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tion on the Budget Review run very much along the
same lines. The 2011 Spring European Council should
encourage Member States to draft and implement theirNational Reform Programmes for Europe 2020 (to be
submitted in April 2011)
through Territorial Pacts
involving various tiers of
government (see also in
this Europe 2020 Brief a
CoR Bureau Declaration
to the 2011 Spring Euro-
pean Council). We must
make the best possible
use of resources, be-
cause the "EU mightslow down, but other
global actors will not
wait".
Europe 2020 BRIEFMarch 2011
Mercedes BressoPresident of the Committee of the Regions
Mercedes Bresso welcomed par-
ticipants to the 6th Territorial Dia-
logue, the first under the newEurope 2020 Strategy. She ex-
pressed concern that the eco-
nomic crisis might result in a slow
and jobless economic recovery
undermining social cohesion. In
order to avoid such an outcome and to achieve the
aims of the Europe 2020 Strategy, Member States
should learn from the failure of the Lisbon strategy,
which was due to the fact that local authorities were
not involved in its implementation. Europe 2020 must
provide joint frameworks for policy implementation.
The EU must take the competences of the various
players into account and define the levels at which
each action should be dealt with within a framework of
multi-level governance. The partnership contracts pro-
posed by the European Commission in its Communica-
In 2011, the 6th Territorial Dialogue focused on the Committee of the Regions' proposal of Territorial Pacts at the
country level, as a tool for the national, regional and local authorities to design and implement the National Re-
form Programmes in partnership, working together in an integrated and coordinated manner, also through con-
tractual agreements.
Since 2006, the Territorial Dialogue provides every
year regional and local authorities with an opportu-nity to engage in a dialogue on the implementation
of the Strategy with top representatives of
the European Council, the Presidency, the Commis-
sion and the European Parliament. This year over
120 representatives of regions and cities partici-
pated in the event.
“Democratic debate is needed
at all levels of governance be-
cause that is the only way to
secure broad mobilisation of
the political, economic and
territorial players. We at the
Committee of the Regions are
convinced that Territorial Pacts
are a tool that can facilitate this
awareness and commitment.”
6th Territorial Dialogue: Territorial Pacts and the forthcoming Europe 2020 Agenda22 February 2011
6th Territorial Dialogue for Smart, Sustainable & Inclusive Growth
Coming up on the Europe 2020 agenda
CoR Statement to the Spring European Council
President Bresso meeting EU Member States’ Permanent Representatives
Information on Territorial Pacts: Brochure, Webpage
Surveys: ongoing and closed
StudiesHow to become a member of the Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform
Inside this Brief ...
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Mrs Renaud-Basso said that
Europe 2020 differs from the Lis-
bon Strategy in that it is focused
on a limited number of guidelines
and quantitative goals. It should
become the guiding principle for
all actions at European and na-
tional levels. Regional authorities
were not sufficiently involved in the implementation of
the Lisbon Strategy. On the contrary, they should be
partners in the new strategy, because coordination
between different levels of government and social
partners is essential to meet social objectives. Public
expenditure should focus on
Europe 2020 goals while pre-
serving fiscal sustainability.
Ex-ante discussions on draft
budgets are more productive
than their ex-post evaluation.
This is what the European
semester is all about.
Mr Szlaszewski welcomed the strong involvement of
the CoR in the implementation of the Europe 2020Strategy. Interdependencies between different levels
of governance in the EU create the
need to coordinate efforts and se-
cure mutual commitment. The
Commission shares the opinion
that the implementation of the
new strategy will be successful
only if local and regional authori-
ties are involved. To this end, Ter-
ritorial Pacts could help to improve
economic governance in the EU.
The new multi-annual financial framework will be verymuch oriented towards financing the Europe 2020
goals. Whenever possible, Partnership Contracts, as
proposed by the Commission in the EU Budget Review
Communication, should
be based on previously-adopted Territorial Pacts
setting mutual commit-
ments for national, re-
gional and local levels.
Cohesion policy should
be the main tool for im-
plementing Europe 2020
and this is where the
principles of multi-level
governance come into
play. In this regard, re-
gional and local authori-ties as well as the private sector should play a key role
in achieving established goals.
“Whenever possible, Partner-
ship Contracts should build on
the Territorial Pacts developed
in the context of Europe 2020,
in order to reflect the needs and
commitments of partners at
national and regional levels,
based on the Common Strategic
Framework providing strategic
orientations for all EU funds
concerned.”
“The new global frame-
work for economic gov-
ernance, currently under
discussion, should allow
for better coordination
between policy develop-
ments at EU, national,
regional and local levels.”
6th Territorial Dialogue: Territorial Pacts and the forthcoming Europe 2020 Agenda
Hubert SzlaszewskiDirector, Directorate for Better Regulation and Administrative Policies, Secretariat General, European Commission
Odile Renaud-BassoDeputy Head of Cabinet of the President of the European Council
Mr Van Nistelrooij expressed a
strong conviction that Europe
needs a new kind of governance to
enhance joint responsibility and
ownership of policies. It was a mis-
take to base the Lisbon Strategy
on "statistics" without proper coor-
dination and its most striking
shortcoming was the lack of ownership at regional
level. The weak point of Europe 2020 is once more its
system of governance which does not ensure effectivepolicy delivery.
The European Parliament is willing to use its co-decision
powers to make multi-level governance work and thus
enhance the position of the regions. While the content
of the Pacts might be tailored to particular territorial
needs and conditions, the Pacts should not be of a
purely voluntary nature. The entire mechanism of Terri-
torial Pacts, being a link
between what is decided
and what is implemented
in practice, should be
the same and applicable
to everyone.
“The European Parliament will
step in immediately after the
presentation of the new regula-
tions for all funds to introduce
some legal pointers regarding
how multi-level governance
principles should be applied.”
Lambert Van NistelrooijEPP-coordinator in the Regional Development Committee, Member of the European Parliament
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Mr Schaefer said that Luxembourg's greatest challenges
within the educational sector concern the need to deal
with multilingualism (French, German and English) and
a high school drop-out rate. Among the measures
Marc SchaeferMember of the Vianden municipal council, CoR member and rapporteur on the Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative
"Youth on the Move"
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taken, the introduction of late graduation has led to a
13% reduction in the drop-out rate. The scheme was
offered to pupils not having obtained any degree after
the normal period of schooling.
Mr Errani said that Europe 2020 is "fundamental for
relaunching Europe". This is not without its difficulties,
especially when it comes to combining territorial policy
and cohesion policy. Territorial Pacts could play an im-
portant role in bringing these policies together, where
the Lisbon Strategy failed. Several crucial measures
have allowed Emilia-Romagna to achieve significant
results. One of them has been an effective strategic
investments scheme cutting across sectoral and terri-
Vasco ErraniPresident of Emilia-Romagna, Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform member
torial policies, based on multi-level negotiations includ-
ing different levels of government as well as private
sector stakeholders. Its effectiveness rested primarily
on the political will of regional leaders to act and im-
plement negotiated solutions based on the smart coor-
dination of different policies.
He argued that cohesion policy should support not only
economically weak regions but also strong regions, as
they are the spearheads of innovation.
On 24 and 25 March 2011, the Spring European Council will assess progress made in imple-
menting the Strategy at EU and national levels. This year, it will issue guidance on the Europe2020 National Reform Programmes (NRPs), due for submission by mid April. The NRPs willset out the member countries' national headline targets and the measures they plan to imple-ment the strategy's flagship initiatives and tackle bottlenecks to structural reforms at nationallevel.
In June 2011, the European Commission will draft country-specific recommendations to EU
Member States, for adoption by the European Council.
These two milestones take place within the new economic governance mechanism provided by
the European semester, in which macroeconomic and fiscal policies will be reviewed under theStability and Growth Pact.
The forthcoming Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union has asked the
Committee of the Regions to adopt an outlook opinion on “The role of local and regional au-thorities in achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy”. The opinion will beadopted in the second half of 2011 and its rapporteur is Mr Markku Markkula (FI/EPP).
The Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform's (MP) annual workshop will take place before sum-
mer 2011, with the following objectives: presenting the platform's role and rolling programmeand encouraging members' participation in its work; launching the nomination of thematic ex-perts by MP members to help monitor how the flagship initiatives are being implemented on theground; and promoting membership of the Platform.
Following submission of the NRPs, the Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform will launch surveys to
ascertain whether Europe 2020 is being drafted and implemented in partnership between all tiersof government and to assess progress on the CoR's Territorial Pact proposal. The results from thesurveys will feed into the Second CoR Monitoring Report on Europe 2020, to be published inDecember 2011.
Coming up on the agenda of Europe 2020 and the Committee of the Regions
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Mr Valcárcel Siso opened the af-
ternoon session by drawing atten-
tion to the fact that Europe 2020
was not only a long-term growth
Strategy but also a framework for
the recovery of the EU economy.
He said it was disappointing that
local and regional authorities
seemed to have limited knowledge of the European
Economic Recovery Plan and that its impact was seen
as rather limited so far. Yet the Structural Funds made
a significant contribution to national and regional anti-
crisis measures.
Two elements were crucial: timely involvement of the
regions and cities in domestic recovery plans and co-
operation between local and regional authorities and
the private sector. He said
that a new survey was
being launched: "Anti-
crisis policies in regions
and cities two years on:
Public authorities working
in partnership" (see a later
section in this brief for
more details).
Mr Andor pointed out that the
impact of the economic crisis dif-
fered among Member States and
their regions, and that the crisis
also proved that European econo-
mies were highly inter-dependent.
It is time to create the conditions
required for sustainable recovery,
by pursuing the Europe 2020 goals. To meet theseobjectives, it is essential to ensure that people have
the right skills. Jobs in the future are likely to require
higher levels of knowledge and skills.
The Europe 2020 flagship initiatives "Agenda for New
Skills and Jobs" and "Youth on the Move", together
with the European Social Fund, are the main EU tools
to assist Member States in developing a skilled work-
force. Mr Andor underlined the urgent need for coop-
eration between public authorities at different levels
and said that Territorial Pacts were a valuable instru-
ment for helping regional and local authorities to play
a key role in delivering on Europe 2020 targets. EU
cohesion policy must also be
used fully and efficiently as
a tool to implement the new
Strategy. He finished by
saying that while the neces-sary fiscal consolidation
makes it more difficult to
mobilize the necessary pub-
lic resources, it was essen-
tial to look for new ways
how to leverage private
funds in support of public
policy objectives.
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“The imbalances between
and within European re-
gions are exacerbated by the
varying impact of the crisis
and in many territories a
jobless recovery does not
bring relief to EU citizens.”
“To achieve our goals of
smart, sustainable and
inclusive growth we need
a successful partnershipbetween European, na-
tional, regional and local
institutions and a frame-
work to ensure public
resources are invested at
various level of govern-
ment in a more consistent
way.”
Mr van Iersel argued that metro-
politan areas, as centres of eco-
nomic dynamics, are of para-
mount importance for Europe's
economic recovery, and also be-
cause of their capability to suc-
cessfully mobilise civil society.
He said that metropolitan areas were natural socio-
economic spaces with a “critical mass” of at least half
a million inhabitants. He pointed to "urban renais-
sance" as a new trend and called for metropolitan ar-eas to become spearheads of innovation. In order to
achieve this goal, metropolitan areas should develop
their own holistic Europe 2020 Agenda which should
contain the following key components: a strong indus-
trial base, better and simplified regional and local
regulations, schooling and
training at all levels, effec-
tive employment policies
and regional social dia-
logues, improved research
capacities and science
parks, economic clusters,
virtual and physical infra-
structure. The commitment
of national governments, direct commitment from the
Commission, financial support at the EU level, as well
as the interest of private investors, would all be crucial
in making these Agendas a success.
“All cities have their own
traditions and identities,
their strengths and weak-
nesses: the EU is very well-
placed to play an active role
in developing future-
oriented cities.”
Ramón Luis Valcárcel SisoCoR first vice-president
László Andor
European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
Joost P. van IerselPresident of the Steering Committee Europe 2020 of the European Economic and Social Committee
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Nicola Beer described how Hesse, one of Germany'sLänder and one of the strongest in economic terms,
had counteracted the effects of the crisis. Federal
funds to finance short-term work, together with the
Land's special investment programme of 1.7 billion
EUR, has helped to keep the unemployment rate low.
The region adjusted its investment programmes to the
objectives of Europe 2020 guidelines, including green
renovation of school buildings and other public facili-
ties and bringing them to higher energy performancelevels.
As of 2010, over 5300 programmes have been carried
out in the region, mainly aimed at stimulating the
economy through financing SMEs and investing in in-
frastructure. It is time to pull back the state influence
and to reduce the budget deficit, which increased as a
result of the crisis.
6th Territorial Dialogue: EU cities and regions recovering from the Economic Crisis
Mr van Gijzel reported that Eindhoven experienced a
serious economic crisis already in the 90s. At that
time, public, private and knowledge sectors put their
heads together and set up a stimulation fund.
Drawing upon lessons learnt from that period and the
measures introduced by the local authority, Eindhoven
managed to withstand the recent crisis without a ma-
or economic decrease. In particular, the city – coop-
erating with the national government, the private sec-
tor and academia – introduced a number of job market
measures, known as part-time unemployment facility
and measures to prevent highly educated knowledge
workers from losing their jobs and leaving the region.
As the crisis is not over yet, more investment in edu-
cation and research is needed to withstand competi-
tion with Asian economies. Eindhoven addresses these
challenges in its programme "Brainport 2020: Top
Economy, Smart Society" which aim is to make by
2020 Southeast Netherlands the Top 3 of Europe's top
technology regions.
Nicola BeerState Secretary for European Affairs, Ministry of Hesse for Justice, Integration & European Affairs, CoR member
Rob van Gijzel
Mayor of Eindhoven, Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform member
Mrs Hannify said that the economic crisis posed an
unprecedented challenge for Ireland in all spheres of
life: Ireland's real GDP has fallen by 11% in 3 years,
the unemployment rate has risen from 4 to 11%, net-
emigration has reappeared again after years of net-
immigration, and the property market has undergone
a deep recession with over 3000 unfinished propertiesscattered across Ireland. It is mainly local and regional
authorities who have to deal with the aftermath of the
crisis. In this regard, a 4 year recovery plan has been
launched by the authorities, focused on restoring
credit availability, reforming the labour market, invest-
ing in innovation, reducing the regulatory burden for
businesses, and creating a pro-enterprise environ-
ment. Mrs Hanniffy saw the crisis as a turning pointfor the Irish economy and Ireland as a whole.
Constance HanniffyMember of the Offaly County Council and Midland Regional Authority, member of the Border Midland and West
Assembly, CoR member, Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform member
All materials
(agenda, presentations, speeches)
from the 6th Territorial Dialogue
are available atwww.cor.europa.eu/europe2020
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Mr Silberg gave a rather gloomy description of the
socio-economic situation in his country. He said that in
2009 average income had decreased for the first time
during the last decade in Estonia and that the number
of younger people aged 16 to 24 living in poverty had
increased to 20%. However, he said that the situation
slightly improved in 2010 and Estonia GDP grew by
3.1% compared to the previous year.
Mr Silberg identified the National Reform Programme
"Estonia 2020" as a possible solution to the current
problems. The programme is being developed, in close
cooperation with Estonian local and regional authori-
ties. He called on the national government to provide
the local and regional authorities with sufficient finan-
cial means to combat the crisis. EU funds should con-
tinue to be accessible in a more simple and flexible
way. Mr Silberg concluded his speech by saying that
local and regional authorities should not pay the price
for the crisis.
Mr Kasprzyk welcomed the fact that the Committee of
the Regions was so involved in the new Strategy,
through its Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform. He pre-
sented Poland as an example of the effective manage-
ment of structural funds and efficient spending aligned
with EU guidelines. In this area, the Polish Presidency
of the EU has three priorities: increasing the political
importance of cohesion policy, taking an integrated
approach to development by combining the goals of
Europe 2020 with cohesion policy, and successfullynegotiating the EU's new multi-annual financial frame-
work. There is a need for all sectoral policies to have a
regional focus, based on a genuine bottom-up ap-
proach. To this end, regional programming and Terri-
torial Pacts, as proposed by the Committee of the Re-
gions, could be relevant tools.
Poland has recently introduced the concept of territo-
rial contracts to set regional development goals and
priorities into a framework agreed between the na-
tional and regional levels. This approach is currently
being tested by a few Polish regions and the aim is for
it to be fully implemented by 2013. Mr Kasprzyk'sfinal point was that cohesion policy should help each
region to find the best way to build on its own
strengths.
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Uno SilbergMember of Kose Rural Municipality Council, CoR member and Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform member
Krzysztof KasprzykCounsellor for Regional and Cohesion Policy, Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the European
Union and Representative of the forthcoming Polish Presidency
6th Territorial Dialogue: Speakers' discussion with the CoR and Platform members
covering several possible sectors (transport, the envi-
ronment, energy, third-level education, territorial
planning, agriculture and fisheries, industry, employ-
ment, culture, health, sport, tourism).
The need to go beyond the GDP indicator was also
raised, in order to cover the different goals of the
Europe 2020 Strategy and to better respond to the
diversity of territories at local level. The participants
shared the view that pacts in the sector of employ-
ment and social inclusion could be a useful tool for
achieving smart specialisation and equipping workers
with the requisite skills. Europe 2020 would succeed if
its targets were set not only at European and national
levels, but also at regional and local levels, and if the
potential for cross-border cooperation (e.g. in the con-
text of the single market) was taken into account. Ref-
erence was made to the need for the recovery plans toinclude environmental and social aspects, to achieve
sustainable development based on clean energy and
environmental-friendly infrastructure. It was noted
During the 'dialogue time' sessions, local and regional
politicians from the audience, along with leaders of
associations representing EU cities and regions, gave
their views on what the Europe 2020 Strategy should
focus on and how to achieve the desired results.
They stressed that Europe 2020 would be successful if
local and regional authorities (LRAs) got involved and
cohesion policy came into play. They supported the
view that cooperation between different levels of gov-
ernment was needed to achieve better, tangible re-
sults at local level, welcoming the CoR proposal on
Territorial Pacts for Europe 2020. Some participants
(e.g. from Hungary) presented their home country's
experience in developing National Reform Pro-
grammes. In France, the roject contracts concluded
between the State and the various regions (contrats
de projets état-région) are part of the legal frame-work: they are in fact pacts under which the state and
the region commit themselves to ensuring multi-
annual funding for territorial development projects
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effective. Coordination of efforts brings results if poli-
cymakers focus on fewer actions, and territorial pacts
could serve this purpose.
Besides the panellists, the following participants took
the floor: István Sértő-Radics, CoR member, Mayor of
Uszka (Hungary); Rolf Harlinghausen, CoR member
from Hamburg (Germany); Rudolf C. Louwers from
INTERREG IV for North-Western Europe; Javier
Velasco Mancebo, CoR alternate member from As-
turias (Spain).
that Territorial Pacts for Europe 2020 be established in
all countries between the different tiers of govern-ment. Not only would Territorial Pacts allow Europe
2020 the flexibility to cope with each country's starting
points and experiences, they would also provide an
opportunity to test in advance some new proposals
that are being put forward by the European Commis-
sion in view of the next multi-annual financial frame-
work. Two of these proposals are supported by the
Committee of the Regions: a common strategic frame-
work to coordinate and focus the use of the structural
funds as well as other EU policy instruments, and in-
vestment and development partnership contracts be-
tween Member States and the Commission. This iswhy the Committee views the next Spring European
Council as a key opportunity to press ahead with
Europe 2020. After Ms Bresso's address, Peter
Györkös, permanent representative of Hungary to the
In a packed meeting room with Member States' per-
manent representatives to the EU and the heads of the National Delegations at the Committee of the Re-
gions, CoR President Mercedes Bresso explained that
the meeting has been convened in preparation for the
forthcoming Spring European Council, which will pro-
vide Member States with the final set of political
guidelines before they are due to submit their Europe
2020 National Reform Programmes by mid April 2011.
The time available before the April deadline should be
used to ensure that Europe 2020 is put on the right
track, avoiding the mistakes that have affected the
Lisbon Strategy in the past decade. Such mistakes
might still occur. In fact, until now, local and regionalauthorities seem to have been barely involved at all in
preparations for the National Reform Programmes.
To address this problem, the Committee has proposed
President Bresso meets the EU Member States' permanent representatives to the
European Union to discuss Europe 2020 - 8 March 2011
On the eve of the European Council meeting (24/25
March) and following the 6th Territorial Dialogue (22
February), the Committee of the Regions Bureau has
issued a Declaration to the European Council on a bet-
ter implementation of Europe 2020. It insists on
"including a requirement for multi-level partnership
between central, regional and local governments in
order to ensure an increased ownership over the
Europe 2020 Strategy". In this context it asks that
"National Reform Programmes are designed and imple-
mented in partnership with all tiers of government, and
make clear reference to the establishment of Territorial
Pacts for Europe 2020 to be subscribed in each mem-
ber country in accordance with the national legal
framework".
When it comes to monitoring activities, the Declaration
recalls that the CoR will "keep monitoring the impact
on the territories of the crisis and of EU and national
recovery policies" and it will publish next December the
second Monitoring Report on Europe 2020 tracking the
Strategy's implementation on the ground.
CoR Statement to the 2011 Spring European Council - 4 March 2011
that sophisticated research centres of excellence did
not always translate ideas into innovation; hence there
should be more focus on SMEs and their innovation
capacities also in terms of private funding. The pointwas also made that cities and regions needed to per-
form better as spearheads for innovation – which
should be understood as more than just research.
There was a unanimous view that the Strategy would
deliver only if it built on each region's existing assets.
The closer to the regional and local levels, the more
policy choices would reflect underlying needs and be
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Getting to know the Territorial Pacts for
Europe 2020 - Brochure
On the occasion of the Sixth Territorial Dialogue on 22
February 2011, the CoR published a brochure - Terri-
torial Pacts: Making the Most of Europe 2020
through Partnership - FAQs on the proposal for
Territorial Pacts to achieve the objectives of the
Europe 2020 Strategy.
The brochure – available in all languages at
www.cor.europa.eu/europe2020 – provides an over-
view of the concept of Territorial Pacts for Europe
2020, defined as “an agreement between a country’s
tiers of government (local, regional, national)”, com-mitted to coordinate and synchronise their policy
agendas in order to focus their actions and financial
resources on the Europe 2020 Strategy goals and tar-
gets. Well aware that there is no one-size-fits-all rec-
ipe, Territorial Pacts should give the territorial dimen-
sion of the Europe 2020 strategy, reflecting the local
conditions, needs and starting points.
Territorial Pacts for Europe 2020:
Monitoring and learning from experience
Webpage
With the aim of collecting and disseminating Territorial
Pacts for Europe 2020, the CoR, through its Monitoring
Platform Europe 2020, has created a special webpage
devoted to this topic.
The webpage contains ongoing cases of Europe 2020-
related Territorial Pacts and a section with useful
documents.
To share knowledge about the Territorial Pacts, local
and regional authorities are requested to fill in the
form available on the webpage and send it to the e-mail address [email protected]
www.cor.europa.eu/europe2020
Delegations from Poland, Germany, Lithuania, the
Czech Republic, Belgium, Spain, Austria, Italy, the
Netherlands, Romania, the United Kingdom, France
and Finland.
The debate showed a wide consensus on the need to
make the most of Europe 2020 and on the relevance
of the proposal to establish Territorial Pacts. Several
examples were given of past and present experiences
based on approaches which are very much in line with
the concept of the Territorial Pact.
EU, gave his opening speech highlighting the chal-
lenges which the ongoing rotating Presidency of the
Council is facing in the first European Semester, espe-
cially in the fields of reforming economic governanceand financial regulations.
In the lively debate that followed, the permanent rep-
resentatives of Poland, Germany, Ireland, Sweden and
Romania took the floor, as well as a representative of
the permanent representation of Italy. Statements
were also made by the heads of the CoR National
President Bresso meets the EU Member States' permanent representatives to the
European Union to discuss Europe 2020 - 8 March 2011
Territorial Pacts
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Anti-Crisis Policies in Regions & Cities
Two Years On: public authorities working in
partnership
The aim of this survey is to review the socio-economic
situation in the EU's regions and cities during the crisis
and to provide a further assessment by local and re-
gional authorities of the anti-crisis measures adopted
with the assistance of the European Union. This sur-
vey is a follow-up to the first survey on this topic:
"The European Economic Recovery Plan in Regions
and Cities: One Year On" conducted at the end of
2009 (results available on the Europe 2020 Monitoring
Platform website).
The results of this survey will be used as a basis for
contributions to the debate on the need for anti-crisis
measures, better spending of EU, national, regional
and local financial resources, and on the effectiveness
of Europe 2020 as an exit strategy. Last but not least
they will give a snapshot of the current situation in
regions and cities on the eve of the discussion on the
Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020.
Running until 4
April 2011, the
survey is open to
local and regional
authorities fromthe EU member
states.
To participate in the survey, please visit:
http://portal.cor.europa.eu/europe2020/Surveys/
Pages/AntiCrisisPoliciesinRegionsCities.aspx
Consultation on the upcoming
Second European Agenda on Integration
The CoR has been asked by the European Commission
(DG HOME) to contribute to a consultation on the up-
coming Second European Agenda on Integration,
expected to be published later in 2011. Running until
31 March 2011, the consultation is open to local and
regional authorities from the EU member states.
This Second European Agenda for Integration confirm
the Member States' commitment to further develop
the core idea of integrating third country nationals
legally residing in the European Union as a driving
force for development and social cohesion.
The Committee of the
Regions believes that
successfully implement-
ing all integration initia-
tives depends on an
effective partnership
between all the stake-
holders concerned in a
genuine multi-level-
governance approach. It has therefore been asked by
the European Commission to coordinate input from
public authorities at the local and regional level in theconsultation on the Second European Agenda for Inte-
gration.
To take a part in this consultation, please visit:
http://portal.cor.europa.eu/europe2020/news/Pages/
SecondEuropeanAgendaonIntegration.aspx
Recently closed surveys
The Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform recently final-
ised its two surveys: "European Platform againstPoverty and Social Exclusion" and "The role of
regional and local authorities in promoting a
sustainable water policy".
Both of them attracted more than 40 contributions
each. The results of the surveys were presented to the
Rapporteurs in view of their ongoing work on the re-
spective opinions. Christine Chapman's opinion on the
social Flagship Initiative will be adopted in March 2011
while Nichi Vendola's outlook opinion, requested by
the Hungarian Presidency, is scheduled to be adoptedin June 2011.
We thank very much all contributors - your ideas, sug-
gestions and good practices will feed into the 2nd CoR
Monitoring Report on Europe 2020 (to be published in
December 2011).
Ongoing Surveys
8/7/2019 Europe 2020 Brief March 2011
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P a g e 1 1E u r o p e 2 0 2 0 B R I E F
What is the Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform?
The Europe 2020 MP is a CoR-managed network of around 150 local and regional authorities from all EU Member
States networking on growth and jobs and contributing to the EU debate on Europe 2020.
Who can become a member of the EUROPE2020MP?Any EU local and regional authority can be a member of the Europe 2020 MP.
What does the EU2020MP offer its members?
The EUROPE2020MP:
carries out surveys and consultations of EU local and regional authorities on priority Europe 2020 policy is-
sues, whose outcomes feed into CoR Opinions;
since 2006, organises the annual Territorial Dialogue, where political representatives of its member authori-
ties discuss the outcomes of the Platform's monitoring activity with representatives of the European Com-
mission and the Council Presidency;
organises workshops to discuss policy issues related to Europe 2020 implementation and monitoring; throughout Website and electronic newsletters, provides systematic updates and basic documents on
Europe 2020 design and implementation and on the Platform's activity and planned events, etc.
What does Europe 2020 MP request of its members?
Whenever possible, members of the EUROPE2020MP are requested to:
participate in surveys and consultations,
participate in the Territorial Dialogue and other meetings and events,
participate in other possible thematic activities (e.g., virtual working groups, targeted surveys/consul-
tations), exchange experiences and good practices and help with CoR consultative work,
inform the Europe 2020 MP team in good time about any change regarding the administration's politicalrepresentative and contact person.
Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform
Become a Member of Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform
To become a Member of the Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform please fill in the application form available here:
www.cor.europa.eu/europe2020/Knowledge/Pages/BecomeaMember.aspx
Become a
Member
Studies
After Lisbon, the role of regional and local authorities in a new strategy for sustainable growthand better jobs - Local sustainable energy strategies: opportunities and challenges
This study investigates how regional and local authorities contribute to the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strat-egy, using efforts to promote sustainable energy and climate mitigation as examples. It analyses experiences
and best practices of local and regional authorities in transforming their energy systems, thereby contributingsignificantly to the implementation of the EU 20/20/20 targets. It also proposes a set of recommendations forfuture improvements to the framework in which municipalities operate.
After Lisbon, the role of regional and local authorities in a new strategy for sustainable growthand better jobs - 60 interviews with politicians from the Lisbon Monitoring Platform
The specific objective of this study was to provide the Committee of the Regions (CoR) with a document summa-
rizing a series of interviews with 60 local and regional stakeholders from across the EU27 on their experiences in
adopting the Lisbon Strategy; possible inconsistencies with their priorities; the local and regional policy tools best
suited to pursue the Strategy; the benefits of adopting a multi-level governance approach, as well as their expec-
tations regarding the CoR’s post-Lisbon activities.
To access these studies, please visit "Library" on : www.cor.europa.eu/europe2020