Lobbying before European and national political decision-makers

• Access to AER’s reports, positions, and contributions on a given theme
• Keeping watch over and monitoring European themes from a regional viewpoint
• Expert political analysis
• Accompanying members through the European decision-making process
• Advising members on strategical aspects of regional politics
• Anchoring, connection, and intermediation with European institution

Gathering and organising expertise on regionalism

• Academic production (studies, etc.)
• Successful regional practices
• Thematic expertise
• Socioeconomic information

Spreading regional information and expertise through diverse channels of communication

• Breakfast briefings
• Publications
• Informational notes
• Events
• Social networks
• Website
• Conferences

Facilitating networking between member regions

• Contact with regions from across Europe
• Contact with thematic networks
• Contact with European socioeconomic circles
• Placing AER and its members on the international scene

Organising training and the exchange of successful practices

• Peer evaluations
• Training academies
• Eurodyssey
• Summer academy
• Study visits
• Field visits

Promoting opportunities for regions

• Monitoring calls for projects and service contracts
• Finding project partners
• Setting up projects
• Promoting a region’s potential (regional airports, etc.)
• Drawing businesses into the regions

Organising encounters

• Events (Crisis summit, etc.)
• Conferences (meeting on the Black Sea, etc.)
• Thematic workshops
• Committee plenary sessions, General Assemblies, Bureaus
• Work groups

Improving member regions’ visibility and image

• AER awards (for innovation, etc.)
• Media appearances
• Regional press spot
• Tales from Europe
• Regions in the spotlight

Contact

Justin Sammon
Member Relations Coordinator

Tel.: +353 87 761 82 75 (mobile)