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The Assembly of European Regions welcomes the MFF deal reached by the European Parliament

4 July, 2013 By Editor

Lezhe (AL), 4 July 2013 The Executive Board of the Assembly of European Regions (AER), meeting today in the Albanian region of Lezhe, warmly welcomed yesterday’s agreement between the European ... Read More

10 recommendations for the Regions to overcome the crisis

15 May, 2013 By Editor

Paris, Île de France (F), 16 May 2013 The Assembly of European (AER) has gathered today in Paris 250 European, national and regional decision makers as well as representatives from ... Read More

Regional airports and State aid: AER is preparing its lobbying action

4 May, 2013 By Mathieu Mori

At the invitation of the ACI Network (Airports Council International) – which gathers almost 400 regional airports in Europe – the AER Secretary General presented the AER at the ACI’s ... Read More

EU Executive Training Programme: final call for 2013 applications

1 May, 2013 By Mathieu Mori

European SMEs still depend largely on their domestic markets despite the opportunities brought by the enlarged single market and by globalization at large. In order to step up the internationalisation ... Read More

Regions leading innovation through smart jobs

16 April, 2013 By Mathieu Mori

During the Conference “Innovative Actions, Smart Jobs”, hosted by Avila County Council on 16 April 2013 in the framework of INTERREG IVC project Smart Europe, AER member regions discussed alongside ... Read More

Europe fails to meet its obligations

12 February, 2013 By Editor

Regions deeply regret the severe cuts in cohesion policy funding Strasbourg (F), 12 February 2013 The Assembly of European Regions (AER) regrets the historical reduction in the European Union budget, ... Read More

AER boosts interregional cooperation on employment and innovation

24 January, 2013 By Mathieu Mori

Unemployment, having become a major challenge affecting regions all across Europe, it is now ever the more important to implement smarter, targeted regional policies aiming to support job creation within ... Read More

Final Conference of ECREIN+ : Recommendations on eco-innovation

29 November, 2012 By Mathieu Mori

Lyon, Rhône-Alpes (F), 29 November 2012 “The ECREIN+ project was born only three years ago, and yet so much work has already been done, and so many prospects are in ... Read More

Resolution from the AER Summit of the Regions and the Crisis

12 October, 2012 By Editor

The financial and economic crisis that has plagued many countries worldwide and in Europe for the past several months is far from over. The efficiency of regional policies is directly ... Read More

Regions at the bedside of Europe

22 September, 2012 By Editor

Introduction The financial and economic crisis that has plagued many countries worldwide and in Europe for the past several months is far from over. Regions are directly concerned by the ... Read More

AER conference “Faced with the crisis: The Regions at Europe’s bedside”

22 September, 2012 By Editor

Whereas the debt and Eurozone crisis is not yet solved, discussions about the future EU budget will enter into a new phase at the EU summit (18-19 October). The AER ... Read More

European regions and R20 committed to green growth

8 March, 2012 By Mathieu Mori

Geneva (CH), 8 March 2012 More than 200 regional government councillors and experts from around the world attended the conference “On the road to Rio: regions building the green economy” ... Read More

Flinkman Final Conference Stakeholders Join Hands to Improve Flood Risk Management

9 December, 2011 By Editor

Thessaloniki (GR), 9 December 2011 River floods, flash floods, urban floods and floods from the sea in coastal areas are afflictions encountered by regions and countries all over the world. ... Read More

Thematic dossier n°26 on Research and Innovation – Winter 2011

8 December, 2011 By Editor

Research and Innovation Table of contents: Editorial: Michèle Sabban, AER President Multilevel governance ‘key to Europe 2020’ Bottoms up to address Europe’s major challenges Interview: Hande Özsan Bozatli Vice-President of Istanbul Provincial Council (TR) Show ... Read More

AER Is Pleased to Present Its 2011 Winners in the Fields of Innovation and Youth Policy

25 November, 2011 By Editor

Ponta Delgada, Açores (P), 25 November 2011 The best Regional Innovation Project This year’s winner is the Polish Region of Wielkopolska for its project “Promoter of Innovation”. Launched in January ... Read More