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AER Youth Regional Network – New President

1 November, 2012 By Editor

On 9 October Beat Rohner, from the Canton of St. Gallen (CH), got elected as the new President of the YRN.’’ I was very happy about my election. Naturally, this ... Read More

Youth Entrepreneurship Strategies – Good practices

12 October, 2012 By Editor

For three years we in the YES project have been working with this question in our interregional team. We have different experiences and varying degrees of influence. We all, though, agree on one thing. Europe ... Read More

Strasbourg declaration on youth participation

8 October, 2012 By Editor

Young people – active partners and stakeholders of both the present and the future. Emphasizing the importance of youth involvement in a changing society for the empowerment of young people ... Read More

YRN Statement on “Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity”

2 May, 2012 By Editor

AER Youth Regional Network Statement Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity – Equal rights for all The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union states explicitly in Article 21 that “Any discrimination ... Read More

AER Youth Regional Network is going East!

28 October, 2011 By Editor

Publication of the YRN Declaration on youth mobility in wider Europe Wroclaw, Lower Silesia (PL), 28th October 2011 The Polish region of Lower Silesia was host for today’s high-level seminar ... Read More

Thematic dossier n°29 on Youth in a changing society – Autumn 2011

8 October, 2011 By Editor

Youth in a changing society Table of contents: Editorial: Michèle Sabban, AER President Young ambition: AER Summer Schools 2011 brought 140 young people, politicians and experts together Empowering youth through subsidiarity: From mobility schemes to ... Read More

From “Subsidiarity is a word” to Cyber-subsidiarity

26 August, 2011 By Editor

Almere, Flevoland (NL), 26 August 2011 [Subsidiarity]: “Principle according to which decisions should be taken as closely to citizens as possible.” For the Assembly of European Regions (AER), the defence ... Read More

AER discusses ways out of youth unemployment

23 August, 2011 By Editor

Workshops, discussions and exchanges of good practice between youth and political, academia and business representatives

Almere, Flevoland (NL), August 23, 2011 At present, young people are forced to accept one internship after another in hope of one day being hired. The relation between the work ... Read More

AER Peer Reviews to foster youth employment across Europe

5 July, 2011 By Editor

Step one for the new AER project ‘Promoting Youth Employment’ (PYE) in Vojvodina

Brussels (B), 5 July 2011 The Assembly of European Regions (AER) organised this week the official kick-off meeting of its brand new project “Promoting Youth Employment” (PYE). The ultimate objective ... Read More

AER launches its first movie competition: Lights, Camera, Action!

6 May, 2011 By Editor

Strasbourg (F), 6th May 2011. The Assembly of European Regions (AER) invites young Europeans aged between 18 and 30 to showcase their creative talents by participating in its first ever ... Read More

Youth mobility and entrepreneurship : AER banks upon young people

19 April, 2011 By Mathieu Mori

Orléans, Centre (F), 19th April 2011 The overall assessment is bad: the unemployment rate of Young Europeans reached a record highpoint of 21% on average, this figure even attaining 45% ... Read More

AER Most Youth Friendly European Region Award 2011: REGISTER NOW!

23 March, 2011 By Mathieu Mori

Strasbourg (F), 23 March 2011 The 6th edition of the Most Youth Friendly European Region Award is open. 2011 award dedicated to the inclusion of youth with disabilities This year’s ... Read More

Regions cannot afford youth unemployment: AER acts on youth employment with its youth representatives

21 September, 2010 By Editor

AER-Committee 3-plenary meeting-Svolvær-20-21 September 2010

Svolvaer, Nordland (N), 21 September 2010. As a prelude to the plenary meeting of its Committee on Culture, Education and Youth, the Assembly of European Regions (AER) organised a seminar ... Read More

AER’s Youth Regional Network’s meeting: Subsidiarity is more than a word for European youth!

9 June, 2010 By Editor

Donja Stubica (HR), 9 June 2010. Concerned about the challenges faced by youth in the contemporary Europe, 90 young participants from more than 40 European regions joined, today, the meeting ... Read More

AER Youth Peer Review on Youth Employment

11 December, 2009 By Editor

Over 100 young people from 53 regions and 26 countries have gathered in Paris for the third meeting of the Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) Youth Regional Network (YRN). As a ... Read More