serbia have its roots in Region of Sumadija and Pomoravlje: In 1833 the First Grammar School was ... Read More

Vienna “building bridges”

17 May, 2016 By Editor

The City of Vienna has just published its annual International Activities Report 2015. The report is driven by the motto “building bridges”, as explained by the Mayor and Governor of ... Read More

Join Noord-Brabant amongst the winners of the AER Regional Innovation Award

1 May, 2016 By Editor

In 2008, the Provice of Noord-Brabant (NL) was awarded the AER Regional Innovation Award (RIA) for their Innovative Actions Braban program 3 (IAB-3) which was regognised by the jury for stimulating ... Read More

Trentino’s MUSE is the only museum in Italy awarded in the 2015 “European Museum of the year”

29 April, 2016 By Editor

1.061.041 visitors, 5000 teachers member of the “Docenti Club”, 498 membership partners…since its opening in 2013 the Science Museum (MUSE) of Trento (Trentino-South Tyrol, I) is promoting science and culture ... Read More

Launch of a trilateral Interreg Cooperation in the Balkans

22 March, 2016 By Editor

The official launch of the trilateral Programme of Crossborder Cooperation between Croatia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina marked by the Interreg Conference, has been launched on March the 10th at ... Read More

Bad Ischl – Upper Austria invites you to the 15th World Conference of Historical Cities

29 January, 2016 By Editor

Austria, 5-10 June 2016 Our member region Vienna (AT) will host the kick-off meeting of the important 15th World Conference of Historical Cities and invites the AER member regions to join the conference which ... Read More

AER New Year’s Resolution: 2016 – a year for democracy

7 January, 2016 By Editor

“Democracy, human rights and civic participation are entwined. One is not possible without the others.” AER President, Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli, explains the reasoning behind the 2016 theme, Revitalizing democracy. 2015 has ... Read More

Welcome to Bodø (Nordland-NO)

4 January, 2016 By Editor

AER Committee 3 President and Mayor of Nordland, Ms Sonja Steen, welcomes AER members and stakeholders to Bodø (Nordland-NO) for the 2016 AER General Assembly (GA) form 22-24 June. It will ... Read More

Newest member of the Monitoring and Evaluation Group

14 December, 2015 By Editor

Mr Goran Pauk, from Šibenik-Knin (HR), was elected as member of the Monitoring and Evaluation Group on 1 December 2015. It is a great honour for me to be elected ... Read More

In Alba County, a glade takes the shape of a heart

29 November, 2015 By Editor

It is called Poiana Inimii – “Heart’s Glade” – and it is one of the most unusual glades in Romania. It has a heart shape which can be clearly seen ... Read More

Public opinion about the EU in the European regions

19 November, 2015 By Editor

The Eurobarometer’s survey offers a very detailed (and mainly pessimistic) view of the European public opinion at regional level in 2015. It has been published in October under the title: “Public ... Read More

South Ostrobothnia is also called ‘Texas of Finland’

12 November, 2015 By Editor

Because they are independently minded and strong-willed as their peers in Texas. Agriculture is also an important livelihood in South Ostrothnia, having their own prairie that they call “lakeus”. The ... Read More