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EU 2020 strategy Vasco Cal, BEPA (Bureau of European Policy Advisers) Committee of Regions 19 January 2010, Brussels 1 Disclaimer The views expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission. The Commission launched a public consultation on the future EU 2020 strategy (from 24.11.2009 to 15.01.2010) 2 Outline 1. A more political Europe – President’s political guidelines 2. Challenges Europe faces 3. A vision for EU 2020 3 political Europe We liveAinmore extraordinary times. It is the worst economic and financial crisis in decades. For Europe, this is a moment of truth The alternatives are clear: a stark choice has to be made. Either Europeans accept to face this challenge together – or else we slide towards irrelevance The European Union has had almost 60 years as a laboratory for cross-border supranational cooperation, making it a natural champion of global governance The European Union has the critical mass to project our values and to defend our interests More than ever, this requires a strong European Union but… this does not mean more centralization of powers in Brussels 4 Global Europe - EU global assets: EU is… the largest trading power, The biggest donor of development assistance, A powerhouse of humanitarian aid, A beacon of human rights, A champion of the global fight against climate change, A leading partner on global responsible financial regulation. Challenges Europe faces (1) In addition to globalization, there are four major trends or evolutionary dynamics to consider: demographics or population dynamics; growth and development trends around the world, leading to major shifts in the geographical distribution global power; limited resources available on Earth; all people and nations in the world share the global surface with its limited resources and environmental constraints; 6 technological change and innovation. Challenges Europe faces (2) Europe will promote its values and interests not only in the immediate neighborhood; Europe can become a true partner in leadership on the global scale At multilateral level, in the UN context, with our partners; engaging with emerging economies; and credibly champion the cause of human rights and development The Lisbon Treaty introduced important and helpful changes on external relations. What we need now is more political will from Member States – the European Council will have an important role to play 7 P 8 A vision for EU 2020 (1) The strategy will comprise a more convergent and coordinated approach for the reform of the European economies through investment in new sources of growth. The European project goes much further than its economic dimension – based on values of peace, human rights, freedom, justice and solidarity 9 A vision for EU 2020 (2) Creating value by basing growth on knowledge: Opportunity and social cohesion will be enhanced in a world where innovation makes the difference in both products and processes, harnessing the potential of education, research and of the digital economy; Empowering people in inclusive societies: The acquisition of new skills, fostering creativity and innovation, the development of entrepreneurship and a smooth transition between jobs will be crucial in a world which will offer more jobs in exchange for greater adaptability; A competitive, connected and greener economy: The EU should compete more effectively and increase its productivity by a lower and more efficient consumption of non-renewable energy and resources in a world of high energy and resources prices, and greater competition for energy and resources. This will stimulate growth and help meet our environmental goals. 10 Making it happen (1) We need a strategy for convergence and integration which recognises more explicitly the advanced interdependence of the EU: – Interdependence between Member States; – Interdependence between different levels of government (EU, Member States, regions, social partners - multi-layer governance); – Interdependence between different policies, between policies and instruments and the importance of policy integration to deliver the overall objectives; – Interdependence at global level – none of our Member States is large enough to keep pace with the emerging economies or to undertake this transformation alone. 11 Making it happen (2) The strategy will be pursued through a partnership approach to deliver a limited set of key objectives. Only through partnership can its specific actions and objectives be achieved since action is essential at the EU, national and regional levels, and the interplay between these levels which will allow the strategy to deliver its full potential. The EU 2020 vision will need the active support of stakeholders such as the social partners and civil society. Its take up across all the regions of the EU will also be crucial to its success and the Commission would like to see national parliaments taking a particular interest in this new strategy as it is developed. 12 EU 2020 in brief EU 2020 will be both a structural reform strategy and an exit and recovery strategy Short term measures should be embedded in the longer term objectives Better articulation, closer cooperation, recognition of interdependence. The Lisbon Treaty gives us much greater capacity to act e.g. article 121) and also to achieve greater coherence in external action. But without political will nothing will change. 13