This tag is for all posts relating to Sustainable development.

European regions and local authorities ahead on climate change and development cooperation

27 May, 2010 By Editor

La Rábida, Andalucía (E), 27 May 2010. In a conference of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) in Andalusia to share experiences and innovative practices, it became clear that the ... Read More

AER White Paper on Energy

30 April, 2010 By Elin Berglie

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1st European Regions Energy Day: Energy subsidiarity on its way in Brussels

29 April, 2010 By Editor

Brussels (B), 29 April 2010 The Assembly of European Regions (AER), the Ministry of environment, nature protection and transport of the Land Baden-Württemberg (D) as well as GE Energy launched ... Read More

AER at Euro-Mediterranean Energy Efficiency forum: presenting Regions’ role to develop clean technologies

26 April, 2010 By Editor

AER President Michèle Sabban joins the Euro-Mediterranean Energy Efficiency forum in Monaco to present the Regions’ role in developing clean technologies. Monaco, 26 April 2010

Regions in pole position to lead energetic revolution Monaco, 26 April 2010 Representing the Assembly of European Regions (AER), President Michèle Sabban attended the Euro-Mediterranean Energy Efficiency Forum in Monaco. ... Read More

MORE4NRG, Regions are boosting green growth: The examples of Prahova and Gabrovo

26 March, 2010 By Editor

Brussels (B), 26 March 2010 A MORE4NRG workshop was organised today in relation to the Sustainable Energy Week – an initiative from the European Commission that aims to highlight best ... Read More

With their Ile-de-France Statement, Regions bring the EU toward post-Kyoto

4 March, 2010 By Editor

Meeting for the first time since Copenhagen, world’s leading Regions gather in view of the 16th Conference of the Parties in Mexico Paris (F), 4 March 2010. The main leaders of ... Read More

ECREIN+ European interregional cooperation to strengthen eco-innovation

19 February, 2010 By Editor

Uppsala (S), 19 February 2010. The Assembly of European Regions (AER) participated these days in the kick off event of a new European interregional cooperation project, aiming at fostering eco-innovation. ... Read More

The Black Sea Conference of Regions: water and sustainable tourism

16 February, 2010 By Editor

AER initiates a new approach at the territorial level to find solutions to the major problems faced by the Black Sea area Paris (F), 16 February 2010. For the first ... Read More

While nations talk in Copenhagen, regions act in Ploieşti

4 December, 2009 By Editor

Regions pursuing innovative energy solutions with another MORE4NRG seminar Valencia (E), 7 May 2009

Prahova (RO), 4 December 2009 The third energy audit of the MORE4NRG project was carried out this week in the region of Prahova (R). Over the last few days, ... Read More

European regions call for subsidiarity and multi-level governance to be more than words

1 December, 2009 By Editor

Communicating Europe, Innovation and Youth

Entering into force today and referring to the principle of subsidiarity more than 30 times, the Lisbon Treaty can pave the way for stronger regions and a stronger Europe Strasbourg ... Read More

AER position on Multilevel governance

28 November, 2009 By Editor

Adopted in Belfort on 26 November 2009 Executive summary: 1. The involvement of regional and local authorities as genuine partners in the EU multilevel governance system is a pre-condition to ... Read More

Communicating Europe, Innovation and Youth: AER awards Europe’s the most dynamic regions of 2009

27 November, 2009 By Editor

The AER Communicating Europe Award 2009 Belfort (F), 27th November 2009. The Assembly of European Regions (AER) has honoured three regions with is “Communicating Europe Award”. In the category Children ... Read More

Energising Europe Responsibly Means Empowering its Regions

24 November, 2009 By Editor

AER survey finds that the regions need competences and financial incentives to tackle energy challenges globally and harness energy potentials locally Paris (F), 24th November 2009 It is the regions ... Read More

Local and regional associations join forces against “renationalisation” of cohesion policy

3 November, 2009 By Editor

Seven organisations representing Europe’s local and regional authorities addressed a letter, on 3 November 2009, to all Members of the European Parliament stating their concerns about the draft Communication ... Read More

Regions are an essential element in the implementation of climate policies

15 October, 2009 By Editor

Paris, Ile-de-France (F), 15 October 2009 After Climate Week in New York, the Governors’ Summit in Los Angeles and less than two months before the Copenhagen conference, the French region ... Read More