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Europe 2020 Strategy

Europe 2020 Strategy. A NEW EUROPEAN STRATEGY FOR JOBS AND GROWTH. Where Europe stands now ?. The crisis has reversed much of the progress achieved since 2000 and exposed Europe’s structural weaknesses : Sluggish structural growth Productivity gap High unemployment

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Europe 2020 Strategy

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  1. Europe 2020 Strategy A NEW EUROPEAN STRATEGY FOR JOBS AND GROWTH

  2. Where Europe stands now ? The crisis has reversed much of the progress achieved since 2000 and exposed Europe’s structural weaknesses : Sluggish structural growth Productivity gap High unemployment Levels of debt and limited fiscal room The economic situation is gradually improving, but: Recovery is still fragile Global challenges intensify: competition from developed and emerging economies, global finance, climate change and pressure on resources 2

  3. EconomicPressure(1/2)

  4. Economic Pressure (2/2)

  5. Some lessons from the crisis • Never waste a good crisis! • Lesson No 1 = interdependence • EU steer needs to be ex ante • Need for early warning and early action • Monitoring and reporting • Lesson No 2 = economic union • Goes with currency union • Divergences not sustainable long term

  6. Why a European strategy? In addition, the crisis in Greece has more than ever underlined the interdependences in the eurozone area • ● The crisis showed that our economies are closely inter-linked • If we want to counter the crisis and weigh globally, we must act in a more coordinated way • Only the EU gives us the critical mass to have impact: - Activate all policy areas and levers in an integrated way- Exchange of best practices 6

  7. Europe 2020: EU after the crisis Europe needs to be back on track : our short term priority is a successful exit from the crisis Whilst taking a long-term vision: where Europe should be in 2020 – no time to waste to face challenges Therefore, a new strategy “Europe 2020” to return to growth, but a new type of growth - smart, sustainable and inclusive growth translating into high employment and social & territorial cohesion 7

  8. Europe 2020: a holistic approach • Fiscal consolidation • Structural reforms: transformation of our economies to create new growth and jobs • Robust and safe financial sector

  9. Europe 2020: delivering reforms 3 thematic priorities 5 EU headline targets – translated into national ones 7 flagship initiatives – EU & national action Mobilising existing EU instruments: Single market External dimension Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) EU and national Budgets & new financing instruments 9

  10. Europe 2020: 3 interlinked priorities 1.) Smart growth: developing an economy based on knowledge and innovation 2.) Sustainable growth: promoting a more efficient, greener and more competitive economy 3.) Inclusive growth: fostering a high-employment economy delivering social and territorial cohesion 10

  11. Europe 2020: 5 EU headline targets ( to be translated into national targets) By 2020: 75 % employment rate (% of population aged 20-64 years) 3% investment in R&D (% of EU’s GDP) “20/20/20” climate/energy targets met (incl. 30% emissions reduction if conditions are right) Less than 10% school drop-out rates and at least 40% of the population aged 30-34 having completed tertiary or equivalent education; Lifting at least 20 million people out of the risk of poverty or exclusion 11

  12. Example of R&D draft targets *Note: no targets for IE, NL and UKSource: European Commission

  13. EU tools in support of Europe 2020 EU monitoring and guidance Annual Growth Survey Annual policy guidance Macro, thematic and fiscal surveillance EU flagship initiatives Digital Agenda(May 2010) Youth on the Move (Sept. 2010) Innovation Union (Oct. 2010) New Industrial Policy (Oct. 2010) New Skills and Jobs (Nov. 2010) Platform against Poverty (Dec. 2010) Resource Efficiency (Jan. 2011) EU levers for growth and jobs EU financial support Single market relaunch Trade and external policies

  14. Europe 2020: A stronger governance architecture • The European Council at the center of the strategy • A « European Semester » for economic policy coordination: simultanous submission by Member States of NRP/SCP • A robust monitoring process by the Commission/Council: annual growth survey, country specific recommandations and policy warnings

  15. A new architecture for policy coordination

  16. February January March April May June July Annual policy cycle (as of 2011) European Commission Annual Growth Survey Policy guidance including possible recommendations Autumn: Peer review at EU level Council of Ministers Debate & orientations Finalisation & adoption of guidance Debate & orientations European Parliament European Council Annual economic & social summit Endorsement of guidance Adoption of National Reform Programmes (NRPs) & Stability and Convergence Programmes (SCPs) Autumn: Decisions at national level Member States

  17. Europe 2020: towards a successful implementation • Commission issued 7 flagships in 2010 • Commission issued Annual Growth Survey January • Member States submitted National Reform Programmes byApril • Commission issued Country Specific Recommendations on 7 June • European Council endorsed Country Specific Recommendations on 24 June

  18. Annual Growth Survey 2011 (1/3) Macro-economic stability 1. Implementing a rigorous fiscal consolidation 2. Correcting macro-economic imbalances 3. Ensuring stability of the financial sector

  19. Annual Growth Survey 2011 (2/3) Structural reforms for higher employment 4. Making work more attractive 5. Reforming pensions systems 6. Getting the unemployed back to work 7. Balancing security and flexibility in labour

  20. Annual Growth Survey 2011 (3/3) Frontloading growth 8. Tapping the potential of the Single Market 9. Attracting private capital to finance growth 10. Creating cost-effective access to energy

  21. Country Recommandations On public finances: • sustainability of public finances: greater ambition needed • More needs to be done to reform the structure of tax systems and to protect growth-enhancing expenditure items • fiscal measures for reduction in budget deficits not specific

  22. Country Recommandations On labour markets: • Boost labour force participation: • retirement age, early retirement • childcare • Combat structural unemployment and integrate vulnerable groups: • payroll taxes • active labour-market policies • Reduce youth unemployment and early school leaving: • labour contracts • links between education and employment • Ensure that wages correspond to productivity

  23. Country Recommandations On structural reforms: • Business environment: • excessive regulatory constraints • making it easier to start a business • facilitating access to finance, especially for SMEs • Services sector: • Services Directive • competition and regulatory frameworks in network industries • R&D and innovation: • incentives for private R&D investments • matching R&D and innovation with business needs

  24. Thank you For more information and documents: www.ec.europa.eu/europe2020

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