Is there room for equity in European Commission Policy-Making?: An evaluation of selected impact assessment reports

Reducing inequalities has long been acknowledged as one of the main challenges facing planners and policy-makers all the more when pursuing the objectives of Sustainable Development. In the present chapter, we analyze how equity issues are addressed in the European Commission Impact Assessment . Paying attention to inequalities when policy proposals are framed and alternatives are developed, could be a basic but necessary condition for the European Union to tackle more effectively these issues.