AEBR Annual Events 2022 in Szeged and Novi Sad – “New solutions for the future of cross-border regions”
AEBR Annual Events 2022
Registration is closed. If you still want to attend our events, please contact our Secretariat: info@aebr.eu
However, you can register to take part online in the CB School 2022 by clicking on this link.
We are also planning to stream most sessions on our Facebook page.
The general outline of events will be as follows:
WEDNESDAY, 28 September 2022
VI Cross-Border School in Szeged, Hungary, Euroregion DKMT
THURSDAY, 29 September 2022
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
AEBR ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2022, Day 1
FRIDAY, 30 September 2022
AEBR ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2022, Day 2
Saturday 1 October 2022
Cultural and study visit to Fruška gora Mountain
Sunday 2 October 2022
Study visit to Timiș / Timișoara (Romania)
ARRIVAL IN HUNGARY, SERBIA AND NOVI SAD
For those participants arriving in Budapest to attend the VI CB School in Szeged (28/9), a transfer will be available on 27 September.
For those participating in the AEBR Annual Events 2022, a transfer will be available to continue their travel from Szeged to Novi Sad on the evening of Wednesday, 28 September. Other participants will arrive directly at Belgrade international airport. Another transfer has been organised from Belgrade airport to Novi Sad. The participants should arrange additional transfers to return, with the support of the organizers, including the option of Timișoara, where a study visit is planned for Sunday, 2 October. Some participants might also want to stay and/or return from Timisoara international airport.
A FOCUS ON YOUTH
The European Year of Youth is a core element of AEBR Annual Events 2022, where we would like to welcome many young representatives of European border regions. We will discuss various aspects of cross-border cooperation, cross-border public services, smart solutions for mobility in border regions and other challenges, the role of multiculturalism, etc.
Youth participation: young politicians from border regions are encouraged to take part.
Working languages: English, German and Serbian.
Draft Programme as of 18 September 2022
WEDNESDAY, 28 September 2022
SCHOOL OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION
The AEBR 6th Cross-Border School (CBS) is to be organised for the 6th time in Szeged, DKMT Euroregion, Hungary, at the Novotel Hotel, in close collaboration with the Radboud University of Nijmegen and the Province of Gelderland (NL). From 2022 on, the CBS is also part of the 21st Century Borders project, led by the University of Victoria (Canada) within the BIG Lab (Borders in Globalisation), with many partners in various continents. The CBS will keep focusing on the European CBC reality, but its scope has grown. This year’s general emphasis is on youth and CBC. Prominent lecturers from various continents are expected.
| WEDNESDAY, 28 September 2022, Pre-Conference Event | |||
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9:00 – 9:15 9:15 – 10:45 (I) 11:00 – 12:15 (II) break 14:00 – 14:45 (III) 14:45 – 16:00 (IV) |
Hotel Novotel Maros utca 1 H-6721 Szeged Hungary |
6th CROSS-BORDER SCHOOL
Welcome, opening and introduction Session 1: Education across Borders Session 2: Retaining young people/talent in “empty regions” (lunch break) Session 3: Cross-border Youth Mobility and Opportunities Session 4: Interactive session with overseas participation |
emphasis on youth and current AEBR priorities. |
| 17:00- | Transfer from Szeged to Novi Sad | ||
| afternoon | Transfer from Belgrade to Novi Sad |
| 20:00 | Welcome get-together in Novi Sad |
AEBR 2022 Executive Committee, General Assembly and Annual Conference
New solutions for the future of cross-border regions
29-30 September 2022, Novi Sad, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia, DKMT Euroregion
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English, German and Serbian.
Participants’ registration: CLOSED
Please contact info@aebr.eu if you still want to register
Panoramic view of Novi Sad from Petrovaradin fortress.
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Below you can find an updated draft programme:
| THURSDAY, 29 September 2022 | |||
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08:30- 09:00 09:00-09:45
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Great Hall of The Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina Banovinski Prolaz St. 21101 Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia
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REGISTRATION for ExCom & GenAss
AEBR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING: (only for ExCom members) Preparation of the General Assembly and regular decisions. |
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| 09:45-10:00 | COFFEE BREAK | ||
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10:00-11:45
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Registration for GenAss remains open & Registration for Annual Conference starts
AEBR GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING 2022: (only for AEBR members in good standing) Election of President, Vice-presidents and Board. Financial documents, Annual Report 2021 and new working programme. |
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| 12:00-13:30 | LUNCH BREAK | ||
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13:30-14:30
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Great Hall of The Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
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AEBR ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2022, Day 1
Igor Mirovic, President of the Provincial Government of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina Pásztor Istvan, President of the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina Alexandru Proteasa, Vice-president, Timis County Council (RO) Dr. Eörs Polner, Vice-President of Csongrád-Csanád County Council (HU) Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement (video message) Thomas Andersson, Chair of the Current Affairs Committee, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities at the Council of Europe, President of the Regional Council of Jämtland and Härjedalen (SE) Vasco Alves Cordeiro, President of the European Committee of the Regions (video message) Karl-Heinz Lambertz, AEBR President and President of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community of Belgium |
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| 14:30-14:40 | Great Hall | Presentation of AP Vojvodina |
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| 14:40-15:40
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Great Hall of The Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
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I Panel: “The New EU Financial Perspective and Cross-Border Cooperation”
Moderation: Ezster Cokasi, Director, Euregio DKMT Keynote speech: Jean-Pierre Halkin, DG REGIO, European Commission
Overview of different aspects of programme management programmes in Europe :
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15:40-16:40
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Great Hall of The Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
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II Panel: Cross Border Public Services
Moderator: Ricardo Ferreira, DG Regio
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| 16.40-16.45 | Closing of the Day: Remember Ukraine!
Address of Mr Volodymyr Chubirko, Head of the Regional Council of Transcarpathia (Ukraine) (video message) |
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| 16.45-17.00 | Networking coffee | ||
| 17.00-19.15 | Guided tour of the Petrovaradin Fortress | ||
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Reception – Hotel Sheraton Novi Sad SAIL OF PAPENBURG 2022 AWARD CEREMONY AND DINNER (for registered participants) |
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Petrovaradin Fortress
| FRIDAY, 30 September 2022 | |||
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8:30-9:00 |
AEBR ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2022, Day 2
Registration |
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| 9:00-10:15 | Great Hall of The Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina | III Panel: Smart solutions for cross-border cooperation. Presentation of innovative practices:
Moderator: Martin Guillermo-Ramírez, Secretary General, AEBR
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10:15-11:30
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Great Hall of The Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina | IV Panel: The Youth Manifesto: how to make CBC-policies more open to young people’s participation
Moderator: Bektha Djilidjel, AEBR Team member and activist from the Youth Manifesto Group
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| 11:30-12:00 | Coffee break | ||
| 12:00-13:15 | Great Hall at the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina | V Panel: Multiculturalism, border regions and Youth
Moderator: Ljubica Gojgic, jоurnalist, Radio-Television of Vojvodina
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13:15-13:30 |
Special Guest: Oleh Luksha, Interregional Co-coordinator of the Association of Ukrainian Cities,Current challenges and effective forms and methods of inter-municipal cross-border cooperation by Ukraine and other countries in the Carpathian macroregion under war conditions | ||
| 13:35-13:40 | Presentation of Annual Events 2023
CLOSING OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE |
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| 13:40-15:00 | Lunch and cocktail | ||
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NOTE: The workshops will only work only in the English language. Please let us know in advance if you want to show a Powerpoint presentation or any other audio-visual material We will open Zoom rooms for most workshops to allow online participation More information will be available soon. |
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15:15 – 16:30
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Great Hall and other rooms at the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
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Workshop I Youth Engagement in Cross Border Cooperation
This working session intends to bring together members of AEBR who are interested in exchanging with young people and young people involved in updating the AEBR’s CBC Youth Charter. With the aim of improving youth’s participation in border regions and cooperation programmes, participants will discuss solutions and share best practices. Moderators: Bektha Djilidjel and Milena Pallotta, AEBR Projects Office
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15:15 – 16:30
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Workshop II How to apply to b-solutions’ call
AEBR’s team will present the call for proposals launched in the framework of the b-solutions 2.0: Solving Cross-Border Obstacles initiative, an action by the European Commission and AEBR. Representatives of public bodies and cross-border structures are invited to exchange with AEBR’s team and bring forward possible legal and administrative obstacles they face when cooperating with their neighbouring regions. During this dedicated workshop, b-solutions’ team will illustrate the application procedure and provide concrete help to apply and receive technical support to solve such obstacles. Expected contributions:
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| 16:30 – 17:30 | Workshop III – TFEB
The Task Force External Borders will discuss its priorities for the coming years, paying a special attention to the transformation of some (cross-)border areas in the Eastern External Border region. Coordinates: Johannes Moisio, South Karelia Region, Chairman of the AEBR TFEB Expected contributions:
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| 16:30 – 17:30 | Workshop IV – future project(s) partnership on sustainable mobility | ||
| 20:00 | DINNER | ||
Social, cultural programme during the week-end. Novi Sad is European Capital of Culture 2022, together with Esch in Luxembourg and Kaunas in Lithuania.
| SATURDAY, 1 October 2022
Study visit to Fruška gora Mountain monasteries and wineries
SUNDAY, 2 October 2022 Study visit to Timiș County / City of Timișoara (Romania)
There are many exciting things to do in Novi Sad, including the programme of the European Cultural Capital 2022 |
