Europe 2020: the EU strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth Stefano Palmieri Panel: Public policy, Innovation and Corporate Governance IX National Conference on Management Excellence XII International Conference on CSR Universidade Federal Fluminense Rio de Janeiro June 21th 2013
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 2
Europe 2020: 5 EU headline targets High ambitions to secure Europe s position in the world 1. 75% employment rate (% of population aged 20-64 years) 2. 3% investment in R&D (% of EU s GDP) 3. 20/20/20 climate/energy targets met (including 30% emissions reduction if conditions are right) 4. Less than 10% school drop-out rates and at least 40% of the population aged 30-34 having completed tertiary or equivalent education 5. Lifting at least 20 million people out of the risk of poverty or exclusion
EU tools in support of Europe 2020 EU monitoring and guidance Macro, thematic and fiscal surveillance Annual Growth Survey Annual policy guidance Digital Agenda (May 2010) EU flagship initiatives Youth on the Move (Sept. 2010) Innovation Union (Sept. 2010) New Industrial Policy (Oct. 2010) New Skills and Jobs (Nov. 2010) Platform against Poverty (Dec. 2010) Resource Efficiency (Early 2011) EU levers for growth and jobs Single market relaunch Trade and external policies EU financial support
The governance of Europe 2020 Three main issues: 1. Coordination within the European institutions 2. Cooperation between the European Commission and the Member States in their respective competences 3. Participation of all layers of society: social partners, business, education at all levels, environment, regions and cities A new and stronger governance architecture: The European Council at the centre of the strategy A European Semester for economic policy coordination: simultaneous submission by Member States of National Reform Programs & Stability and Convergence Programs A robust monitoring process by the European Commission/European Council: Annual Growth Survey, country-specific recommendations and policy warnings
THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRISIS THE EU ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE: STABILTY VS GROWTH
Are we likely to meet our targets for 2020? EMPLOYMENT 75% of the population aged 20-64 should be employed INNOVATION 3% of the EU's GDP should be invested in R&D CLIMATE / ENERGY A reduction of CO2 emissions by 20% A share of renewable energies up to 20% An increase in energy efficiency by 20% EDUCATION The share of early school leavers should be under 10% At least 40% of the younger generation should have a degree or diploma POVERTY 20 million fewer people should be at risk of poverty
Employment rate, persons aged 20 to 64 years by NUTS 2 regions, 2011 (%).
The European Union legitimized itself in the eyes of the citizens primarly through its outcomes and not so much from the fact that it fulfilled the citizens political will. Jurgen Habermas (lecture delivered on 26 th April 2013 in Leuven).
The European Parliament is concerned that, in many Memeber States, national parliaments, social partners and civil society were not involved in the European Semester process and therefore urges the Commission to ensure that more democratic legitimacy be given to the process through the involvement of national parliaments, social partners and civil society. European Parliament resolution on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2012 priorities on 26 October 2012
Change in the social unrest risk index: Precrisis (2006-07) versus Actual-crisis (2011-12) ILO, World of Work Report, 2013
Thank you European Economic and Social Committee http://www.eesc.europa.eu Europe 2020 Steering Committee http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.europe-2020