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European Commission 10 Priorities - Part 1

Welcome to the Europe Direct Fareham 2016 newsletter!

This year we will be focussing on the European Commisions '10 Priorities'Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has proposed a better coordinated working program of EU institutions and has set out the 10 priorities he has identified for 2015-2016.

Each of our newsletters for 2016 will focus on 2 of the priorties, explaining what they are and what they could mean to us.

Our last newsletter, at the end of the year, will look back and see how each of the 10 priorities have performed.

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Jobs, Growth and Investment – Commission Priority

Creating jobs and boosting growth and investment – without creating new debt

The Juncker Commission’s top priority is to get Europe growing again and to increase the number of jobs without creating new debt.

Investment has been missing from our economics in recent years. Alongside making structural reforms and pursuing responsible management of finances, we also need to restore investment levels – to overcome the crisis, kick-start jobs and growth and sustain them.

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There are 3 steps in trying to achieve this goal:

Investment Plan for Europe
The Investment Plan foresees a smart mobilisation of public and private sources of finance – at least €315 billion over the next three years.

European Semester
Implementation of the EU’s economic rules is organised annually in a cycle, known as the European Semester.
 

Towards a Circular Economy
The European Commission has adopted an ambitious new Circular Economy Package to help European businesses and consumers to make the transition to a stronger and more circular economy where resources are used in a more sustainable way.
 

Digital Single Market - Commission Priority

Bringing down barriers to unlock online opportunities

The internet and digital technologies are transforming our world. But existing barriers online mean citizens miss out on goods and services, internet companies and start-ups have their horizons limited, and businesses and governments cannot fully benefit from digital tools.

It’s time to make the EU’s single market fit for the digital age – tearing down regulatory walls and moving from 28 national markets to a single one.

This could contribute €415 billion per year to our economy and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs.

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The EU’s Digital Single Market strategy is made up of 3 closely related and mutually reinforcing dimensions, which can be viewed below:

Better online access to digital goods and services
Helping to make the EU’s digital world a seamless and level marketplace to buy and sell.

An environment where digital networks and services can prosper
Designing rules which match the pace of technology and support infrastructure development.
 

Digital as a driver for growth
Ensuring that Europe’s economy, industry and employment take full advantage of what digitalisation offers.
 

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