This is the tag for all posts relating to Innovation.

#ShineBright Brussels-Capital

15 May, 2017 By Editor

At the AER Spring Committee meetings in London, the region of Brussels-Capital (BE) was recognised in the #ShineBright session in recognition of its leading role in the 2016 Regional Innovation Award. The region of ... Read More

EEA and Norway Grants: tackle “hard-to-reach” youth unemployment

12 May, 2017 By Luca Magri

Youth employment is a top priority not only for the European Union. AER is fully engaged since years to support the implementation of concrete and effective actions. The AER Summer ... Read More

ACTPHAST: A shining light for Photonics Innovation in Europe

12 May, 2017 By Editor

One year after its presentation at the AER Spring Plenary held in Timișoara (RO), the ACTPHAST programme, which stands for Access Centre for Photonics Innovation Solutions and Technology, has proven ... Read More

Decisions from the Executive Board in London

20 April, 2017 By Editor

The AER Executive Board (EB) met at the occasion of the Spring Committees Plenaries in London on 21 March for their first meeting in 2017. High on the agenda was the ... Read More

INTERREG North West Europe: looking for an innovative project?

6 April, 2017 By Editor

The University of Greenwich (UK) as lead partner, in collaboration with the Royal Borough of Greenwhich and Lille Metropole are developing a project within for the fifth call of INTERREG North West Europe ... Read More

New call for proposals on social inclusion through education, training and youth

6 April, 2017 By Editor

We are pleased to share with you that the new call for proposals in Erasmus+ Key Action 3 is available for applicants with projects aiming at stimulating innovative policy development, policy dialogue and implementation as well ... Read More

Noord-Brabant encourages bio-based economy – #ShineBright

2 April, 2017 By Editor

On the Occasion of the Regional Innovation Award on Circular Economy, ShineBright on the region of Noord-Brabant, in Netherlands that presented its project Green Chemistry Campus: Waste2Aromatics project by Biorizon. ... Read More

AER series on investments: Episode 2

31 March, 2017 By Editor

Episode 2 of the AER series on investments focuses on the EFSI technical and advisory services available to regions for a sound and smooth implementation of the Juncker Plan. Reaching the ... Read More

Outermost regions’ work in AER and worry about Guyana

31 March, 2017 By Editor

It is with great worry that the Assembly of European Regions follows the situation in its French outermost member region, Guyana. After two weeks of unrest and the region’s activity ... Read More

Cultural heritage: from Veneto to Flanders via… Nordland

31 March, 2017 By Johanna Pacevicius

How a storm, which in 1431 dramatically changed the route of Pietro Querini, a Venetian merchant, now is a motive for experience sharing on innovation and entrepreneurship! Cultural heritage a ... 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

Not your usual plenary meetings

2 March, 2017 By Johanna Pacevicius

The AER Committees are the R&D lab of AER where experiences are shared, discussed, transferred to other regions, transformed, brought back in the network and adopted by yet other regions. ... 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

What can the Investment Plan for Europe do for health?

27 February, 2017 By Johanna Pacevicius

Today, in Brussels, Member States and regional representatives, healthcare service providers, public and private investors, economists, and practice innovators, participate in a Seminar on strategic investments for the future of ... Read More

INTERREG North West Europe – Fifth call for project proposals!

23 February, 2017 By Editor

On 14th February 2017, an Info Day on the INTERREG North-West Europe Programme was organised by the Brussels Capital Region, Brulocalis (the Association of the City and Municipalities of Brussels) and ... Read More