{"id":3168,"date":"2018-12-18T09:40:33","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T05:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainablesquare.com\/?p=3168"},"modified":"2022-02-10T11:42:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T11:42:43","slug":"sdg-europe-focus-sdg10-reduce-inequalities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablesquare.com\/wp.old\/sdg-europe-focus-sdg10-reduce-inequalities\/","title":{"rendered":"SDGs PROGRESS IN EUROPE | A CALL FOR FOCUS ON THE SDG 10: \u2018REDUCED INEQUALITIES\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
Historically, the primary reason for forming the European Union (EU) was to maintain peace and create synergies between neighbouring countries. Today, 28 countries are part of the EU and the organisation has shifted its focus towards matters concerning economics and control. The growing number of state-members, as well as ever-present cultural differences, have resulted in a lack of understanding from the EU regarding the nations\u2019 economic peculiarities, which has inevitably resulted in growing inequality. <\/span><\/p>\n In 2015, when the <\/span>17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals<\/span><\/a><\/span> (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda were approved, the EU was the first entity to adopt them as guidelines for policies and legislation. At first, EU and member states worked hand in hand to achieve a successful implementation of the SDGs. The <\/span>EU Sustainable Development Strategy<\/span><\/a><\/span>, the <\/span>EU 2020 Strategy<\/span><\/a><\/span>, and the <\/span>EU’s Better Regulation Agenda<\/span><\/a><\/span> are three examples of this attempt to lead in sustainable development. Nonetheless, today\u2019s growing power of nationalism around Europe presents a challenge in achieving these goals, due to a shift in focus regarding national issues. These movements have been spreading out in Europe as an easy way to overcome the economic crisis and try to re-establish the previous state of European wellbeing and stability. Where these movements have gained power, public capitals are being directed towards in-country related issues such as short-term solutions to fulfil their promises. This trend is having a huge impact on progress towards the SDGs on a global scale.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Source: Sustainable Development in the European Union \u2013 Monitoring report on progress towards the SDGs in an EU context \u2013 2018 edition (Eurostat)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n The SDGs progress <\/span>report<\/span><\/a> of the EU shows a moderate regression from the sustainable development objectives of the <\/span>SDG 10 \u2018reduced inequalities\u2019<\/b> over the past five years. On the other hand, over the same period, progress appears to have been stronger towards the <\/span>SDG 3 \u2018good health and well-being\u2019<\/b>, followed by the <\/span>SDG 4 \u2018quality education\u2019 <\/b>and the <\/span>SDG 7 \u2018affordable and clean energy\u2019<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n SDG 10: \u201cReduce inequalities within and <\/i><\/b>among countries. It calls for nations to reduce <\/i><\/b>inequalities in income, as well as those based on <\/i><\/b>age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion <\/i><\/b>or economic or other status within a country. The <\/i><\/b>Goal also addresses inequalities among countries, <\/i><\/b>including those related to representation, and <\/i><\/b>calls for the facilitation of orderly and safe <\/i><\/b>migration and mobility of people.”<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n