Assembly of European Regions

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The Assembly of European Regions (AER) is the largest independent network of regions in wider Europe. Bringing together regions from 25 countries and 15 interregional organizations, AER is a forum for interregional cooperation.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Historical background
* 2 Definition of "Region"
* 3 Members
* 4 List of presidents of the AER
* 5 See also
* 6 References

## Historical background

On 15 June 1985, at Louvain-la-Neuve (Walloon Brabant), 47 Regions and 9 interregional organizations founded the Council of the Regions of Europe (CRE), which would later become the Assembly of European Regions in November 1987 at the second General meeting of the Regions of Europe in Brussels.

The year 1985 was proclaimed by the United Nations as the International Youth Year. The same year AER launched its first programme, Eurodyssey, designed to promote and encourage youth mobility.

In 1990, AER's Tabula Regionum Europae released the inaugural map depicting Europe not solely as a collection of countries but as regions. The following year, the principle of subsidiarity emerged as AER's flagship initiative, advocating for the involvement of regions in European and national decision-making. Its impact was swiftly recognized, culminating in its inclusion in the Maastricht Treaty of 1992.

The creation of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) in 1994 and the Chamber of the Regions in the framework of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE) in 1994, exemplified a victory for AER in advocating for the regions in Europe.

In 1995, AER launched a campaign to promote regionalism in Europe. As a result, 300 AER members adopted in 1996 the Declaration on Regionalism in Europe immediately initializing a reference document for new and developing regions.[1]

In 2002, AER presented its position on the “Future of Europe” to the European Convention. AER actively contributed to the drafting of the European Constitution, demonstrating strong political involvement. The final text included all AER proposals, namely

* The recognition of the regions as an important level of governance within Europe.
* The extension of the principle of subsidiarity to regional and local levels.
* The inclusion of regional cohesion in EU's objectives.

In 2008, AER established the Youth Regional Network, Europe's first and only platform of regional youth councils, parliaments, and organizations.

## Definition of "Region"

According to the AER statutes, in principle the term "region" refers to a territorial authority existing at the level immediately below that of the central government, with its own political representation in the form of an elected regional assembly.

## Members

Member regions of the Assembly of European Regions are as follows:[2]

Country | Member regions

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Albania | Berat County
Dibër County
Durrës County
Elbasan County
Fier County
Gjirokastër County
Korçë County
Kukës County
Lezhë County
Shkodër County
Tirana County
Vlorë County
Armenia | Tavush Province
Lori Province
Austria | Burgenland
Lower Austria
Tyrol
Upper Austria
Vienna
Belgium | Brussels-Capital Region
German-speaking Community
Wallonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde
Brčko District
Sarajevo Canton
Zenica-Doboj
Croatia | Istria County
Krapina-Zagorje County
Osijek-Baranja County
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Šibenik-Knin County
Split-Dalmatia County
Varaždin County
Zagreb County
Cyprus | Union of Cyprus Municipalities
France | Corsica
Grand Est
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Georgia | Adjara
Imereti
Ireland | County Donegal
County Mayo
Údarás na Gaeltachta
Italy | Abruzzo
Molise
Sardinia
Trentino-Alto Adige
Umbria
Valle d’Aosta
Montenegro | Budva
Netherlands | Flevoland
Gelderland
Norway | Innlandet
Nordland
Østfold
File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal | Azores
Madeira
Romania | Alba County
Arad County
Argeș County
Bihor County
Bistrița-Năsăud County
Brașov County
Buzău County
Caraș-Severin County
Călărași County
Cluj County
Covasna County
Dâmbovița County
Dolj County
Galați County
Gorj County
Harghita County
Iași County
Ilfov County
Maramureș County
Mehedinți County
Mureș County
Neamț County
Olt County
Prahova County
Satu Mare County
Sibiu County
Timiș County
Tulcea County
Vaslui County
Vrancea County
Serbia | Sumadija i Pomoravlje
Vojvodina
Slovakia | Košice Region
Slovenia | Eastern Slovenia
Western Slovenia
Spain | Catalunya
Murcia
Valencian Community
Sweden | Gävleborg
Jönköping
Norrbotten
Örebro
Värmland
Västerbotten
Västra Götaland
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | Basel-Stadt
Fribourg Canton
Zürich Canton
Turkey | Adana Province
Antalya Province
Denizli Province
Edirne Province
Erzurum Province
Gaziantep Province
İzmir Province
Muş Province
Sakarya Province
Ukraine | Association of Self-Governments Euroregion Carpathians-Ukraine
Chernivtsi Oblast
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Kharkiv Oblast
Kirovohrad Oblast
Kryvyi Rih
Lviv Oblast
Odesa Oblast
Odesa Raion
Pavlohrad
Poltava Oblast
Rivne Oblast
Ternopil Oblast
Transcarpathia Oblast
Zaporizhzhia Oblast

As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, AER suspended Russian members.[3]

## List of presidents of the AER

* Albert Castellanos - Catalonia (Spain) - 2023–present
* Magnus Berntsson - Västra Götaland (Sweden) - 2017–2023
* Hande Özsan Bozatlı - Istanbul (Turkey) - 2013–2017
* Michèle Sabban - Île-de-France (France) - 2008–2013
* Riccardo Illy - Friuli-Venezia-Giulia (Italy) - 2004–2008
* Liese Prokop - Lower Austria (Austria) - 2000–2004
* Luc Van den Brande - Flanders (Belgium) - 1996–2000
* Jordi Pujol - Catalonia (Spain) - 1992-1996
* Carlo Bernini - Veneto (Italy) - 1988–1992
* Edgar Faure - Franche-Comté (France) - 1985–1988

## See also

* European integration
* Politics of Europe
* Regions of Europe

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The European Task Force on Culture and Development". Council of Europe Publishing. https://rm.coe.int/0900001680085bfc.
2. ↑ "Members and Partners Directory". https://aer.eu/directory/.
3. ↑ "AER stands with Ukraine". https://aer.eu/aer-stands-with-ukraine/.

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