Institute of the Regions of Europe

Stefan Eder, Deputy. Chairman

Helmut Falschlehner, Board Member

Joachim Fritz, Secretary General

The Institute of the Regions of Europe ( IRE) is a scientific institution based in Salzburg ( Austria ) and is part of the Institute of the Regions of Europe, founded in 2004 (non-profit ) private foundation.

Objective

The Institute of the Regions of Europe ( IRE) was established on 1 December 2004 by the former Salzburg governor Franz Schauberger with the aim to create a forum for European regions, municipalities and businesses. With the establishment of the IRE, a national and non-partisan institution was created, which arises in the enlarged Europe is the increasing importance of the regions and communities - also on the basis of the Lisbon Treaty - to take into account, reduce existing information deficits, the diverse to accept problems and to try to utilize the economic potential of regional and supra-regional cooperation of European Regions. This is especially true for the new EU Member States and the candidate countries the next shot round or those countries aspiring to this status.

One important area is the establishment of networks between regions, municipalities and other areas of public action and the business community to assert their interests.

Through its activities and initiatives, the IRE supports the regionalization and decentralization and someone to speak to relevant issues and challenges.

Members

Currently, more than 100 regional and local authorities from 18 European countries are part of the IRE network. The members and supporters of the IRE are regions on the one hand, cities and towns of Europe and on the other hand significant business enterprises. The Institute continue occurring in new members.

Board of Patrons

The activity of the IRE corresponds to the idea of ​​a " Europe of the regions " based on the principle of subsidiarity, which is one of the pillars of the European Union.

The members of the " Board of Patrons " support the objectives of the Institute of the Regions of Europe ( IRE).

  • Benita Ferrero- Waldner - Austrian Foreign Minister (2000-2004), Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy (2004-2010)
  • Hubert von Goisern - Austrian songwriter and world musicians
  • Johannes Hahn - Commissioner for Regional Policy
  • Ivo Josipovic - President of the Republic of Croatia
  • Jean -Claude Juncker - Luxembourg Prime Minister, President of the Euro Group (2005-2013)
  • Helmut Kohl - German Chancellor (1982-1998)
  • Wolfgang bowl - Austrian Chancellor (2000-2007)
  • Karel Schwarzenberg - Czech Foreign Minister ( 2007-09 & 2010-13 )
  • Edmund Stoiber - Minister of the Free State of Bavaria (1993-2007)
  • Theo Waigel - German Federal Minister of Finance (1989-1998)
  • Helmut Zilk † - Mayor of Vienna (1984-1994)

Internship Program

The IRE offers young people from all European regions the opportunity to complete an internship at the Institute in Salzburg. The IRE leads to its own " internship program " through. Already more than 120 students from various disciplines from different countries within the framework of a scientific work it deepens a topic with European political or regional political focus and published in the IRE Series.

Events

On behalf of the Austrian EU Presidency, the IRE on Europe Day, May 9, 2006, the event series Café d'Europe has carried out in all EU capitals. The relaxed atmosphere of a traditional coffee house should be used to discuss European issues such as the integration process and the involvement of civil society in the EU. As a result, put the IRE this event form under the title "Café d' Europe Régional " in numerous cities in Europe continues. This high-profile speakers from politics, diplomacy and economy have discussed with a young crowd.

The annual Conference of European Regions and Cities ( CERC) is respectively organized on topical issues for regions and cities in Europe in terms of future strategies and challenges for politics and business. This conference brings together every year about 300 political and economic representatives from the different regions of Europe.

Providing continuous professional conferences are organized on specific regional themes.

Scientific activity

The focus of scientific research on IRE lie at the regional and local electoral research, regionalization and decentralization in Europe and in regional and local history.

The IRE region news is published four times per year and informs more than 2,000 decision makers in Europe about the activities of the IRE.

The IRE Series includes research papers on the following topics: regional and local election analysis, political systems, regional site development, EU regional policy and other areas that are associated with regionalism and decentralization. Every 2 years, the IRE is the yearbook for regionalism out.

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