This tag is for all posts relating to Sustainable development.

Internship Vacancy: Events & SDGs

18 November, 2019 By Editor

Events Assistant (Trainee Contract – 6 months) Special Project: SDG Event 2020 We are looking for a motivated student to join the AER Team at our Brussels Office for six ... Read More

AER mutual learning event: it’s all about the Economy 4.0!

14 November, 2019 By Shubhaangi Srivastava

This year’s mutual learning event, a cooperation between AER, Brussels Capital and Catalonia on 4 December 2019, will be on the Economy 4.0. The Economy 4.0 is a new era ... Read More

AER President stresses the importance of regional authorities during Strategov Forum

12 November, 2019 By Editor

The President of the Assembly of European Regions, Mr Magnus Berntsson, recently participated in the 18th Strategic Planning Leaders Forum of Regions & Cities of Russia (Strategov Forum) that took ... Read More

Together for Cohesion project goes to the Council of Europe!

30 October, 2019 By Agnese Pantaloni

The Together for Cohesion project has been represented at the 37th session of the Local and Regional Authorities Congress, led by the Council of Europe and held in Strasbourg on ... Read More

AER Debate on Glocalising the Sustainable Development Goals

17 October, 2019 By Vania Freitas

The AER debate on Glocalising the Sustainable Development Goals will take place in Brussels on 5 December from 14.30-16.00. As we approach the decade of delivery of the 2030 Agenda, ... Read More

European Week of Regions and Cities – Regions have much to say

14 October, 2019 By Editor

From 7 to 10 October, AER attended the annual European Week of Regions and Cities organised by the European Committee of the Regions and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Regional ... Read More

Global Challenges, Local Actions

7 October, 2019 By Editor

Approaching the end of this decade, it is clear that climate change is becoming an increasingly pressing issue worldwide. Local and regional involvement is required to stimulate an effective bottom-up ... Read More

#EPhearings – Our Candidate for Cohesion?

2 October, 2019 By Erica Lee

This afternoon, the European Parliament hearing for Portugal’s Commissioner candidate Elisa Ferreira will take place in Brussels. The proposed portfolio for Ms. Ferreira is “Cohesion and Reforms”. Read the ‘Mission ... Read More

Takeaways of AER-YRN’s activities at the 20th University on Youth and Development

1 October, 2019 By Editor

From 15 to 19 September, the Youth Regional Network of the Assembly of European Regions (AER-YRN) celebrated its Autumn Plenaries for the first time in the framework of the 20th ... Read More

European Biodiversity: Protecting Primary Forests

26 September, 2019 By Erica Lee

In the context of the AER Autumn Committee Plenaries on 26 September, the AER Working Group on Rural Development hosted a Breakfast Debate on European Biodiversity: Protecting Primary Forests. Bringing ... Read More

Contrasted Regional Realities: The Need for Cohesion

24 September, 2019 By Erica Lee

On Tuesday 24 September at the AER Autumn Committee Plenaries in Podčetrtek, Slovenia, approximately one hundred elected representatives and civil servants came together to discuss regional realities of cohesion across ... Read More

Cohesion & Contrasted Regional Realities

10 September, 2019 By Norina Haubold

This year’s AER Autumn Committee Plenaries in Podčetrtek (SI), will start off with a conference on Cohesion & Contrasted Regional Realities. Disparities within regions can hamper sustainable regional development by ... Read More

Committee 2 Progress Report Autumn 2019

10 September, 2019 By Norina Haubold

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 ... Read More

Committee 3 Progress Report Autumn 2019

9 September, 2019 By Norina Haubold

Twice a year the members of the AER Committee on Culture Education and Youth gather in plenary meetings. This is the opportunity to set goals for cooperation through the development ... Read More

Committee 1 Progress Report Autumn 2019