In addition, real progress to drive inclusive growth, competitiveness, employment and benefits for all EU citizens and regions could be achieved via the next mid-term review of the Europe 2020 Strategy. This would require reforms to be focussed on EU investments, in order to enhance competiveness in innovation, employment, resource efficiency, sustainable re-industrialisation, more and decent jobs, equality in the labour market, social and regional cohesion, inclusion and a well-functioning internal market. The EESC underlines that the EU does not need a completely new strategy, but a much more effective Europe 20208, including an increasingly efficient, balanced and democratic design of the European Semester.
