The main objective of the Europe 2020 Strategy is to achieve smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. This will require action at all levels, from the EU-level down to the local level. The European Social Fund will have to play a key role to support the Europe 2020 strategy. In this context the Commission has convened a high level conference on the contribution of the ESF to the Europe 2020 strategy: “Shaping the future of the ESF - ESF and Europe 2020”.

The conference will acknowledge past achievements of the ESF in supporting EU objectives, in particular the previous Growth and Jobs strategy but also explore how the ESF could contribute in the most effective manner to the new Europe 2020 strategy.

Venue of the event: Charlemagne building (Alcide de Gasperi room), Brussels, Belgium

For more information and the draft agenda, please consult http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=88&eventsId=256&furt....