Public consultation on the future EU 2020 strategy
In his political guidelines for the new Commission, President Barroso set out his vision for where the European Union should be heading for 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. This strategy should enable the EU to make a full recovery from the crisis, while speeding up the move towards a smart and green economy. EU 2020 will build on the successes obtained by the Lisbon strategy since its 2005 relaunch, which focused on growth and jobs, while also addressing the strategy's shortcomings.
The Commission intends to present a formal proposal for the EU 2020 strategy early next year, with a view to the EU's Heads of State and government adopting the strategy at their Spring 2010 meeting.
In the meantime, the Commission would like to hear your views on some suggested broad policy considerations for the future EU2020 strategy. A public consultation process has been opened with a time frame from 24.11.2009 to 15.01.2010.
We believe that developing this vision strongly calls for the involvement of research and especially for research in the Socio-Economic Sciences and Humanities to approach the societal challenges ahead.
Researchers already today contribute not only to the advancement of knowledge in their field, but in many cases - through dedicated publications, workshops, personal networks etc. - prepare the ground for evidence-based policy-making.
You are therefore encouraged to take part in this consultation process.
The consultation document and related information are available on:
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/secretariat_general/eu2020/consultation_en.htm