Highlights of the AER 40th Anniversary & General Assembly 2025 | Maribor Innovation Forum

26 June, 2025 By Barbara Polin

From 17 to 19 June, more than 150 representatives of European regions gathered in Maribor, Eastern Slovenia, to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Assembly of European Regions (AER). The ... Read More

A Green Pioneer: How Eastern Slovenia Leads in Bioeconomy Innovations

4 April, 2025 By Assistant Policy & Knowledge Transfer

On the occasion of the AER General Assembly in Maribor and the Maribor Innovation Forum, AER members will have the opportunity of sharing good practices and practical experiences on the topic of ... Read More

Systemic solutions for a circular bioeconomy

27 September, 2024 By Johanna Pacevicius

In 2022, the Podravje region in Slovenia joined the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative and was selected as one of the 12 Pilots in Europe. After developing the first Regional ... Read More

Breakfast Briefing on the Bioeconomy

3 September, 2024 By Johanna Pacevicius

The AER Working Group on the Bioeconomy is inviting all AER members interested in working on the Bioeconomy to join a Breakfast Briefing on Circular Bioeconomy Strategies at the AER ... Read More

Interview with Nataša Ritonija, Chair of the AER Working Group on the Bioeconomy

3 September, 2024 By Johanna Pacevicius

The newly nominated Chair of the AER Working Group on the Bioeconomy, Nataša Ritonija, from East Slovenia (SI), shares her motivation for taking on this role, introduces herself, and presents ... Read More

New Chair for the Working Group on the Bioeconomy!

5 July, 2024 By Assistant Policy & Knowledge Transfer

The working group on the bioeconomy, established in Spring 2022, facilitates knowledge sharing, experience, and best practices between regions in wider Europe. On June 12, 2024, Nataša Ritonija, representative from ... Read More

Bioeconomy: resources for policymakers

17 May, 2024 By Assistant Policy & Knowledge Transfer

The ambition of the AER Working Group on the Bioeconomy is to facilitate exchanges among European regions to share challenges and opportunities and prepare for future partnerships and projects. In this context, ... Read More

Highlights of the AER Winter Dialogues 2023 – Autumn Bureau Meeting & MEET Intergenerational Debate

19 December, 2023 By Barbara Polin

The AER Winter Dialogues on 29 and 30 November 2023 in Sankt Pölten, Lower Austria were an opportunity to practice and showcase the different activities which build the AER’s pan-European ... Read More

AER Working Groups at Winter Dialogues

20 November, 2023 By Johanna Pacevicius

The AER Working Groups on Mental Health and the Bioeconomy will gather on 29 November, on the occasion of the Winter Dialogues. This event brings together the policy and knowledge ... Read More

[PARTNER SEARCH] – Regional Innovation Valleys (RIVs)

10 July, 2023 By Anna Comacchio

Are You The Next Innlandet Partner? The Innlandet Region, home to several champions within the bio-economy sector and Norway’s cleanest industry, is looking to partner up with regions to create ... Read More

EU-Funded Projects: Find Your Perfect Match!

17 May, 2023 By Mirjam de Jong

You’d like to develop a project with other regions around the bioeconomy but don’t know where to start? We have you covered: the AER Secretariat gathered close to 100 opportunities ... Read More

Bio-based Innovation to Decarbonise the Construction Sector

7 November, 2022 By Johanna Pacevicius

On 6 December, the day before the AER Bureau, the AER Working Group on the Bioeconomy is organising a workshop on “The Bioeconomy & the New European Bauhaus“, which will ... Read More

The Bioeconomy & the New European Bauhaus

19 October, 2022 By Johanna Pacevicius

The AER Working Group on the Bioeconomy is organising a workshop on "The Bioeconomy & the New European Bauhaus" which will look at innovation to decarbonise the construction sector thanks to the development of the bioeconomy. We will specifically look at: The European strategies supporting the decarbonisation of the construction sector The link with societal challenges, the territorial approach Technical innovations in bio-based constructions materials Read More

Skills for the Bioeconomy @AER Summer Academy in Donegal

27 September, 2022 By Johanna Pacevicius

The ambition of the AER Working Group on the Bioeconomy is to create a community amongst European regions to share challenges, and opportunities, and create the ground for future partnerships ... Read More

Interview with Aud Hove, Chair of the AER Working Group on the Bioeconomy

22 August, 2022 By Johanna Pacevicius

How exchanging experiences with other regions leverages knowledge and the ability to create impact: the Chair of the newly created working group on the bioeconomy & skills, Aud Hove, Innlandet ... Read More