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The purpose of this second meeting in the series of meetings bringing together the European Commission’s Vice-President for Democracy and Demography and European demography experts is to discuss: a) the role of demography in the recovery plans for Europe and b) population decline and brain drain.

During the week of April 12, we launched the COVID Data Twitter Takeover Series bringing experts together to discuss the current state of COVID-19 data

Eurostat is working on a policy initiative on European statistics on population and is looking for feedback from professionals and citizens.

Our Daniela Vono de Vilhena joins EPRS' Online Policy Roundtable on the topic 'How is the coronavirus crisis changing Europe's demography? The 2021 EPRS' Demographic Outlook.'

From 22 to 24 March, the Berlin Demography Days will take place for the first time. At the online event, the Vice-President of the European Commission Dubravka Šuica will speak about the relationship between democracy and demography. In addition, the winners of the European Demographer Awards will be honoured.

The British Society for Population Studies is delighted to announce that it has opened nominations for its Early Career Award aimed at highlighting the achievements of those towards the start of their careers and who have the potential to make a significant contribution to population studies.

They are seeking input to help determine the content of the MCS Age 22 Sweep, scheduled to start in late 2022. They would like to ask anyone who is interested to put forward their suggestions for content and questions by 09:00 on Monday 22 March 2021.

Mikhail Denisenko has been appointed Director of HSE Institute of Demography

Exploratory Meeting Between the Vice President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography Dubravka Šuica & leading demographers at the EU

Melinda Mills was appointed as a member of the EU Commission’s High-Level Advisory Group convened by Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni to reflect on post-COVID economic and social challenges.