"Biodiversity is a huge part of our economy and this is why it is even more surprising that the EU 2020 strategy does not pay proper attention to it," Long said. The Commission's final draft 'Europe 2020' strategy was published yesterday (3 March). Despite recognising the key role that biodiversity and ecosystem services play in delivering economic prosperity, the 'Europe...

The 'Europe 2020' strategy recently presented by the European Commission needs clearer indicative goals and should be more social and cohesive, Bulgarian socialist leader Sergey Stanishev told EurActiv in an interview.

A leaked draft of the 'Europe 2020' strategy ties together research, education, finance and intellectual property as part of a holistic approach likely to be reflected in the European Commission's forthcoming innovation action plan. Several of the proposed reforms are long-standing goals but officials say there is now unprecedented political impetus to fix old problems. The EU's ne...

EU governance is blowing the 'Europe 2020' strategy off course, emphasising economic growth at the expense of citizens, according to a new paper on the first European semester presented by Green MEPs yesterday (19 October). More »

Yesterday’s post Baltic Sea Report (Finland) highlighted that the government of Finland has adopted a report, addressed to the Parliament. The Commission is going to adopt a Communication on its EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region together with an indicative Action Plan on the Strategy on Wednesday, 10 June 2009. The Strategy will be presented to the European Council in June 2009 and be on...

Mercedes Bresso, the Committee of the Regions' new president, says current plans to divert EU regional funds towards realising the 'Europe 2020' strategy for growth and jobs are misguided. Instead, the EU must find new money for the strategy, she explained in an interview with EurActiv France.

Labour’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Peter Mandelson have launched the government’s growth strategy. Building on the action taken over the last year in supporting the economy through the global downturn, the strategy sets out how Britain will take advantage of the opportunities open to the country. Globalisation, technological change, climate change, natural reso...

In a report published yesterday, the European Commission takes the first step towards establishing a comprehensive strategy for integrated maritime surveillance for Europe.

Global leaders and businessmen urged Europe yesterday (16 January) to take fresh steps to resolve its deepening debt crisis, with a top executive of the IMF warning the continent will see a "downward spiral of collapsing confidence" if no further action is taken. More »

Yesterday, the European Commission called on governments to jointly develop a strategy for international cooperation in science and technology.