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Meeting of the AER political Bureau

12 May, 1999 By Editor

Brussels, 12 May 1999 The first meeting of the AER political Bureau, in its new composition issued from elections at the General Assembly in Linz (A) in last December, will be held on 12th May in Brussels. Several subjects will be discussed and in particular: • Regions faced with the situation in Kosovo; • ... Read More

General Assembly 1999 in Lyon: For a Europe with its Regions

3 December, 1999 By Editor

AER General Assembly (Lyons, 2-3 December 1999)

Lyon, Rhône-Alpes (F), 3 December 1999 At its General Assembly in Lyon on 2nd and 3rd December 1999, the Assembly of European Regions (AER), which represents 300 European Regions from 26 countries, wishes to bring the European Council of Helsinki’s (10-11 December) attention to: 1) The need, in the general interest of Europe, to ... Read More

AER Summer School: Vilnius hosts edition 2000

19 July, 2000 By Editor

The fifth AER Summer School will take place on 6-11th August in Vilnius, Lithuania (candidate country for the European Union (EU)). Just like every year, the event aims to stimulate exchange and debate between representatives of regions from Eastern, Central and Western Europe on issues related to regional development and EU accession. The topics to ... Read More

General Assembly 2002 in Seinäjoki: A woman at the head of the AER!

7 December, 2000 By Editor

15th General Assembly of the Regions of Europe Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia (FIN), 7 December 2000 Mrs Liese Prokop, Vice-Minister President of Niederösterreich (Austria) since 1992, has just been elected AER President for 2001-2003. She is therefore the 5th AER President following Edgar Faure (Franche-Comté – F), Carlo Bernini (Veneto – I), Jordi Pujol (Catalunya – ... Read More

Newsletter Spring 2001: Cohesion policy in an enlarged Union?

1 May, 2001 By Editor

Headlines: Cohesion policy in an enlarged Union? Bureau meeting in Oberkirch – Baden-Württemberg (D) Greater decentralisation in the Czech Republic Seminar on “profitable environmental awareness” Ecological tourism: planning for a gain-gain relation Environmental Care as a Key factor in development and spatial planning Ecology as a basis for sustainable regional development Centurio: launch on 2001 ... Read More

The Regions of Europe on the road to an enlarged Union

22 June, 2001 By Editor

St-Pölten, Niederösterreich (A), 22 June 2001 The Presidium of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) met on 22nd June 2001 at the headquarters of the government of Niederösterreich, St-Pölten. The meeting was chaired by Vice-Minister President and AER President, Mrs Liese Prokop. The Regions of Europe call for increased participation in EU decision-making. The AER ... Read More

The AER Culture Committee meets in Languedoc-Roussillon

22 October, 2001 By Editor

At the invitation of Jacques Blanc, President of the Region of Languedoc-Roussillon (F) and of the Centre Régional des Lettres, the next Plenary session of the culture, Education & training, Youth, Media and Information Technology, Sport Committee of the Assembly of European Regions will be held at Castries on 8th and 9th November 2001. Chaired ... Read More

General Assembly 2001 in Sopron: Main outcome

30 November, 2001 By Editor

Sopron (H), 30 November 2001 320 representatives from the Regions of 25 European countries met at the first ever AER General Assembly in a Central and Eastern European accession country on 29-30th November 2001, Sopron, Hungary. Participants took part in discussion on enlargement, new European Governance and the need to strengthen regionalism especially in Central ... Read More

Nordland crowned the most Youth-friendly region for 2001

30 November, 2001 By Editor

Sopron (H), 30 November 2001 The region of Nordland was unanimously nominated by the jury for the competition, organised by the Assembly of European Regions (AER), as the most Youth-friendly region for 2001. This Norwegian peripheral coastal region faced severe depopulation in the early ninties, essentially due to the exodus of young adults seeking ... Read More