2020 STRATEGY : MEPS WANT MORE REFINED AND SPECIFIC TARGETS.

• Position: Members of the Parliament

During the European Parliament's plenary session of 15 December, the President of the EU executive, Jose Manuel Barroso, was quizzed by MEPs on the EU's 2020 strategy, upping pressure on the next Commission to propose a better policy framework than the Lisbon 2010 strategy. Barroso said that he was all in favour of more involvement by the member states and added that he was encouraged by the exchange of views the European leaders held on the new strategy: "I hope the discussions in the coming months as well as the special summit that will be organised in February will focus on reinforcing the role of the member states in the EU's 2020...