On the occasion of its hosting of the 2019 European Youth Capital, the AER Summer Academy will take place in Novi Sad, Vojvodina (RS) from 1-6 July 2019. This year's theme is "Youth is future, youth is Europe" in the wake of the 2019 Elections to the European Parliament. Local and regional authorities play a unique articulatory role between citizens and EU institutions. In … [Read more...]
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New rules, new roles for governments in a Sharing Economy
The Sharing Economy is disrupting not only transports and tourism, it may soon drastically change the way we envision public services, raising new questions for policymakers. On 4 December 2018 the "The Sharing Economy: Reshaping the way we do business" event, co-organised by AER, Brussels Capital and Catalonia brought together policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics and … [Read more...]
Regional representatives gather in Vojvodina, Serbia
The AER travelled to Vojvodina, Serbia for its Autumn Plenary from 25 - 27 September 2018. A detailed recap of all the meetings that took place is available below. The key takeaways from the plenary are as follows: There will be a strong collaboration in the coming months between the Committees, where mutual learning and experience exchange take place, and the Bureau Task … [Read more...]
Umbria and Maramures: the power of social entrepreneurship
The AER Committees are a space for experience exchange, which enable mutual learning and regional policy innovation. During the 2018 Spring plenary of the AER Committee on Social Policy and Public Health, members identified social entrepreneurship as a topic of high interest. This is why the President of the Committee on Social Policy & Public Health, Mihai Ritivoiu … [Read more...]
Committee 2 Progress report Autumn 2018
Twice a year the members of the AER Committee on Social Policy and Public Health gather in plenary meeting. This is the opportunity to set goals for cooperation through the elaboration of a joint work programme and to evaluate progress every six months. On the occasion of the Committees' plenaries in Arad, AER members identified joint actions they wanted to implement with … [Read more...]
Autumn plenaries : message from the Election Committee
During the 2018 Autumn Plenaries in Vojvodina, elections will be held. With views to the preparation of these elections, the Election Committee wishes to inform AER members about open positions. The AER Election Committee The Election Committee actively informs and encourages members to apply for positions within AER. It inventories and prepares for the elections at both the … [Read more...]
Committees develop their 2018-2019 work programme
On the occasion of the Committees' plenaries in Arad, AER members identified the topics which matter most for them and on which they want to develop joint ations on with fellow regions. The developement of the Action Plan was a collective process to enable all participants to specify needs and decide to initiate activities which add value for their region. The principle is the … [Read more...]
AER in Arad, Romania for Spring Committee Plenaries
The AER Spring Committee Plenaries took place from 20 to 22 March 2018 in Arad, Romania. Below you will find a recap of the event, with updates, presentations, and take aways from the conference. Day 1 (20 March) The day started with, on one side, the AER Executive Board meeting, and on the other, a Study Visit of the city of Arad.. Following this we moved on to … [Read more...]
Applications for elections in AER Committees
The AER Election Committee have been gathering and pre-screening applications for open positions within the Committees. The members of the Election Committee are: Brian Greenslade, Devon (UK) (Chair), Gloria Vitaly, Oppland (NO), Johan Edstav, Uppsala (SE) The elections will take place at the AER Spring Committee Plenaries in Arad on the 21st of March. Each Committee will … [Read more...]
The essential guide to contributing to the work programmes
Spring is work programme definition season at AER! On the occasion of the Spring Plenary meetings in Arad, members of the three thematic Committees will decide what they would like to do together and how they will leverage regional initiatives via the network. The below elements will help you make the most of this opportunity. Rule nº1: everything is possible The main idea is … [Read more...]
Call for nominations: AER General Assembly and Committees 2018
Per AER Statute and Procedures, the AER Election Committee will inventory and prepare for the elections at the General Assembly and the Committees. The time-table is as follows: AER Spring Committe Plenaries, 20 March 2018 Call for nominations: 23 January 2018 Candidate’s applications: The Election Committee will accept applicants until 23 February 2018 … [Read more...]
Join the Committees’ Presidiums!
AER is looking for candidates to fill out newly vacant positions in the Committees' Presidiums. It includes Vice-President positions and various representative posts inside all three AER Committees. Join the Committees' leadership and get a profound involvement into AER decision making process! What's a Committee Presidium? The AER Committees are the backbone of our activity. … [Read more...]
Social entrepreneurship: partners wanted!
Europe, as a community of shared values and a framework for collaboration, will only be able to endear itself to the majority of Europeans if it manages to carry a significant social dimension. A social dimension which visibly impacts the lives of Europeans in a positive way. Social entrepreneurship can help growing this social dimension. Social inclusion: a real need in … [Read more...]
INTERREG North West Europe: looking for an innovative project?
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 Programme. Activities like exchanges of good practices, especially operational projects including pilot and innovative projects, will be supported within this programme. They … [Read more...]
Not your usual plenary meetings
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. However, the plenary meetings don't always do justice to the wealth of ideas and initiatives regions are implementing or want to implement. Just do it! Spring is coming, and at AER, … [Read more...]