Brussels, 18/02/2016 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission presented its draft EU regional Social Progress Index (EU-SPI), on Tuesday 16 February, with a view to gathering the views and comments of civil society.
The draft EU-SPI seeks to measure social progress in 272 European regions (NUTS 2) based on 50 social and environmental indicators that capture three dimensions of social progress: Basic Human Needs (nutrition and basic medical care, water and sanitation, housing and personal...