Recent meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.
Mission & Goals
The Time Use Initiative (TUI) is an independent non-profit organization promoting the right to time worldwide. Its primary objective is to encourage public discussion on how we collectively organize our time, aiming to improve citizens’ well-being through innovative time policies. Built on the principle that transforming our relationship with time is crucial for creating more equitable, sustainable, efficient, democratic and fulfilling societies, TUI is committed to driving societal change through five key areas: Time Equality and Inclusion; Sustainable Urban Development and Proximities; Chronobiology and Public Health; Efficiency, Productivity and Schedules Rationalization; Civic Engagement and Democratic Time.
EU Legislative Interests
A) Time Poverty - 2021/2170 (INI) Women’s poverty in Europe (https://oeil.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file? reference=2021/2170(INI)) B) Seasonal Time Change - 2018/0332(COD) — Seasonal changes of time: (https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do? reference=2018/0332(COD)&l=en) - 2025/2908 (RSP) Discontinuing seasonal time change (https://oeil.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file? reference=2025/2908(RSP)) C) Better Working Time Organization: work-life balance, right to disconnect, reduction in working time, etc. - 2016/2017(INI)- Creating labour market conditions favourable for work-life balance. (https://oeil.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedurefile?reference=2016/2017(INI)) - 2019/2181(INL) The right to disconnect (https://oeil.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file? reference=2019/2181(INL)) - 1995/2085 (INI) Reduction in working time (https://oeil.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file? reference=1995/2085(INI)) - 2002/0131 (COD) ***II Organisation of working time. Codification (https://oeil.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file? reference=2002/0131(COD))
Communication Activities
A) CAMPAIGN: #MyTimeMatters (https://timeuse.barcelona/my-timematters/) B) PUBLICATIONS: https://timeuse.barcelona/publications/ C) EVENTS: https://timeuse.barcelona/events/
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Local and Regional Time Network (technical Secretariat): https://timeuse.barcelona/local-and-regional-governmentstime-network/
Organisation Members
The Local and Regional Time Network operates mainly with an EU-funded project, Time4All. All information can be found here: (1) https://timeuse.barcelona/time-networks/time4all/ (2) https://timeuse.barcelona/time-networks/time4all-2-0/ All information about TUI's transparency procedures, as well as its financing institutions, can be found here: https://timeuse.barcelona/transparency/
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