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EU Strategy 2020 mention Roma inclusion

José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission, has presented the Europe 2020 proposal that the European Commission has just approved and that will be available to all the European public.

The Presiden Barroso presented the Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, EU 2020. In his speech he mentions that the around the priority of growth we must focus on three mutually reinforcing priorities:

Smart growth by developing an economy based on knowledge and innovation. Put simply, it is about "re-booting" the internal market for the 21st century.
Sustainable growth by promoting a resource-efficient and competitive economy. We may have limited oil and gas but we do not have limited ideas
Inclusive growth by fostering a high-employment economy delivering social and territorial cohesion. Above all we need to invest in our people so they can invest in Europe

The Commission’s proposal on a new strategy follows a public consultation that attracted some 1 500 comments. The strategy builds on what has been achieved and the lessons learned. EC expressed that the first priority must be to hasten the exit from the crisis, but the strategy must also provide the building blocks for growth that will be sustainable in the future.

The EU strategy 2020 has a special mention to Roma when addressed at National level Member States. They will need to define and implement measures addressing the specific circumstances of groups at particular risk (such as one-parent families, elderly women, minorities, Roma, people with a disability and the homeless).

Documents

European Council 25/26 March 2010 Conclusions (EU 2020)