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...]
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Regionalisation in Montenegro: not regions, but municipalities #RoR2017
An ancient Balkan state, Montenegro came under Ottoman control at the end of the 15th century, but became an independent kingdom from 1910 to 1918. Montenegro then joined the newly formed Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which became the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929. In 1991, 4 of the 6 Yugoslav republics declared independence, leaving Montenegro and Serbia to form … [Read more...]
Eurodyssey in Valencia
Hello Four New Interns! Ayuntamiento de Alzira, offering creative and practical solutions to many of citizen´s demands has been hosting volunteers and interns for several years. As we said goodbye to our two interns from France and Madeira, we recently welcomed four new interns entering via program Eurodyssey. Their projects include European Projects Management, Local … [Read more...]
Regionalisation in Czech Republic: between independent and delegated competences #RoR2017
The Czech Republic is a country located in central Europe. It comprises the historical provinces of Bohemia and Moravia as well as the southern tip of Silesia, which are collectively often called the Czech Lands. At the end of the World War I, with the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the state of Czechoslovakia was established. The democratic and post-communist … [Read more...]
EGCT in Central Europe: example of Hungary and Poland
The main objective of the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC), as a new legal instrument of cooperation, is to strengthen economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU and the implementation of the Europe 2020 goals. Its involvement in the creation and operation of the groupings in different countries is much diversified. Despite some similarities between … [Read more...]
AER 2018 Summer Academy in Maramures
It's official! Maramures will host the 2018 AER Summer Academy from August 6-11. This unique forum brings together policy makers and young people to exchange experience related to regional development in Europe. Since its establishment in 1996 AER’s Summer Academy has developed into one of its most popular programs, helping to transfer best practices on issues of common … [Read more...]
A milestone in the Silver Economy Project: 2017 European Week of Regions and Cities
The AER and the SEED Consortium can only be proud of the great success of the workshop “An Alternative for the future: Silver Economy for cities and regions”! Through the framework of the European Week of Regions and Cities 2017 in Brussels, the workshop on October 10 attracted around 250 representatives from local and regional authorities, business and service providers, … [Read more...]
Workshop on smart green and integrated transport systems
The AER working group on Transports and Mobility held a workshop on smart green and integrated transport systems on 14 September, during the Nancy plenary meetings. The aim was to enable AER members to discuss issues of sustainable mobility, including the European Strategy on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS), and the role regions can play in a C-ITS … [Read more...]
Culture and digitalisation in the spotlight
In Nancy at the AER Committees' plenaries culture will be in the spotlight. We're asking the question: “is there a future for culture in the digital age?”. IT has been permeating all aspects of society. So what does this mean for culture? Will we get more, better, awful or awesome culture or will culture disappear altogether? Culture in the digital age Culture is a crucial … [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...]
Regionalisation in Luxembourg: municipalities reign, but are merging
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, one of the world smallest countries, is located in North- Western Europe. It lost part of its territories to France (1659), Prussia (later Germany, 1815) and Belgium (1839), whereas its independence was established by the Treaty of London of 1839. Luxembourg is a unitary State with a municipal level of decentralisation, established under the 1868 … [Read more...]
AER attended the Copernicus for Cultural Heritage Workshop
Following the outcomes of the AER Spring plenaries in London where members highlighted their interest on cultural heritage both in terms of exchange of good practices and project development, AER attended a workshop in Brussels focused on Copernicus in support of cultural heritage, in particular for what concern preservation. Therefore, AER had the possibility to get deeper … [Read more...]
#ShineBright Arad
Arad County Council 25 years of existence and 24 years on the European map of Regions The Arad County Council (Romania) joined the Assembly of the European Regions (AER) at the General Assembly in Benidorm (Spain), in December 1993. It was the second Romanian administrative-territorial entity to join AER following the Hunedoara County, that joined one year earlier in … [Read more...]
Outermost regions’ work in AER and worry about Guyana
It is with great worry that the Assembly of European Regions follows the situation in its French outermost member region, Guyana. After two weeks of unrest and the region’s activity put to a standstill, we look upon the start of the negotiations with the French government with trust and confidence. AER President Hande Özsan Bozatli : « I want to address to the President … [Read more...]
Sport and Eco-Labelled Green Tourism: partners wanted for two different project proposals
The Sakarya Metropolitan Municipality (Turkey) is currently working on two projects and is looking for partners that could join the consortia. AER is pleased to share this research with member regions and the entire network, being this a good opportunity to be involved on projects in line with AER priorities and topics. 1) The first project targeting teenagers and … [Read more...]
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