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THE MID-TERM REVIEW OF THE EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY

THE MID-TERM REVIEW OF THE EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY. Seminar of the Social Platform 26 June 2014 Marcel HAAG Secretariat-General of the European Commission Head of Unit "Europe 2020, European Semester, Economic Governance". Outline. State of play on the Europe 2020 strategy

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THE MID-TERM REVIEW OF THE EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY

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  1. THE MID-TERM REVIEW OF THE EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY Seminar of the Social Platform 26 June 2014 Marcel HAAG Secretariat-General of the European Commission Head of Unit "Europe 2020,European Semester,Economic Governance"

  2. Outline • State of play on the Europe 2020 strategy • Towards the mid-term review of the strategy: the public consultation on Europe 2020 • Next steps

  3. State of play on the Europe 2020 strategy Developments since 2010 show a mixed picture, with positive advances in a number of areas being offset by several persisting challenges, especially as a consequence of the crisis.

  4. A number of encouraging developments… • A gradual recovery gaining ground after a deep recession Real GDP growth (%) forecast Source: European Commission

  5. … but the persistence of challenges • Unemployment and the social impact of the crisis • High levels of public and private debt • Still tight access to finance • A range of long-term challenges Need to maintain the momentum of reforms

  6. Uneven progress towardsthe Europe 2020 targets • The EU is on course to meet or closely approach the targets on education, climate and energy • This is not the case regarding employment, research and development and poverty reduction • Performance towards the targets also shows increasing differences across Member States, and sometimes within them, in several areas

  7. The target on poverty and social exclusion: a complex definition • A target made up of three components • National targets expressed in different ways

  8. A general increase in exposure to poverty and social exclusion as a result of the crisis Source: European Commission

  9. The European platform against poverty and social exclusion: achievements and challenges • Ambition: integrated approach to fight poverty and partnership between civil society, social partners and Member States • Swift delivery of actions… • … but lack of visibility and of a unified framework

  10. Towards the mid-term review of the strategy: the public consultation on Europe 2020 The public consultation aims to draw lessons from the first years of implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy and further develop it to make it an effective post-crisis growth strategy for Europe.

  11. The public consultation: why now? • Conjunction of procedural, economic and institutional factors • Procedural: halfway to the 2020 deadline • Economic: European economies are gradually recovering from historically deep recession of the last years need to strengthen and sustain the emerging recovery • Institutional: to provide the new Commission with an assessment of the early years of the Europe 2020 strategy and ideas on how to further develop it

  12. The public consultation: how? • Open until 31 October 2014 to all interested parties • Content • Scope, ownership and delivery of the strategy • Instruments • Replies will help harvest concrete experiences on the functioning of the strategy. The involvement of relevant actors is thus key for the success of the public consultation

  13. Next steps The public consultation will feed into the mid-term review of the Europe 2020 strategy, which should take place in 2015.

  14. Next steps • 5 May-31 October 2014: public consultation on the Europe 2020 strategy • After the closure of the public consultation: synthesis of the outcome and main messages emerging from the public consultation • Early 2015: policy conclusions and proposalsfrom the Commission for the pursuit of the strategy • Spring 2015: discussion of the mid-termreview of the Europe 2020 strategyat the European Council

  15. For more information On the public consultation • Your Voice in Europe and the public consultation's website • Mailbox: SG-EUROPE2020-CONSULTATION@ec.europa.eu On the Europe 2020 strategy • Europe 2020 website • European Semester website • Eurostat indicators and publications

  16. THE MID-TERM REVIEW OF THE EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY Seminar of the Social Platform 26 June 2014 Marcel HAAG Secretariat-General of the European Commission Head of Unit "Europe 2020,European Semester,Economic Governance"

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