NEU newsletter for the EUROPEAN UNION

ISSUE N. 150 29 NOVEMBER 2021

Inside this issue The EU of equal opportunities: from scientific breakthroughs to economic governance - an EU that owes a lot to its female leaders. Is the EU really closing the gap? Climate and human health: a common destiny The burning dilemma of gender in migration Women’s everlasting fight for equality: the economic implications European Entrepreneurial Region (EER) Award 2023

EDITORIAL  The EU of equal opportunities: from scientific breakthroughs to economic governance - an EU that owes a lot to its female leaders. Is the EU really closing the gap? In a European Union in which two of the apex governance positions are currently held by female leaders - namely the Presidency of the European Commission of Ursula von der Leyen and the Presidency of the European Central Bank of Christine Lagarde - the gullible eye could be led into thinking that equality of opportunities and overcoming of the glass ceiling is already a reality in the EU. However, data and statistics on female employment and a simple overview on country specific parliamentary and ministerial composition confirm that this impression is far from being true. Nevertheless, achieving gender equality is listed as a top priority by the European Commission and initiatives and fundings to achieve this goal have been growing in recent years. Click here to read the article

ENERGY Climate and human health: a common destiny Floods, heat and disease: The health impacts of climate change are already there. Making the connection between the planet's health and our own could drive climate action, say experts. "Health has been the great absentee and now it is the great present," Maria Neira, director of the World Health Organization's environment, climate change and health program. "People keep saying we have to save the planet, but we have to save ourselves. The planet is greater than we are, it will survive us." Click here to read the article

MIGRATION The burning dilemma of gender in migration A study by the ODI reports that women and girls are more vulnerable to violence and abuse when they are uprooted from their homes, especially if they are not accompanied by male relatives. Human trafficking may also become more prevalent; displacement can alter social and gender norms, putting more strain on men and women alike, as well as increasing women's and girls' vulnerability. Click here to read the article

ECONOMY Women’s everlasting fight for equality: the economic implications The number of women seeking employment has increased significantly during the last decades. Even though women have equal rights, women are still treated as second-class citizens. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF) survey, women will reach equal economic rights to men in 257 years. Click here to read the article

EU FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES European Entrepreneurial Region (EER) Award 2023 The European Entrepreneurial Region (EER) award is an initiative of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) that identifies and rewards EU regions and cities with future-oriented entrepreneurial strategies. The territories with the most promising political strategy are granted the label “European Entrepreneurial Region” (EER) for a specific year. Click here to read the article

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Editorial director:  Paolo Maggioli Chief editor: Nicola Frau Editor: Francesca Piatto

Contributors: Giovanni Asmundo Nicola Frau Elisa Gambardella Margherita Genua Federico Girolamo Lioy Valerio Palombaro Nenad Stekic Francesca Piatto

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