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AEBR NewsflashAEBR Newsflash -- June 2010June 2010

All members and friends of AEBR are cordially invited to attend the AEBRAnnual Conference 2010, which will be held in Dundalk (Republic of Ireland)from 21 to 23 October 2010. The main topic will be Territorial Cooperation ina Post-Crisis Scenario. Contribution of CBC. East Border Region will be thehost of this years conference.

High-ranking representatives from European institutions and from allEuropean border and cross-border regions will discuss this issue with aspecial focus on the upcoming changes in 2011 and the importance of cross-border cooperation after 2013, all in all taking into account the effects of thefinancial crisis in our territories.

During the General Assembly (please note that only members are invited tothis session), the AEBR members will elect the associations representativesand members of the AEBR Executive Committee 2011-2012.

Please click www.aebr.eu for the first draft programme and as well aspractical information on accommodation and travelling.

The 2010 AEBR Conference will be held in the Dundalk area of East BorderRegion which is in located in County Louth, Republic of Ireland, and willinvolve visits to County Down in Northern Ireland.

Registrations can be submitted until 17 September 2010.

We kindly ask you to check ourwebsite regularly for updated versions of theprogramme and further information.

AEBR GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2010

Narrow Water Keep, Warrenpoint

Kilkeel HarbourKilkeel Harbour

HilltownHilltown

Photos fromIreland /Northern Ireland

(Source: EastBorder Region)


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AEBR Newsflash - June 2010

For this years summer seminar, a total of34 applications has been received. The jury is currently assessing them and willselect 15 applicants, who will finally beinvited.The draft programme is available onww.aebr.eu. A full report on the results will

be available in the July edition of theAEBR Newsflash.

In June 2010 the Council agreed on a new proposalDirective for patients' rights in cross-border healthcare.The agreement came after a Council meeting in which acompromise proposal of the Spanish presidency(9948/10 +9948/10 COR 1) was presented. This Directi-ve has a long history, one of the topics of discussionbeing liability rights. These rights have a close relationto health related cross-border activities in border regions(e.g. emergency and hospital services). In this discussi-on in both the border regions and on a Directive (EU)level it was claimed that legal challenges hinderedcross-border cooperation.On the other hand arguments were put forward that

these challenges were overcome by practical solutionsand by bilateral agreements; or even that experiences inthese border regions could be used to inform EU policymaking. The new proposal by Spain will probably lead toa further discussion about what is thought to be neces-sary for border regions and cross-border health care inrelation to liability and other legal challenges.The partnership working in the Project EUREGIO II haselaborated a statement on this regard. Please find thewhole message in our website and the EUREGIO II blog(http://inthealth.eu/research/euregio-ii/blog/).

AEBR Youth Seminar, 19 - 23 July 2010, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia

Legal challenges in cross-border health care

Meeting with Commission President Barroso and the presidents of the associations

While finishing this edition, on 29June 2010, a meeting has taken

place between CommissionPresident Barroso, the Presidentof the Committee of the Regionsand the Presidents of RegionalAssociations in order to ex-change their views about currentchallenges for European regionsand municipalities.

Main discussion topic is the rela-tionship between EU 2020 Strat-egy and Future Cohesion Policy.

Moreover, Territorial Cohesioncan be particularly affected by athematic and sectorial approachof EU 2020. Instead, an inte-grated and territorial approach

based on Multi-Level Govern-ance would result in deeper co-

hesion for European territories.Related issues, as the imple-mentation of the new Objectiveof Territorial Cohesion and thefuture EU Budget focussed thismeeting as well.

AEBR President Karl-Heinz Lam-bertz has taken part in this event,which will be crucial for the futureof European regions and munici-palities interests.

This meeting in part of the Struc-tured Dialogue between theEuropean Commission and theEuropean Associations of Re-gions and Municipalities, pro-

moted by the Committee of theRegions.

More information on the resultsof this meeting will soon be avail-able on our website. Please seethe press release at the CoRwebsite:http://www.cor.europa.eu/pages/P r e s s T e m p l a t e . a s p x ?view=detail&id=39431f80-d1b1-4979-b4f7-ffec02cec2cf


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The Ministry for Generations, Family,Women and Integration of North

Rhine-Westphalia, in cooperation withthe Committee of the Regions and theCouncil of European Municipalitiesand Regions, call upon European cit-ies and municipalities to present bestpractices for active ageing and forintegration of elderly migrants. Theprizes awarded will revolve aroundlocal authority initiatives for the mutualintegration of migrant elders in all mu-nicipal fields of activity for the improve-ment of the quality of life of elderlypeople namely in respect of housing,leisure and culture, social and inter-

generational activities, support of eco-nomic activities related to culturally

sensitive products and services; sup-port of volunteering by and for migrantelders.

Applications must be sent by 31 Octo-ber 2010. The winners will be awardedon 9 February 2011 in the Committeeof the Regions.

For further information and applicationforms please go to the website of theo r g a n i s a t i o n o f f i c e a t :www.aktioncourage.org.

In the context of the 'European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion', the Committee of the Regionsinvited local and regional authorities, organisations and EU institutions to exchange good practice and expertise inthe fight against poverty and social exclusion at local level. Full information on this event, including speeches andvideo clip, can be found on the http://www.cor.europa.eu/pages/EventTemplate.aspx.

On the previous day, the regions of Extremadura (ES) and West Sweden organized in the Committee of theRegions a Seminar on New Job Markets for Inclusion. In this seminar experts and representatives fromEuropean Institutions, municipalities and regions discussed on the initiatives promoted during this European Yearin the context of the financial crisis, and what initiatives have been taken at regional and local level to promoteinclusion in the labour market. The Secretary General of the AEBR was invited to take part in the closing panel,dealing with challenges for social inclusion, where main views about an active policy to promote the activation ofcross-border labour markets were presented.

Promoted by the President of the Govern-ment of Catalonia, the Catalan ReflectionGroup on the Future of the EuropeanUnion (in Catalan, Grup Catal de Re-flexi sobre el Futur de la Uni Europea)was created in January 2009. The goal of

the Reflection Group is to come up withproposals on the future of the EuropeanUnion and to provide input on the kind ofEurope that Catalonia would like. The aim

is to submit the proposals to the Reflex-ion Group chaired by Felipe Gonzalez, onthe Future of Europe in the 2020-2030Time Horizon.AEBR already began to report in the Mayedition of our Newsflash (http://

www.aebr.net/news/news_aebr.php?lc=en&nid=312#12) about the activitieswith regard to Europe 2030.

On 10 June, a structured dialoguemeeting was held at the Committee of theRegions. CoR Secretary General GerhardStahl introduced the dialogue, followed bya presentation of the CommissionsWorking Programme 2010.

The structured dialogue took the form of adebate where associations were able toinput their comments and priorities with

regard to the implementation of theCommission's Work Programme. AEBRSecretary General Martn GuillermoRamrez addressed AEBRs questionsrelated to all four axis of the WP 2010.

Structured Dialogue Commissions Working Programme 2010

European Local Authorities Competition: Good Practices in Supporting MigrantElders' Initiatives

40 Proposals for the future of the European Union

Regional and local responses to poverty and social exclusion - Forum held on 8 June2010 at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels


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Strategic Report of 2010 by the Commission on the Implementation of the CohesionPolicy Programmes - Council Conclusions

On 15 June, the General Affairs Coun-cil of Ministers adopted conclusions onthe Commission 2010 strategic report.These conclusions were prepared bythe Spanish Presidency with the as-sistance of the future Belgian and Hun-garian Presidencies. The conclusionsemphasise the need for the policy tohave an important role within the Euro-

pe 2020 Strategy. Furthermore, theneed for one strategic approach andcommon implementation rules for thethree funds (European Regional Deve-lopment Fund / Cohesion Fund / Euro-pean Social Fund) are adressed aswell. Read the full press release forfurther information.

29 June 2010, Brussels, Lunch of the Presidents or European Associations and the CoR withCommissions President Barroso

30 June 2010, Brussels: Consultation of Stakeholders on Action Plan implementing the Stockholmprogramme, Committee of the Regions

1 July 2010, Brussels, CoR Consultation on 2 July 2010, Brussels: 3rd Territorial Cohesion and UrbanMatters seminar, http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/conferences/territorial/02072010/index_en.cfm

1 July 2010, Brussels, CoR Consultation on the EU Health Strategy 2008-2013

2 July 2010, Brussels: Meeting of the ARLEM SUDEV commission at the CoR

2 July 2010, Brussels: Meeting of the ARLEM ECOTER commission at the CoR

4 July 2010, Brussels: Islands: Bridging the GapChallenges and Options for EUs Insular Territories,European Parliament

6 July 2010, Rome: Twenty years after the ratification of the European Charter of Local Self-Government:its impact on the Italian local authorities and the role of training. For further information please contact the

Congress of Regional and Local Authorities of the Council of Europe. 8 July 2010, Batumi/Georgia: International conference on local and regional development in Europe. For

further information please contact the Congress of Regional and Local Authorities of the Council of Europe.

8 July 2010, Moscow: 15th Session of the Council of Europe Conference of Ministers Responsible forRegional/Spatial Planning (CEMAT). For further information please contact the Congress of Regional andLocal Authorities of the Council of Europe

13 July 2010, Brussels, CoR Consultation on EGTCs

19-21 July 2010, Ecuador: FOGAR General Assembly

Events of EU Institutions

Open Call for Tender: Study on the "Challenges of the digital era for film heritage institutions", (http://

ec.europa.eu/avpolicy/info_centre/tenders/index_en.htm), Deadline: 1 September 2010 at 16.00 Macroeconomic modelling of sustainable development and the links between the economy and the

environment, (http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:177257-2010:TEXT:EN:HTML),

Deadline for receipt of offers: 16/08/2010

Resource and economic efficiency of water distribution networks in the EU, (http://ted.europa.eu/udl?

uri=TED:NOTICE:170908-2010:TEXT:EN:HTML), Deadline for receipt of offers: 06/08/2010

Natura 2000 Promotion, (http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:170902-2010:TEXT:EN:HTML),Deadline for receipt of offers: 06/08/2010

EAC/03/2010: Public open tender: Provision of services for the effective development and running of theErasmus Mundus and OCEANS alumni associations and related activities, (http://ec.europa.eu/education/

calls/doc2349_en.htm), Deadline for submission of offers: 30 July 2010

TENDER N T/DEV/ERD/2010/001 for a contract, to be awarded by open procedure, for the provision of

an annual "European Report on Development (ERD)" in the framework of the initiative "Mobilising

European Research for Development Policies", (http://ec.europa.eu/development/icenter/files/europa_only/contract_notice_ERD.pdf), opened until 01/09/10 at 16:00.

Calls for Tenders


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EUREGIO (DE/NL) celebrates Europe without borders

On Sunday, 20 June 2010, in numerous places in the EUREGIO Europe without borders was celebrated withdifferent cross-border activities.

Organisations and associations organised cross-border soccer tournaments, bicycle tours, art activities, marks-men's festivals, markets etc. 12 TOPs (touristic orientation points) offered free maps for bicycle toursin the border region. These celebrations took place in the framework of the 25th anniversary of the signatureof the Schengen Agreement. For more information on the programme of 20 June and on the SchengenAgreement please log on to http://www.euregio.de/cms/publish/content/showpage.asp?pageid=740

EUREGIO EGRENSIS publishes new Czech/German dictionary for fire-fighters

Experts from several levels were involved inthe drafting of the new dictionary, includingfire-fighters from both sides of the border. Thepublication is part of the language offensive ofEUREGIO Egrensis, and will serve as basisfor the planned language courses that will be

offered to fire-fighters at the border betweenGermany and the Czech Republic. If you areinterested in further information, pleasecontact [email protected].

PRESENTATIONS AND NEWS OF AEBR MEMBER REGIONSPRESENTATIONS AND NEWS OF AEBR MEMBER REGIONS

MAIN AEBR EVENTS 2010MAIN AEBR EVENTS 2010

Galicia-Norte Seminar in Vigo: "Living in a Cross-Border Context: costs andopportunities", 21- 22 June 2010

Galicia and Portugal showed their joint opportunities and real capacities for CBC in this Seminarorganized by the EGTC Galicia-Norte, in the framework of the CBC Operational Programme Spain-Portugal (POCTEP). They analyzed the reality of the Spanish-Portuguese border in order to eliminate

CB context costs, converting difficulties into development opportunities, getting solutions for dailyborder problems through alternatives and procedures to benefit border citizens, in particular on health,transport, recognition of academic and professional qualifications, etc. Please see also the report onhttp://www.aebr.net/news/news_regions.php?lc=en&nid=316

19-23 July, II AEBR Youth Forum, Trieste (Friuli-Venezia-Giulia), TFEB

16 September 2010, AEBR Forum (Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, IT / Croatia)

17-18 September 2010, AEBR Executive Committee in Udine (Friuli-Venezia Giulia, IT)

20-25 September 2010, CBC Circle Conference Finland-Russia-Estonia

4-7 October, activities during the Open Days 2010

21-23 October 2010, AEBR Executive Committee, General Assembly and Annual Conference, Dundalk-Newry (Ireland-Northern Ireland) (http://www.aebr.net/news/news_aebr.php?lc=en&nid=256#56).

December, AEBR Forum in Prague (CZ)

December 2010, Executive Committee meeting, Tabor, Silva Nortica (CZ)


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Editor of the AEBR Newsflash:

Martn Guillermo-Ramrez,AEBR Secretary GeneralCoordination:Cordula Pandary, AEBR Office CoordinatorAEBR AGEG ARFEEnscheder Str. 362

D-48599 Gronau (Germany)Tel.: +49 (0)2562 70219Fax: +49 (0)2562 [email protected]://forum.aebr.net

The Association of European BorderRegions (AEBR) is the oldest independentassociation of regions in Europe, founded in1971, and the only one dealing with Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC). AEBR hasalmost forty years of extensive theoretical

and practical experience in all aspectsrelated to CBC, but also in the fields of inter-regional and transnational co-operation.

With one hundred members (Europeanborder and cross-border regions), the AEBRis a forum for cross-border cooperation andmakes the voice of the border and cross-border regions heard at European level.

Euroregions, border and cross-borderregions or organisations, which would like toreceive information about the conditions ofan AEBR membership, are invited to contactthe AEBR Head Office.

The AEBR Newsflash is sent toeveryone on the AEBR membersand friends e-mail list. If you havefriends or colleagues who wouldlike to be added to the mailing list, please send their details to theAEBR Head Office.

Please think twice before printingthis Newsletter. Perhaps you canenjoy and share it by electronicmeans!

A PDF-Version of this Newsflash is

available for download on our web-

site.

In the July edition:

Report about the

AEBR Youth Forum

Launching of the new

AEBR Website

AEBR Sail of

Papenburg 2010 Study on Cross-

Border Cooperation inLatin America

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our member regions

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