Strasbourg (F), 17 August 2010. 

The Assembly of European Regions (AER) today pays tribute to David Kirk who passed away suddenly this weekend.

Considered “a tower of strength”, David Kirk was a staunch defender of the role of regional authorities in managing schools and maintaining high educational standards. Throughout his professional career, he understood that strengthening the political role of regions in Europe was essential for their development, especially that of his dear Hampshire. 

August 23-27, 2010

The Assembly of European Regions (AER) is organising its 15th Summer School and 9th Youth Summer School, which by means of debates, workshops and study visits, will tackle the question of how to enhance mobility in Europe while at the same time reducing congestion, accidents and pollution.

Media are invited to a Press Conference on Monday 23 August from 10 am to 10.30 am 

The European copper industry has launched its "Manifesto for a Competitive European Copper Industry".

This paper declares the principles that can secure a competitive
European copper industry and were the focus of a policy debate
hosted on 29 June 2010 at the European Parliament by the MEPs
Piotr Borys and Jacek Protasiewicz.

Speakers from the copper industry, the European Commission, and
the Energy and Climate sector debated how to achieve an

Brussels, August 2010. The European Water Partnership welcomes the UN General Assembly’s declaration that safe and clean drinking water is a human right.  On Wednesday, 28th July, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution proclaiming the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation. Presented by Bolivia and 33 other States, the resolution received 122 votes in favour. No countries voted against the text but 41 countries abstained.

More than half of young finance professionals seek to use their finance training in broader business careers

The young finance professional of the 21st century has a confident and clear vision of their career progression, demands job security and is motivated by money, finds new research from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and Mercer, the human resource consultancy.