Report on the Regional Social Scoreboard, prepared by the Committee of the Regions (CoR) of Europe Minister Beatriz Artolazabal: “The initiatives that we undertake the Basque administrations achieve effective social cohesion” Vitoria-Gasteiz 2019 09 17

Organised by the Basque Government Ministry of Employment and Social Policies October 21 and 22, at the Kursaal Centre in San Sebastian Attendance of employment ministry representatives from Trento, Bavaria and Denmark and of the Vice-President of the European Investment Bank “Quality employment; challenges, opportunities and vision from the European institutions” “Merkalan, the ideal place to make contacts in the field of job management” congresointernacionalempleoeuskadi2019.eus/ http://www.congresointernacionalempleoeuskadi2019.eus/ Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque C ountry, 2019 09 12

Lehendari Iñigo Urkullu, the Basque Premier, accompanied by the General Secretary for External Action, Marian Elorza, and the General Secretary for Human Rights, Coexistence and Cooperation, Jonan Fernandez, put forward Propuesta Share (Share Proposal) at the Vatican The Lehendakari had earlier attended the Public Audience with Pope Francis held in St. Peter’s Square this Wednesday and met with the  Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, at the Apostolic Palace. 

The survey data will be used to prepare a technical meeting, on September 25, dedicated to analysing the results. The serious poverty rate (5.1%) in the Basque Country remains below those corresponding to the EU-28 in 2018 (6%). The Basque Country figures among the societies with the lowest inequality in Europe in 2018. Vitoria-Gasteiz (BC), 2019 08 27