We are proud to announce that our Sustainable Governance Indicators can now be found in the @EU_Commission's open data tool! Check it out to combine data from the SGI with hundreds of other composite indicators and scoreboards at: composite-indicators.jrc.ec.europa.eu/explorer/explo… twitter.com/EU_ScienceHub/…
In most #EU and #OECD countries, women remain underrepresented in the national parliament. Outliers are Finland, Spain, Sweden and #Mexico, which first introduced gender quotas for the legislature in 2002, but women still face major challenges including unemployment and violence. twitter.com/UNStats/status…
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The effective integration of migrant communities remains unachieved in all #EU countries. Already before this pandemic, no country received top marks, though #Portugal stands out for its welcoming policy framework for migrants and advocacy at the EU level. sgi-network.org/2020/Sustainab… twitter.com/EU_Eurostat/st…
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The risk of poverty or social exclusion among children and youth has regrettably been high in many countries for years. In our most recent study on social justice, we noted that more children and youth were affected by poverty than seniors in 27 of 41 #EU and #OECD countries. twitter.com/EU_Eurostat/st…
The Court of Justice's action is historic but foreseeable. The right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party has steered #Poland away from democratic norms. In comparison to 2014, checks and balances have been curtailed, while corruption has risen. Poland now ranks 39th on rule of law. twitter.com/EUCourtPress/s…
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Geothermal may ultimately be a viable renewable energy source for more countries. Critical is that we accelerate the transition to carbon neutral, renewable energy. Between 2000 and 2017, most #EU and #OECD countries only moderately increased the share of renewable energy used. twitter.com/EURACTIV/statu…
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In a new article, Karola Klatt examines #EU and #OECD countries' performance on protecting biodiversity leading up #COP15. globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/08/10/202…
The #PandoraPapers again highlight that public corruption remains a challenge also in #EU and #OECD countries: only 7 of 41 thoroughly prevent officeholders from abusing their positions. In 10 countries, anticorruption has been weakened since 2014. Data: sgi-network.org/2020/Robust_De… twitter.com/ICIJorg/status…
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Interesting Eurostat data on the demographics of primary and secondary teachers. Across the EU, 39% are 50+ and only 7% are under 30 years old. 70% are women; the highest share of male teachers are in Denmark (38%). twitter.com/EU_Eurostat/st…