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Multilingualism, Ukraine, and National Planning: New Official Publications 13.04.22

By Elaine Anderson on April 13, 2022 • ( 1 )

European Union

Multilingualism: The language of the European Union. A briefing on the languages of the European Union, data on language usage, and the practicalities of providing multilingualism in the European Parliament, for example, translation services and costs.

Short-term rentals in the EU: Report. “A Flash Eurobarometer survey about short-term rentals in the EU, booked via platforms. A representative sample of citizens, aged 15 and over, was interviewed in each of the 27 Member States of the European Union.”

The digital euro: Policy implications and perspectives : executive summary. “The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to launch a two-year investigation phase of a possible digital euro. This announcement has raised many expectations and also many questions. What would be the purpose of a digital euro? How would it work? What would be the consequences for European citizens? Would it disrupt the activities of banks? How would it concur with fundamental European Union (EU) values, such as privacy? This study aims at identifying trade-offs and main policy options and possibilities.”

Westminster & the UK Government

© Parliamentary Copyright House of Commons 2022. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0

Ukraine Crisis: Research Briefing. “This briefing features Commons Library publications relevant to the current crisis in Ukraine.”

Workless households and educational attainment statutory indicators, 2022. “This report contains data on children in workless households and children’s educational attainment.”

Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan: policy paper. “The government’s plan will drive down the prevalence of domestic abuse and domestic homicide and provide victims and survivors with the support they need.”

Scottish Parliament & Government

Contains information licenced under the Scottish Parliament Copyright Licence.

The Blood Safety and Quality Framework Research Briefing. “The Blood Safety and Quality Common Framework covers policy previously covered by EU legislation designed to set minimum standards for blood safety and quality. The framework sets out how the four governments propose to work together on blood policy.”

National Planning Framework 4: “The Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee’s report on the draft National Planning Framework 4, which is the Scottish Government’s spatial expression of Scottish Government policy.”

Neurological care and support: framework for action 2020-2025. “The framework sets out a vision for driving improvement in the care and support for those with neurological conditions in Scotland.”

Official Statistics

© Office for National Statistics 2022. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0

The rise of the UK warehouse and the “golden logistics triangle”. “The growth in online shopping has contributed to an increase in the number of warehouses and other logistics premises in the UK, with the so-called “golden logistics triangle” of the Midlands having expanded.”

Personal well-being in the UK, quarterly: April 2011 to September 2021. “Quarterly estimates of life satisfaction, feeling that the things done in life are worthwhile, happiness, and anxiety in the UK, covering the periods from Quarter 2 (Apr to Jun) 2011 through to Quarter 3 (Jul to Sep) 2021. Sub-population breakdowns of estimates by sex, covering the period from January 2019 to September 2021, are also included. Estimates were created using the Annual Population Survey (APS).”

Coronavirus and the social impacts on Great Britain: 1 April 2022. “Indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (covering 16 to 27 March 2022) of the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on people, households and communities in Great Britain.”

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