Dubravka Šuica

• Leading the Commission’s work on deliberative democracy and the Conference on the Future of Europe, giving people a say on how the EU is run and what it does.

• Statistical mapping of the impact of demographic change to feed into a report identifying support required, such as investment in infrastructure and access to services for those most vulnerable to demographic change.
• Coordinating work on a long-term vision for rural areas, including on the effects of demographic change on connectivity and access to services.
• Exploring ways to support areas most affected by ‘brain drain’, including through the Youth Guarantee. 
• Producing a Green Paper on ageing and launching a broad debate on long-term impacts, such as on care and pensions, and supporting active ageing.
• Ensuring Europe’s social protection systems adequately address the needs of an ageing population and the risk of poverty. 
• Better reconciling work and family and supporting people throughout careers, as part of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
• Coordinating work on the future Child Guarantee, ensuring access to services for children and support through to their adult lives. 
• Preparing a comprehensive EU strategy on the rights of the child, including the protection of vulnerable children, protect children’s rights online and support child-friendly justice; and embed the strategy in the UN convention for the rights of the child and, in this regard, to lead the EU’s work in the multilateral context.

Mission letter