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Today, the first Spanish exchange forum on time use surveys has been held, with the participation of the European, Spanish, Catalan, and Basque statistical agencies. The conferences seek to create a dialogue between the research world and public policies in preparation for new surveys, planned for 2023 and 2024.

The partnership including the Local and Regional Governments TIME Network has been awarded by the Citizens, Equality, Rights, and Values (CERV) programme from the European Commission. The project, called “Time4All”, aims to foster time policies and ensure the recognition of the right to time as a right for all citizens. 

It includes 20 organisations representing municipalities, metropolises, and regions from Italy, Spain, France, Austria, Germany, Belgium, and Greece.

A newsletter with information about events, interviews, and much more information about time policies has just been launched by the city’s Time Agreement.

The Time Agreement is carrying out activities within the framework of the Lleida’s Network for the Time Agreement, composed by 16 local organisations and companies. It has carried out 40 activities affecting trade, consumption and restoration, the productive sector, municipal services, and educational leisure.

From the 24th to 26th October, the ninth Time Use Week —the international meeting point on time policies— was held. Over 150 panellists from all over the world representing universities, companies, and organisations took part in the event. They reflected on the relation between time use and the inequalities —poverty— it creates, and whether the right to time must be a right in the 21st Century.

A brief report on the Time Use Week third day, where the organisation of working times was discussed. International experiences were analysed and academic proposals to a future Spanish Time Use Law were made.

A brief report on the Time Use Week second day, where the Local and Regional Governments TIME Network General Assembly was hold, and local and regional time policies related with sustainability were reviewed.

A brief report on the Time Use Week first day, where key concepts were discussed and proposals on how to alleviate time inequalities were made.

The European Union Parliament approved the end of seasonal clock changes back in 2019 but the Member States cannot decide on how to proceed. Now, a group of renowned experts have proposed a transition plan showing an easy and beneficial solution for all Member States.

It has been a pioneering event that enabled the creation of a unique meeting point in the Ibero-American sphere aimed at exchanging experiences and knowledge on time uses.