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Reducing poverty and social inequality has become the main policy priority for EU citizens after the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey commissioned by the European Parliament has shown.

Lewisham Council is part of Locality's Keep it Local network, and has committed to the unlocking the power of community. Councillor Jonathan Slater describes how working together with community organisations and volunteers has been key to the council's swift response to the coronavirus crisis.

This brief introduces a four-part series exploring nature-based solutions (NbS). Responding to identified gaps in existing knowledge about the social and economic sustainability aspects of NbS, the series seeks to explore their costs and benefits and how they can be developed without leaving anyone behind.

The action plan for a European Pillar of Social Rights will mark the next decade of European policies, European Commission advisor on social rights José António Vieira da Silva has said.
Speaking to EURACTIV’s partner Lusa, Vieira da Silva explained that the action plan the European Commission presented on Thursday details the instruments to realise the principles that guide the EU bloc’s social policy, approved by EU leaders at the 2017 Social Summit in Sweden.

The European Commission held an extensive public consultation, in which it received “hundreds or thousands of contributions”, in addition to debates among countries and in the European Parliament.

The EU executive also took into account a Eurobarometer survey on the problems identified by European citizens and which “confirms the high priority people give to the social dimension”.

Our Energy Future: The Global Commission on People-Centred Clean Energy Transitions was established on 26 January 2021. The commission currently has 17 members, with more to be announced soon, and brings together government leaders, ministers and prominent thinkers.
The Commission's work comes at a critical moment in clean energy transitions around the world. As countries seek to advance their shifts to clean energy technologies, the success of these efforts will rest on enabling citizens to benefit from the opportunities and navigate the disruptions. This includes social and economic impacts on individuals and communities, as well as issues of affordability and fairness.