Europe 2020 strategy
In presenting his programme for the new Commission, President Barroso set out his vision for where the European Union should be in 2020. He believes that the exit from the current crisis should be the point of entry into a new sustainable social market economy, a smarter, greener economy where our prosperity will result from innovation and from using resources better, and where knowledge will be the key input. To make this transformation happen, Europe needs a common agenda: the EU 2020 strategy.
The EC has launched a consultation on its draft strategy, Europe 2020. This is the successor to the Lisbon Strategy which has been the EU's reform strategy for the last decade, and will be approved at the spring meeting of the European Council. Full details of the consultation can be found here.
This consultation is crucial because it will influence the strategy of the EU for the coming years. Euclid Network submitted this final response after consultation with its members. The response was also circulated amongst the Gonzalez Group - an independent Reflection Group with the objective of assisting the European Union more effectively anticipate and meet challenges in the longer term horizon of 2020 to 2030.
Author Euclid Network
Document type Soft power, lobbying and advocacy