After the European elections in May, the EU has embarked on a number of institutional and personal changes. EU leaders meet in Brussels to set out a common future direction: On June 20 and 21, the European Council adopted the Strategic Agenda ahead of the new political cycle. These documents outline the future policy direction for 2019-2024 and guides the work of the EU … [Read more...]
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Regions for peace-building
On June 4th, 2019, AER co-organized a debate with the Congress of the Council of Europe about the role of local and regional authorities in peace-building. This debate took place in the context of the World Forum Normandy for Peace. It consisted of a vivid discussion between speakers of a debate panel and afterward with the public. Different perspectives on … [Read more...]
AER in Conversation: The Future of Europe – with Karl-Heinz Lambertz.
During the Assembly of European Regions Bureau meeting in Larnaca, Cyprus, AER had the pleasure of welcoming President of the European Committee of the Regions, Karl-Heinz Lambertz, to discuss the Future of Europe in conversation with newly re-elected AER President Magnus Berntsson. Mr. Lambertz arrived in Cyprus a day earlier for a citizen's dialogue, part of an ongoing … [Read more...]
Together for Cohesion: let’s rEUnite! and…let’s kick-off
When you say connection, you say cohesion. When you say cohesion policy you say regional policy. When you say regions you say the Assembly of European Regions. That’s the short way to say that one of the core reasons that led to the setting up of our network is to advocate the principles of regional cohesion at European level. This is how the action started and continues, as … [Read more...]
AER at Democracy Alive
From 11 to 13 April 2019, AER attended the Democracy Alive festival on the island of Texel, North Holland (NL). Organised by European Movement in collaboration with the European Parliament it brought together citizens, stakeholders and elected representatives for three days of discussions, workshops and entertainment on the Future of Europe and the importance of active … [Read more...]
Bureau Meeting in Gelderland: highlights and takeaways
Bureau members discuss about migration, diversity and inclusion and adopt AER Manifesto on European Elections 2019 and positions on future cohesion policy and social innovation A Regional Debate: Migration, Diversity and Integration At AER’s Bureau Meeting on 22 November, regional leaders from across our membership discussed interrelated challenges facing regions in … [Read more...]
Coming to Vojvodina? Join our Summer Academy meeting!
If you have not yet heard about the AER Summer Academy, then you should join us at our next meeting on Thursday 27 September – during the AER Autumn Plenaries in Novi Sad (Vojvodina, SRB)– in order to find out more about what this initiative can offer your region. Registrations for the Plenaries are closing on Friday 14 September! What is AER Summer Academy's … [Read more...]
YRN’s perspective on Cultural Heritage: preserving the old while facing the new
As every year, the AER Youth Regional Network will actively participate in the AER Summer Academy in Maramures by organising a workshop that will focus on cultural heritage under the title "Preserving the old while facing the new". The workshop aims to raise awareness of finding ways to preserve the unique traditions and cultural elements intrinsic to each region. The main … [Read more...]
Regionalisation in Slovenia: regions may fill the gap between the central government and the local level #RoR2017
Slovenia has only one tier of sub-national government, i.e. municipalities. Currently, there are 212 municipalities. This means that there are no other tiers of government, like counties, regions etc. Some other forms of regional segmentation exist (voting, police, financial, statistical districts), but not in the form of sub-national government. Local government … [Read more...]
The Committees’ plenaries: it’s all about sharing & learning
Twice a year the AER Committees meet to share recent achievements, launch new initiatives and learn from each others. At AER, Committees are the place where knowledge, needs, ideas, questions are shared in an open and trusted space. Trust and openess have made the Committees a space of mutual learning for regional policy makers, and indeed a lab for innovation. The Spring … [Read more...]
Regionalisation in Bulgaria: reducing regional disparities #RoR2017
Bulgaria covered a surface area of 111,000.9 sq. km and has a population of 7,153,784 inhabitants at the end of 2015. Over the years, the administrative and territorial division of the country was subject to multiple changes, reflecting the geopolitical, demographic and territorial dynamics. The principles of local self-government and a three level territorial organisation were … [Read more...]
Debate: “Europe: the way forward. What future for regions?”
What are the main challenges of the European project? Is the EU still fit for purpose? What is the future of regions in a reformed Union? Here are some highlights of the “Europe: the way forward. What future for regions?” debate held in the City of Maastricht on 29 November as part of the AER Autumn Bureau meeting. The future of Europe has been part of many conversations … [Read more...]
Regionalisation in Germany: the advantages of a federal state
Autonomous Länders Germany is a federal state, composed of 16 regions (Länder). The federal structure of 1949 was designed by representatives of the already existing Länder in the Parliamentarian Council under Western Allied supervision. Some Länder could keep their traditional structures after 1945, like Bayern, Hamburg and Bremen. Others were formed out of smaller regions … [Read more...]
Regionalisation in Albania: a must for EU Accession
Albania derives from a deeply centralised tradition of the pre-pluralist era. The transition from a centralised to a democratic system led to the inclusion of Albania in a comprehensive process of political, economic, fiscal and administrative decentralisation. Albania's history of decentralisation The period from 1991 to 1998 marks the first phase of political … [Read more...]
The state of regionalisation in Romania
Romanian administrative division into counties (judete) has been documented since the XIV century. In modern times, between 1918 and 1968, Romania’s administrative division suffered repeated changes. After World War II, when the communist regime reached power, Romania’s administrative division was changed five times. In this context, the new administrative-territorial … [Read more...]
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