Latest Regional Press Releases

Read all the latest news from the more than 250 regions that make up the network of the Assembly of European Regions (AER).

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23 August 2010 - Opening of AER European regions' Summer Schools in Rorschach
Press release, Thurgau (Schweiz/Suisse/Svizerra)
«Der Thurgau macht viel für den Regionalverkehr. In diesem Bereich haben die Regionen nach wie vor die Kompetenz, die Massnahmen nach ihren eigenen Bedürfnissen zu gestalten». Dies betonte Regierungspräsident Jakob Stark zum Start der Summer School 2010 der Versammlung der Regionen Europas (VRE) am Montag, 23. August, in Rorschach. Rund 150 Teilnehmende aus 50 Regionen in 17 europäischen Ländern setzen sich während einer Woche im Raum Rorschach / Arbon mit dem Thema Mobilität auseinandersetzen. Gemeinsame Gastgeber sind die Kantone Thurgau und St. Gallen.
02 August 2010 - The Valencian Region and Saxony-Anhalt will collaborate in the field of water management
Press release, Comunidad Valenciana (España/Spain)
The document fosters the joint participation of both regions in European international cooperation projects.
08 July 2010 - A new innovative environmental project promotes the recycling and re use of television and computer screens to make building materials
Press release, Comunidad Valenciana (España/Spain)
ECO-VITRUM is co funded by LIFE + programme from the European Commission
05 July 2010 - Prevention of Juvenile Dilinquency: ITER, a European Perspective
Press release, Comunidad Valenciana (España/Spain)
The Conference will bel organised in the framework of the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion.
07 June 2010 - DIEGO Project deploys an online platform to make Public administration accessible to all citizens
Press release, Comunidad Valenciana (España/Spain)
DIEGO (Digital Inclusive e- Government) is a project led by the Valencian Region with the objective to enable all European citizens to access and participate in electronic administration through a digital platform. This initiative has received the approval from the European Commission, which will give an EU contribution of 2.5 million Euros, half of the final budget.
27 May 2010 - More than 160 European regions get together in Valencia to exchange good practices in cooperation and neighbourhood policies
Press release, Comunidad Valenciana (España/Spain)
The seminar has been focused in inter-regional collaboration and in the EU 2020 strategy. Jakub Urbanik, director general of External Relations for the European Commission and Lambert Van Nistelrooij, member of the Commission for Regional Policy of the European Parliament, amongst other experts, attended the seminar.
27 May 2010 - The Valencian Region and the European Parliament reduce the gap between their postures in matters of regional policy
Press release, Comunidad Valenciana (España/Spain)
In the framework of the seminar in Territorial Cooperation in the EU and Neighbourhood Policy, the Regional Secretary for Territorial Cohesion, Relations with the Spanish Government and the EU, Rafael Ripoll, met Eleni Marianou, secretary general of the CRPM, and Lambert Van Nistelrooij, member of the Commission for Regional Policy of the European Parliament.
10 May 2010 - The Third Vice-president of the Valencian Regional Government, Mr. Juan Cotino, holds a meeting with the Secretary General of the Assembly of European Regions (AER), Mr. Klaus Klipp
Press release, Comunidad Valenciana (España/Spain)
During the meeting, the Vice-president offered the support of the Valencian Region in the organisation of events foreseen by the AER.
29 April 2010 - The Valencian Region participates in a project so that electronic administration can be accessible to all citizens
Press release, Comunidad Valenciana (España/Spain)
The Valencian Government has signed an agreement to promote a European platform of electronic administration that will be accessible to everyone and through which the whole society can participate. The DIEGO project (Digital Inclusive e-Government) has received the support of the European Commission and will receive an EU contribution of 2.5 million Euros, which is half the total budget.
28 April 2010 - "Tanja Gönner beim 1st European Energy Day in Brüssel"
Press release, Baden-Württemberg (Deutschland/Germany)
Umwelt- und Verkehrsministerin Tanja Gönner ist heute (28. April 2010) beim 1st European Energy Day in der Landesvertretung in Brüssel...
25 March 2010 - Energy saving project receives an award from the European Commissioner for Energy, Günter Oettinger.
Press release, Comunidad Valenciana (España/Spain)
The Energy Neighbourhoods project, in which the Valencian Energy Agency of La Ribera participates, promotes the energy saving through a competition among citizens and cities.
29 January 2010 - Position of the Board of Lower Silesia on Cohesion Policy
Publication, Other region (Polska/Poland)
future cohesion policy should maintain and strengthen the network of cities, particularly small and medium-size towns, whose role has not been satisfactorily taken into account in the strategic documents. It is essential to protect them from degradation
27 January 2010 - DG Enterprise and Industry hosts an exhibition in “Innovation in Ceramics”
Press release, Comunidad Valenciana (España/Spain)
The main aim of this exhibition is to show the latest innovations in ceramics and its applications
27 January 2010 - DG Enterprise and Industry hosts an exhibition in “Innovation in Ceramics”
Press release, Comunidad Valenciana (España/Spain)
The main aim of this exhibition is to show the latest innovations in ceramics and its applications
14 December 2009 - Christmas meeting of Lower Silesia's partner regions
Publication, Other region (Polska/Poland)
Partner regions of Lower Silesia met in Wrocław for the fourth time
20 November 2009 - Year of Princess Marianne of the Netherlands
Publication, Dolnoslaskie (Polska/Poland)
The Year of Marianne of the Netherlands is the initiative of Self-Government of Lower Silesia
18 November 2009 - Rhodes island hosted 2nd Steering Committee Meeting of SHIFT project
Press release, Comunidad Valenciana (España/Spain)
SHIFT project partners held Second Steering Committee meeting at Rhodes island (Greece), organised by the Prefecture of Dodecanese together with the Regional Energy Agency of Dodecanese S.A. Representatives from several institutions from Greece, Italy, Spain and France attended the meeting, which took place in the conference room of the Prefectural Council.
18 November 2009 - The European project Climeport, led by VPA, holds its 2nd technical meeting in Piraeus
Press release, Comunidad Valenciana (España/Spain)
Valencia Port Authority participates in the second technical meeting of the CLIMEPORT Project (Contribution of Mediterranean Ports to the Fight against Climate Change), held in Piraeus (Greece).
16 October 2009 - L’Ile de France, en route pour Copenhague
Press release, Ile-de-France (France)
After Climate Week in New York, the Governors’ Summit in Los Angeles and less than two months before the Copenhagen conference, the French region of Ile-de-France is joining the mobilisation of regions for the recognition of their and federated states’ role in the fight against climate change in Copenhagen, together with Québec (CDN), Manitoba (CDN), Catalunya (E), California (USA), and Bretagne (F), among others.
30 September 2009 - Artscape Nordland - a new sculpture
Press release, Nordland (Norge/Norway)
Artscape Nordland has work of art placed in 32 municipalities in Nordland County, Norway. Recently, a new sculpture in the project by the brazilian artist Cildo Meireles opened in the Municipality of Dønna.
21 September 2009 - 14th AER Summer School conclusions presented to the Swedish Presidency
Press release, Comunidad Valenciana (España/Spain)
The Assembly of European Regions Bureau meeting in Göteborg (Sweden)

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