A breakfast briefing? Croissants and Coffee? Yes, and so much more...
Anja Ruhland, Director AER Brussels Office
Communicating Europe ...
also means to explain European policies to public stakeholders and interest representatives in a clear and easy to understand language. In order to provide this service, the AER has set up the AER breakfast briefings.
Aim
The aim of the AER Breakfast Briefings is to inform our members in a short and pragmatic way about relevant and topical EU policies and/or funding opportunities. To achieve this, the AER Brussels office invites specialists from the European institutions, particularly from the Commission and the Parliament, to give presentations on a wide field of interests for the regions. The meetings also serve as a platform for information exchange, thus allowing the participants to ask questions to the speaker and to go into more detail about their specific fields of interest in order to be able to report back to their regions efficiently and in a well-informed manner. The Brussels office would also like to use this meeting in order to gain a greater insight into the needs and interests of the regions in order to meet their needs more efficiently.
Target Group
The main target groups of these Breakfast Briefings are officers from AER member regions' Brussels offices. However, any other representative of a member region who is coming to Brussels can attend.
Meeting Venue and Time
The meetings take place from 09.00 - 11.00 in either the AER Brussels office or in the office of one of our member regions. The presentations will take approximately 30 - 40 minutes. Afterwards there will be the opportunity for the participants to ask questions.
Want to get involved?
If you would like to host a breakfast briefing, propose a topic for discussion or suggest a potential speaker, please contact the AER Secretariat in Brussels. We thank you in advance for your collaboration!
Another sunrise over Europe's Capital City... and another AER Breakfast briefing to keep you going!
The next AER Breakfast Briefing will take place in December 2009.
Healthcare Mobility (November 12, 2009)
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Gender4Growth (October 1, 2009)
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Enhancing Mobility in Europe (September 29, 2009)
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Water, engagement for our future (July 8, 2009)
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Creativity and culture
This Breakfast briefing dealt with the local and regional approach to the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), following the recent report commissioned by the Committee of the Regions (CoR) "Local and Regional authorities' involvement in the management of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) since 2007"
Date: 15 June
Venue: Regional representation of Észak-Alföld (HU)
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Local and regional approach to IPA
This Breakfast briefing dealt with the local and regional approach to the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), following the recent report commissioned by the Committee of the Regions (CoR) "Local and Regional authorities' involvement in the management of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) since 2007"
Date: 27 May
Venue: Canton Sarajevo (BiH), rue du Commerce 49, 1000 Bruxelles
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Promoting Innovation in Regions
This Breakfast briefing dealt with innovation capacity of European regions. The AER 4th Innovation Award was presented.
Date: 22 April
Venue: Representation of Comunidad Valenciana, 227, rue de la Loi, 1040 Bruxelles.
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Decentralized development cooperation: Innovative solutions to climate change
This Breakfast briefing dealt with decentralized development cooperation projects in developing innovative solutions to climate change.
We relied on the expertise of two guest speakers:
- Louis Du Breil De Pontbriand, Head of Environment Sector, EuropeAid Co-operation Office , European Commission
- Christophe Nuttal, Director of the UNDP's Hub for Innovative Partnerships
Date: 3 March
Venue: Interregional representation of Auvergne-Centre-Limousin (F) - 67, rue de la Loi, B-1040 Brussels.
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Financing Tourism projects
This Breakfast Briefing was the occasion to discuss the funding opportunities for sustainable tourism-related projects within the framework of the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme. We relied on the expertise of our guest speaker, Renate PENITZ, Seconded National Expert, DG Enterprise, Tourism Unit, European Commission.
Date: 5 February
Venue: regional representation of Abruzzo (I) - 210 Avenue Louise - B-1050 Brussels.
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The new Eastern Partnership
Our Brussels Breakfast Briefing was held on January 27, 2009 and was kindly hosted by the representation of Wielkopolska (PL). We discussed the new Eastern Partnership and its potential for interregional cooperation.
Date: 27 January 2009
Venue : Representation of Wielkopolska - 19 Avenue de l'Yser B-1040 Brussels (Metro Merode)
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Together in 2009
This Breakfast Briefing was kindly hosted by the Regional representation of Republika Srpska (BIH) and took place on December 9.
We discussed the AER work programme in the European Year of Creativity and Innovation and on the eve of the European elections.
Date: 9 December 2008
Venue: Representation of Republika Srpska - Rond Point Schuman, 11 - 1000 Bruxelles
Further information available here!
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Energy: Regional answers to climate change
Speakers: Mr. Martin PETRTÝL, LIFE Unit - DG Environment from the European Commission. Mr. Olivier Soumeryn-Schmit, FEDARENE (European Federation of Regions and Agencies for Energy and Environment). Céline DAWANS, AER Committee 1.
Date: 27 November 2008
Venue: North Sweden and Mid Sweden
Further information on this event available here.
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From migration to integrating: the social dimension
Speakers: Mr. Jérome VIGNON from DG Employment of the European Commission and Ms Raffaella Papes from Regione Veneto.
Date: 21 October 2008
Venue: Representation Lazio
Further information on this event available here.
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Regions in the Union for the Mediterranean
Speakers: Andres Bassols, from DG RELEX and Raja Rabia from the Permanent Representation of France.
Date: 23 September 2008
Venue: House of Croatian Regions
Further information on this event available here.
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Youth In Action Programme
Speaker: Giorgio Guazzugli-Marini, from DG EAC, Youth in Action Programme.
Date: 10th of July 2008
Venue: Brussels-Europe Liaison Office
Further information on this event available here.
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The ESPON 2013 Programme - Support for regional policy development
Speaker: Mr. Peter Mehlbye, Director of the ESPON Coordination Unit
Date: June 24, 2008 at 9.00
Venue: Delegation of Poitou-Charentes, Rond Point Schuman 14, B-1040
Further information on this event is available here.
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Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA)
Speaker: Bernd WILD, Europan Commission, DG Enlargment & Helen Lund, Danish politician and COR member
Date: May 14, 2008 at 9.00
Venue: Representation of Sarajevo, rue du Commerce 49
Further information on this event is available here.
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The European Research Area and regions
Speaker: Marnix Surgeon, European Commission, DG Research
Date: April 8, 2008 at 9.30
Venue: AER Brussels Office - Espace international Wallonie-Bruxelles II (EIWB II), Bd. Baudouin 12, 1000 Bruxelles (Metro Station : Yser)
For further information on this event is available here. Pictures available here.
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The EU Territorial Agenda and its implication for European regions
Speaker: Gisela Kallenbach (MEP)
Date: March 4, 2008 at 9.00
Venue: The Representation of Aquitaine, Hessen and Wielkopolska, Avenue de l'Yser, 19 (closest Metro Station : Merode)
For further information on this event, please click here. Pictures available here.
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The EU Development Programme
Further information on this event available here.
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