EUISG Meeting 3-4 October 2014
Consultation Response on the MidTerm Review.
Sian Jones, EAPN Policy Coordinator
EUROPEAN ANTI-POVERTY NETWORK
RÉSEAU EUROPÉEN DES ASSOCIATIONS
DE LUTTE CONTRE LA PAUVRETÉ ET L’EXCLUSION SOCIALE
Consultation Response
1) Main inputs
2) Problematic Areas
3) Finalizing response and
national action.
Summary of Consultation Response so far
1) For you, what does the Europe 2020 strategy
mean? What are the main elements that you
associate with the strategy?
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Strategy – Inclusive growth, delivering on the poverty
and other social strategies.
Changing reaction – as disillusionment has set in.
Key elements – targets, guidelines, NRPs, CSRs –
stakeholder engagement in review and development.
2) Overall, do you think that the Europe 2020
strategy has made a difference? Please explain
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Welcomed – for key objective/target, but has failed to
deliver its potential – present our assessment
But still important as agenda-setter, keeping poverty
on the agenda and funding.
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Questions Continued
 Has the knowledge of what other EU countries
are doing in Europe 2020 impacted on the
approach followed in your country?
- ?? Say MS not transparent about influence from other
MS – and no info from members.
 Has there been sufficient involvement in the
Europe 2020 strategy? Are you involved?
Would you like to be more? If yes, how?
- Give summary of 2013/2014 NRP assessment.
Highlighting low engagement and quality, some
positive examples.NRP needs to be relevant, with
meaningful engagement- structural dialogue, PEP,
impact.
 Do the current targets respond to the
strategy’s objective of fostering growth and
jobs?
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Highlight lack of focus on inclusive growth
Shouldn’t abandon the targets but could be improved
– highlight lacks on EU target eg %, sub-targets/EMPL
 Among the current targets, do you consider
some are more important than others?
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All important and should be treated equally
Particular concern for poverty target as lower priority.
 Do you find it useful, that EU level targets are
broken down in national targets, what’s best
way to set targets? Ambitious enough?
- Essential to have national targets, shortfalls, problem
of gaming/selection – important national information!
 What added value of 7 action programmes for
growth
- EPAP, confusion with SIP/OMC – needs link to
national/Europe 2020.
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Adapting Europe 2020: growth strategy for a
post-crisis Europe-Does the EU need a
comprehensive, overarching medium term
strategy?
 What are the most important and relevant
areas to be addressed, in order to achieve
smart and sustainable growth?
- Need to move forward on balanced social and economic
 What new challenges should be taken into
account in future?
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Change in approach – economy delivers on social.
Inequality
 How could the strategy best linked to other
EU policies?
- Highlight link to Social OMC, to feed into Europe
2020 – need for separate social space.
 What would improve stakeholder engagement
– Give recs from position and handbook.
 What type of instruments are appropriate to
achieve smart, sustainable growth?
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Better working of soft tools, but need for hard – ie
directives/social standards.
 What would be best done at EU level to
deliver results and what at national level?
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EU sets objective, common indicators, guidelines,
mutual learning, monitor impact, National- decide
how to deliver shared strategies, engage stakeholders.
 How can the strategy encourage MS to put a
stronger policy focus on growth?
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By not insisting on austerity..
 Are targets useful, please explain
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Repetition of previous.
 Would you recommend adding or removing
certain targets, or targets in general.
- Repetition of previous.
 What are the most fruitful areas for joint EUMS action? What would be the added value
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 Do you have any other comment on the
Europe 2020 strategy you would like to share
 Highlight our PP – 5 key demands.
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Discussion
Other Comments on key questions?
Inputting at national level very important? Who will
do it?
Timetable for finalization.
Final inputs on EAPN position by 10th October
Finalized to send by 13th.
National members to complete by 31st October
Send copies to EAPN for website.
Find on-line consultation
here:http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/publicconsultation/index_en.htm
Thank you for your attention
Sian Jones, EAPN Policy Coordinator
[email protected]
www.eapn.eu
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