Transcript Agnès HUBERT

European Conference Measuring well being
and fostering the progress of Societies
OECD-eFrame-European Commission
28 June 2012
Around the EU Well-being
policy framework
Agnès HUBERT European Commission , Bureau of European
Policy Advisers
BEPA: the Bureau of European
Policy Advisers
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BEPA provides the President of the European
Commission, the College of Commissioners and
the Commission services with strategic thinking
and policy advice, helping to shape policy
options in the medium and long term.
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We operate directly under the President’s
authority.
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http://ec.europa.eu/bepa/index_en.htm
The EU Meta agenda: Europe 2020
The Europe 2020 strategy is about delivering smart growth,
through more effective investments in education,
research and innovation; sustainable growth, thanks to a
decisive move towards a low-carbon economy; and
inclusive growth, with an emphasis on job creation and
poverty reduction.
The strategy is focused on five ambitious goals in the areas
of employment, innovation, education, poverty reduction
and climate/energy
To ensure that the Europe 2020 strategy delivers, a strong
and effective system of economic governance has been
set up to coordinate policy actions between the EU and
national levels (European semester, annual growth
survey)
INSIDE Europe 2020
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The 5 targets for the EU in 2020
1. Employment
75% of the 20-64 year-olds to be employed
2. R&D
3% of the EU's GDP to be invested in R&D
3. Climate change / energy
greenhouse gas emissions 20% (or even 30%) lower than 1990
20% of energy from renewables
20% increase in energy efficiency
4. Education
Reducing school drop-out rates below 10%
at least 40% of 30-34–year-olds completing third level education
5. Poverty / social exclusion
at least 20 million fewer people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion
Eurostat indicators
Headline targets
Indicators
75 % of the population aged 20-64 should
be employed
Employment rate by sex, age group 20-64
3% of the EU's GDP should be invested in
R&D
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD)
Reduction of the greenhouse gas
emissions by 20% compared to 1990
Increase in the share of renewable energy
sources in final energy consumption to
20%
20% increase in energy efficiency
The share of early school leavers should be
under 10% and at least 40% of 30-34
years old should have completed a
tertiary or equivalent education
Greenhouse gas emissions, base year 1990
Share of renewables in gross final energy
consumption
Energy intensity of the economy (proxy indicator
for Energy savings, which is under
development)
Early leavers from education and training by sex
Tertiary educational attainment by sex, age
group 30-34
People at risk of poverty or social exclusion
(union of the three sub-indicators below)
Reduction of poverty by aiming to lift at
least 20 million people out of the risk
of poverty or social exclusion
People living in households with very low work
intensity
People at-risk-of-poverty after social transfers
Severely materially deprived people
Growth and well being BELOW
Europe 2020
The full range of EU policies and instruments must be used
more effectively to achieve the Europe 2020 goals. This
includes cross-cutting policies and tools such as:
 the single market
 the EU budget (including regional development,
social and cohesion funds)
 external policy tools.
But also: Regional development, Gender equality,....
BEYOND Europe 2020
 Are
indicators properly reflecting the
multidimensional nature of people’s well
being?
 Empowerment and composite indicators to
engage into public debate and ease policy
making
 The GDP and beyond agenda
 “We
believe that
promoting the right
kind of growth that
is inclusive and
environmentally
friendly, is the most
effective pathway to
achieve sustainable
development".
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Opening session of the
Rio+20 UN conference
21 june 2012