2012 - 2nd International Symposium on Shaping Europe 2020: socio-economic challenges

The objective of the symposium is to share our experiences in the socio-economic field in the context of Europe 2020.
We are living a moment of transformation, and the only way to cope with it is to build a powerful strategy for EU’s growth that will reflect on our everyday lives.
Three ambitious pillars are established for this strategy: EU economy should become a smart, sustainable and inclusive economy for the mutual benefit of EU member states and sustain their effort to deliver high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion.
To measure in meeting the Europe 2020 goals, it has also been agreed upon five ambitious targets on employment, innovation, education, social inclusion and climate/energy. This set of EU-level targets is translated into national strategies in each EU country, reflecting different situations and circumstances.
We welcome papers on the following topics (but not limited to):
smart growth (education, research/innovation, digital society)
sustainable growth (low-carbon economy, protecting the environment, green technologies etc)
inclusive growth (labor market and welfare systems, economic, social and territorial cohesion, social inclusion)
future and challenges for single market
social business initiative, social entrepreneurship and social enterprise
Europe's social market economy for the 21-st century
exit from the crisis - strategies, reforms
the imperative of a new economic governance
Europe 2020 architecture