Brussels, 15/06/2012 (Agence Europe) - Pascal Goergen has been appointed as the new secretary general of the Assembly of European Regions (AER). In the current crisis, he said, the regions have to be involved in decision-making processes, particularly as part of the new European economic governance set-up. He added that a change in culture and policy would be needed to ensure regions could actively participate in defining and implementing EU objectives. The next summit of the regions to...