This tag is for all posts relating to Regionalisation.

AER European Citizens’ Forum. Students: We must take Europe forward!

21 November, 2007 By Editor

Strasbourg (F), 21 November 2007 Continuing to bring citizens closer to the European Union, the Assembly of European Regions (AER) in partnership with the Region of Alsace-F and the students ... Read More

General Assembly 2007 in Udine: Pres. lly and Barroso stated that “Regions are Building Blocks for Europe!”

9 November, 2007 By Editor

Udine, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia (I), 9 November 2007 As EU nations come to grips with selling the idea of a shared “European identity” to citizens, the regions of wider Europe have taken ... Read More

AER starts European-Wide Training Academy for Regional Officers

10 September, 2007 By Editor

The Assembly of European Regions (AER) today launched the AER Training Academy. Regions across Europe (both within the EU and beyond) deal with similar matters, which are relevant to their ... Read More

The Province of Istanbul hosts the AER: Over 80 Regions take a stand on decentralisation in Europe

7 September, 2007 By Editor

Instanbul (TR), 7 September 2007 Regional democracy in Turkey was given added momentum today when politicians from 40 European regions met with their Turkish counterparts. Examining how models of ... Read More

IGC start: AER President Illy asks to “Keep the regional dimension in order to ensure Europe moves forward”

20 July, 2007 By Editor

“Regional interests have to be safeguarded in the new EU Reform Treaty”: Riccardo Illy, President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER, aer.eu) and of the Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia-I, asks ... Read More

European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation (EGTC): AER concerned by possible EU Member State delays

10 July, 2007 By Editor

The European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) is about to become a reality, as EU member States face the 1st August 2007 deadline to develop the rules necessary to implement ... Read More

New EU Reform Treaty in Line with AER Position

26 June, 2007 By Editor

The outcome of the European Council held on 22-23 June is fully in line with the position taken by the Assembly of European Regions (AER), and presented to the German ... Read More

AER President Riccardo Illy: ‘Simplify the EU Treaty to get it back on track’

20 June, 2007 By Editor

“It is pure common sense to suggest that the most feasible way to ensure the ratification of the European Treaty is its simplification: that said, it is absolutely necessary to ... Read More

EU Structural Funds: 150 Regional Representatives gather in Strasbourg

15 June, 2007 By Editor

INTERREG IVC: hidden behind this abstract expression is an EU programme dedicated to financing concrete regional initiatives throughout Europe for the well-being of their citizens. How many people living in ... Read More

Regional decentralisation means economic growth: AER and BAK Basel launch major survey

13 June, 2007 By Editor

Regions with greater powers have stronger economic growth: this theory is supported by a number of indicators, according to which strong regions in Europe develop better than the others. Wherever ... Read More

Make Regional Policy happen! AER Major ‘Seminar & Partnership Fair’ on Interreg IV C Opportunities

30 May, 2007 By Editor

Building up on the former ‘Centurio Interreg IIIC’ project, which -with 50 partners- quickly became the biggest project of the ‘Interreg IIIC West Zone’, the AER invites all member ... Read More

Cohesion Policy in Europe: Regions’ reaction

2 April, 2007 By Editor

The Assembly of European Regions (AER) welcomes today’s announcement by Regional Policy Commissioner Danuta Hübner on the preparations for the new cohesion policy period (2007-2013). The AER appreciates the European ... 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

General Assembly 2006 in Palma de Mallorca: Think global, but act regional!

9 November, 2006 By Editor

The regions harness the benefits of globalisation Palma de Mallorca, Balears Islands (E), 9 November 2006 At the occasion of its General Assembly, bringing together over 140 regions from 27 ... Read More

Territorial co-operation: Making Europe tangible and relevant for all of us

29 September, 2006 By Editor

Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia (I), 29 September 2006 The European framework for interregional co-operation is undergoing significant change. The European regions need to consider what affect this will have upon their future ... Read More