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Youth mental health: pressing needs across Europe

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On the occasion of the AER Spring plenaries, regional policy makers from wider Europe made a point on working together on the topic of youth mental health and improve regional policies in the field. Health, youth and the future of Europe The difficulty for young people to relate to others is a growing severe problem ... Read More

New call for proposals on social inclusion through education, training and youth

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We are pleased to share with you that the new call for proposals in Erasmus+ Key Action 3 is available for applicants with projects aiming at stimulating innovative policy development, policy dialogue and implementation as well as the exchange of knowledge in education, training and youth. The following three main instruments are managed through specific calls call for proposals: Initiatives for policy ... Read More

Join the EU pilot-initiative “Interreg Volunteer Youth”

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The Interreg Volunteer Youth (IVY) initiative is part of the broader European Solidarity Corps Initiative launched by the European Commission in December 2016. IVY officially started on 1st March 2017 and is a 1-year pilot action to offer the possibility to young Europeans aged 18-30 to serve as volunteers in the cross-border, transnational or interregional ... Read More

Interested in joining a project to foster the dialogue among youth and policy makers?

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Following the successful workshop organised within the European Week of Regions and Cities 2016 “EU Regions-Partners for Youth”, Harghita County Council is now leading the drafting of a project proposal in the framework of the Erasmus+ programme – Key Action 2, Strategic Partnerships in the field of Youth. This project, titled “Youth Caravan”, aims to foster the ... Read More

#ShineBright Østfold

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At the AER Spring Committee meetings in London, the region of Østfold (NO) was recognised in the #ShineBright session in recognition of its leading role in the AER Summer Academy. Østfold holds the presidency of the Summer Academy Organising Committee and hosted the 2016 Summer Academy, which focused on youth entrepreneurship. The Summer academy was developed not only with ... Read More

Decisions from the Executive Board in London

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The AER Executive Board (EB) met at the occasion of the Spring Committees Plenaries in London on 21 March for their first meeting in 2017. High on the agenda was the preparation for the General Assembly as well as following topics of strategic importance in various fields. Here are some of the key decisions that were ... Read More

Updates on MOCHA project: events, newsletters and outcomes

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Time flies. The MOCHA project (Models of Child Health Appraised) team have already carried out many tasks and initiatives. Updates on the recent work has been published in March and AER wish to share it with member regions and partners. Moreover, in April the project reached its mid-point and initial results of the analysis carried out were ... Read More

#ShineBright Guadeloupe

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This week we are shining a light on our member Guadeloupe. A Guadeloupean association called Arrimage Good’Iles, in partnership with the Erasmus+ programme, launched a project aiming to accompany young workers towards empowering young women in difficulty. The goal of this campaign is to turn the young women into agents of change in their respective ... Read More

AER celebrates Europe Day!

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Happy Europe Day 2017
Today, on May 9th 2017, AER celebrates Europe Day! This year, AER’s political priority is a stronger Europe. Strong European regions are a pathway to a stronger Europe. We believe that a prosperous, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-lingual Europe goes hand in hand with prosperous regions. AER provides its members with opportunities to exchange experiences, to share best ... Read More

Are you searching for partners for the Erasmus+ KA3 call on social inclusion?

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AER is glad to propose you a good partner to join your project proposals within the Erasmus+ KA3 on Social inclusion through education, training and youth. If you are designing your project for one of the specific objectives in Lot 1 – Education and training, the Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM) would be happy to join your consortium as ... Read More

YRN at the European Platform on Learning Mobility

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  The Youth Regional Network (YRN) participated in the Steering Group meeting of the European Platform on Learning Mobility (EPLM) that took place on 17-18 May in Bordeaux (FR). YRN was represented by the President of the Committee of Economy and Regional Development, Mr. Vahram Vardanyan. The meeting focused on the work undertaken by EPLM, in ... Read More

EEA and Norway Grants: tackle “hard-to-reach” youth unemployment

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Youth employment is a top priority not only for the European Union. AER is fully engaged since years to support the implementation of concrete and effective actions. The AER Summer Academy 2016 was especially focused on entrepreneurship and the workshop “EU Regions – Partners forYouth” was the successful try to build a bridge between young adult ... Read More

MYFER Award jury meeting

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Today, Tuesday 16 May early in the morning the jury of the Most Youth Friendly European Region Award met in Brussels, Belgium. Together, they evaluated the 10 shortlisted applications. After passionate debates, the  jury selected MYFER 2017’s grand winner. The winner will be publicly announced on  31 of May at the AER General Assembly in Austria. A ... Read More

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