The European Commission today launched the Europe 2020 Strategy to emerge from the crisis and prepare the EU economy for the next decades. The Commission identifies three key drivers for growth, to be implemented through concrete actions at EU and national levels: smart growth (fostering knowledge, innovation, education and digital society), sustainable growth (making our production more resource efficient while boosting our competitiveness) and inclusive growth (raising participation in the labour market, the acquisition of skills and the fight against poverty). See link: http://ec.europa.eu/eu2020/index_en.htm

Our team at Algarve Energy Park is very excited to observe this progress at the political level towards the implementation of urgent measures to ensure Europe's future competitiveness. We expect it to significantly strengthen the fundamentals of the Algarve Energy Park Project, which embodies the practical implementation of the 2020 Strategy.

March will see the public launch of the Project during the Conference, Portugal SB10  (International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment), as well as the start of the sustainable planning process with continued growth in industry-academics participation.

We look forward to creating new growth opportunities and welcome collaborative suggestions.

Regards,

Marc Rechter
Algarve Energy Park Team