ASSEMBLY OF EUROPEAN REGIONS (AER) Influence, Knowledge, Action Klaus Klipp Conference: „Networking as a basic tool for lobbying” East Poland House, Brussels,

ASSEMBLY OF EUROPEAN REGIONS (AER)

Influence, Knowledge, Action

Klaus Klipp

Conference: „Networking as a basic tool for lobbying”

East Poland House, Brussels, 23 February 2011

Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu


AER IN BRIEF

• Date of foundation: 1985

• 270 regions, 33 countries

• 16 international organisations

• Geographical Europe: 70% EU regions, 30% from outside EU

• Secretariat in Strasbourg, offices in Brussels (B) and Alba (RO)

• Membership fees: 0,011786 EUR / inhabitant; 25% reduction for members with GDP

< 50% of AER-avarage


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COMMISSION 1

• Economic development

• Cohesion

• Energy

• Sustainable tourism

• Rural developement

• Environment

• Regional airports


POLITICAL PRIORITIES 2011

COMMISSON 2

• Health & Social Affairs

• Demographic changes

• Ehe@lth

• Emergency planning

• Gender equality

• Preventing alcohol-related harm

COMMISSION 3

• Cultural policies

• Interregional & international cooperation

• Education& training

• Youth

IA

• CommunicatingEurope

• Regional governance

• Regional democracy

• Europeandesicion-making

Examples of our achievements:

• Creation of the Committee of the Regions

• Lisbon Treaty

- Regional identity

- Subsidiarity

- Vote by unanimity

• National governments: Ukrainian Association of Regions

• Cohesion policy: territorial cohesion, Barroso’s non-paper, ESF

• Common Agriculture Policy: European Network for Rural Development

• Regional airport: de minimis rule

• Cross-border Healthcare


INFLUENCE

• Support for development of regional policies:

- Eastern Partnership- Training Academies- Peer reviews: energy, tourism, health- Competitions

• Funding trackers

Our achievements:

• Awareness raised • New strategies developed

• People trained

• Competitiveness increased


KNOWLEDGE

• Summer schools

• Eurodyssee - 1st European trainees exchange program

• AER Youth Regional Network

• EU projects

• Citizens fora


ACTION

Examples of our achievements:

www.aer.eu


Documents

ASSEMBLY OF EUROPEAN REGIONS (AER) Influence, Knowledge, Action Klaus Klipp Conference: „Networking as a basic tool for lobbying” East Poland House, Brussels,