This study investigates the degree of progress in gender budgeting in the EU since the publication of the 2015 study. It focuses on the European Parliament’s 2017 resolution entitled ‘EU Funds for Gender Equality’. Results show that the absence of overall and consistent commitment to gender equality in the EU budget and the budgetary process continues. The following policy areas analyzed are: employment, migration and home affairs, development and cooperation, research and innovation and budget and justice. The European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union are called up to take legislative action to anchor gender equality to all policies that receive funding from the EU budget.
Analysis of the demographic situation of the European Union (EU-28). From 1960 on, the EU population grew substantially to over 500 million people. Since 2016, there is a stagnation in the population and it is expected to decline in the longer term. While the EU population is ageing as life expectancy increases, fertility rates are lower than in the past. This has serious implications for the economy, healthcare and pensions. Free movement within the EU and migration from third countries also plays an important role in shaping demography in individual member states and regions. .The 'in-focus' section of the 2019 edition looks at pensions. It argues that concerns about the adequacy of pensions, particularly in the future, still remain.
This study provides analysis of women’s representation within the European Parliament and European Union institutions. It researches key factors affecting gender balance among elected representatives and strategies and actions to promote gender balance. It also presents case studies of three Member States and provides recommendations for political parties, Member States and EU institutions.