In the words of the European Commission (2010), Europe 2020 is a Strategy to turn the EU into a smart, sustainable and inclusive economy delivering high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion. Yet, the first implementation of the new Strategy has proved this balance is much difficult: the EU has in fact experienced a very tense phase marked by economic stagnation in many member states (after the Great Recession), growing tensions in the eurozone, and the increased dissatisfaction of the European public opinions. The hypothesis we propose here is that Europe 2020 is failing to embed market forces. This seems consistent with a gloomy future for Social Europe.
Europe 2020: Is the EU Social Dimension Still Important?
D. Natali
2011
Abstract
In the words of the European Commission (2010), Europe 2020 is a Strategy to turn the EU into a smart, sustainable and inclusive economy delivering high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion. Yet, the first implementation of the new Strategy has proved this balance is much difficult: the EU has in fact experienced a very tense phase marked by economic stagnation in many member states (after the Great Recession), growing tensions in the eurozone, and the increased dissatisfaction of the European public opinions. The hypothesis we propose here is that Europe 2020 is failing to embed market forces. This seems consistent with a gloomy future for Social Europe.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
