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Happy Europe Day!🇪🇺

For 40 years, the Assembly of European Regions has been practising European values with and for European regions. Four decades of collaboration and shared European spirit. Let’s keep building a strong and resilient Europe together!🤝

#AER40Years #EuropeDay

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🌍How can a place-based approach drive competitive, authentic & sustainable growth in Europe?

🏛️Find out at the Dúiche 2025 Workshop hosted at @IrishCollegeLVN from 13 to 17 October 2025 and explore how to make your region thrive.

Learn more 👉 https://t.co/vV5mOA8pdI

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🌱Resilient EU agri-food chains, digital innovation, generational renewal & farmer well-being are shaping agriculture's future.

🚜 The AER will support our members to enhance innovation & competitiveness for a strong agri-food chain.

Find out more here 👉https://t.co/UgZtsIY0as

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💭What if psychiatric #care focused on the person and not just the illness?

🏥On May 7, join the AER Mental Health Working Group for an online study visit to the Adult Psychiatry in Karlstad, Värmland, and explore #personcentered care.

🤝Learn more: https://t.co/B2pOlanKgK

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As part of the EU-funded Climbing the Ladder- project, DYPALL trained 16 young leaders from 11 countries to boost youth engagement in their communities. AER is proud to be a partner in this initiative!

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🎉 40 Years of AER!

Watch the video to hear from AER Board Members how #interregional collaboration is making a real impact all around Europe, and why it matters now more than ever!

🎥 Video: https://t.co/XBH0y87MMF

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This week, hosted by Province Gelderland, Minister Harold Zoet, Chair of our Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Development led a roundtable on the future of #Agriculture. 🇳🇱 🇪🇺

Read our Position Paper on agriculture and rural development here:
https://t.co/zGVfcVKLwi

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On Monday, AER had a fruitful first meeting with Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for the Environment, Water Resilience, and a Competitive Circular Economy. 🇪🇺

We welcome the Cssr's commitment to working with regions to better understand needs on the ground. 🤝

[Diana Riba i Giner @DianaRibaGiner]

Trobada molt productiva amb @albertcaste, Vania Freitas i Gisela Guarí, representants de l’Assemblea de les Regions (@europeanregions), centrada en la desinformació, la diversitat cultural i lingüística i l’educació.

Un espai clau per avançar plegats cap a una Europa més plural.

[EU-Belong Project @EU_Belong]

Last week in Strasbourg, we wrapped up the EU-Belong project - 3 years of collaboration, innovation, and #RegionalAction to promote #belonging and #inclusion for #migrants.

Check out the video where 4 @europeanregions members share their experiences:
https://t.co/iHjdf3LFDB

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During the 48th Plenary Session of the @COECongress, AER President @albertcaste outlined the vital role of #regions in EU enlargement.

The AER strongly supports the #enlargement process. We stand ready to support regions in accession countries on their journey towards our EU.

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Today, AER, as a member of the Urban Partnership for Inclusion of Migrants, co-hosted the second plenary session in Strasbourg, focusing on strengthening coordinated responses for migrant and refugee #inclusion.

More info on the Urban Partnership Agenda: https://t.co/nXEQFG03E8

[EU-Belong Project @EU_Belong]

The afternoon session of the EU-Belong Final Conference gathers stakeholders, policy makers and regional representatives to discuss the projects’ successes and challenges.

[EU-Belong Project @EU_Belong]

The Final Conference of the EU-Belong project has started today in Strasbourg with study visits to local intercultural initiatives.

[AER @europeanregions]

This morning, the AER Executive Board met in Strasbourg and online to discuss key priorities for regional cooperation in wider Europe.

A special thank you to our member region @regiongrandest for hosting us!

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On Monday, AER President @albertcaste met with @CoolsMarc , President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the @councilofeurope, to discuss the strengthening of cooperation between the Assembly of European Regions and the Congress.

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AER joined the @MAIAresilience & I-CHANGE policy roundtable to discuss the power of citizen engagement in Europe’s green transition.

🌿Inclusive, co-creative policymaking
🌿Trust & transparency for participation
🌿Bridging research & policy
🔗 Read more: https://t.co/6ReFiMAryJ

[EU-Belong Project @EU_Belong]

Missed our EU-Belong webinar on human trafficking and labour exploitation?

🔗 Catch up with our wrap-up article: https://t.co/BLwJ8GHfi6

#Interculturalism #webinar #HumanTrafficking #LabourExploitation #AMIF #EUBelong

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On the third anniversary of Russia's unprovoked invasion of #Ukraine, President @albertcaste issued a statement reaffirming AER's "unwavering commitment to a Ukraine that is sovereign, free and whole," with "a thriving democracy" rooted in regions. 🇺🇦 👉https://t.co/MgSbudGGgN

[EU-Belong Project @EU_Belong]

Join @europeanregions & the @gencat on 7 March for an insightful #EUBelong webinar on combating human trafficking across Europe

📆 7 March | 10:00 – 11:30 AM CET
🌍 Case studies from Catalonia & Pomerania
🔗 More info: https://t.co/HEXB5Dfivs

#AMIF #HumanTrafficking #webinar