tion on the Budget Rev iew run ver y much along the same lines. The 2011 Spring European Council should encourage Member States to draft and implement their National Reform Programmes for Eur ope 2020 (to be submitted in Apri l 2011) thro ugh Terr itorial Pact s invo lvin g var ious tiers ofgovernmen t (see also in this Europe 2020 Brief a CoR Bureau Dec lar ati on to the 2011 Spring Euro- pean Council). We must make the best poss ible use of re sourc es , be - cause the "EU might sl ow do wn, but ot her g lo bal act or s wi ll no t wait". Europe 2020 BRIEF March 2011 Mercedes Bresso President of the Committee of the Regions Mercedes Bresso welcomed par - ticipants to the 6th Territorial Dia- logu e, th e first under the new Europe 2020 Strategy. She ex- pressed concern that the eco- nomic crisis might result in a slow and jobless economic recovery under mining social cohesion. In or der to av oid such an ou tcome and to ac hi eve the aims of the Europe 2020 Stra tegy, Member States should learn from the failure of the Lisbon strate gy, which was due to the fac t tha t local authorities were not involved in its implementation. Europe 2020 must provide joint frameworks for policy implementation. Th e EU must take the competences of the various players into account and def ine the levels at which each action should be dealt with within a framework ofmulti-level governance. The partnership contracts pro- posed by the European Commission in its Communica- In 2011, the 6 th 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 th e St rat eg y wi th t op re pre se nt at ive s of the European Council, the Presidency, the Commis- sio n and the Eur opean Par liamen t. Th is year over 120 representati ves of regions and cities par tic i- pated in the event. “Democratic debate is needed at all levels of governance be- cause that is the only way to secure broad mobilisation ofthe 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.” 6 th Territorial Dialogue: Territorial Pacts and the forthcoming Europe 2020 Agenda 22 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 Studies How to become a member of the Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform Inside this Brief ... Pages 1 - 8 Page 4 Page 8 Pages 8 - 9 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 11
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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"
6th Territorial Dialogue: Territorial Pacts and the forthcoming Europe 2020 Agenda
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
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:
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