Intergenerational Fairness: A Local and Regional Approach to Building Inclusive and Sustainable Societies

3rd SEDEC commission meeting, 7 May 2025 DRAFT OPINION SEDEC-VIII/002 Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture Intergenerational Fairness: A Local and Regional Approach to Building Inclusive and Sustainable Societies _____________ Rapporteur: Tine Radinja (SI/GREENS) Mayor of Škofja Loka _____________ This document will be discussed at the meeting of the Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture to be held from 11:00 to 18:00 on 7 May 2025. To allow time for translation, any amendments must be submitted through the online tool for tabling amendments (available on the Members’ Portal: https://memportal.cor.europa.eu/) no later than 15:00 (Brussels time) on 23 April. A user guide is available on https://memportal.cor.europa.eu/. Draft opinion of the Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture Intergenerational Fairness: A Local and Regional Approach to Building Inclusive and Sustainable Societies I. POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS (CoR) General comments 1. Recognises that the issue of intergenerational fairness arises when those responsible for decisions with long-term effects, on such as public finances, environmental degradation or care systems, are not the same people who will suffer the negative consequences of those decisions. When one group primarily enjoys the benefits of a certain policy while...