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Regional Integration and the Impact on Economic Growth and Development

Table 1:

Leading indicators of the Europe 2020 Strategy, EU28
Main Indicators of Europe 2020 Strategy Key Indicator Start situation Current situation Goal for 2020
2008 2012 2013 2014
Employment Employment rates in total (% of people aged 20-64 years) 70,3 68,4 68,4 69.2 75
R & D Gross domestic expenditure for research and development (% from the GDP) 1.85 2.01 2.03 2,03p 3.00
Climate change and energy Greenhouse gas emissions* (index 1,990 = 100) 90.16 81.69 80,2 : 80
Weight of renewable energy sources in gross final consumption (%) 10.5 14.1 15.0 : 20
Primary energy consumption (million tonnes of oil equivalent) 1 686.6 1583.9 1566.5 : 1,483
Final consumption of energy (million tonnes of oil equivalent) 1 173,3 1102,4 1104,6 : 1,086
Education Individuals who leave early from education and training graduates, in total (% of people aged 18-24) 14.6 12.6 11.9 11.1b <10,0
Tertiary education, in total (% of people aged 30-34) 31.2 36,0 37.1 37,9b ≥40,0
Poverty or social exclusion ** Risk of poverty or social exclusion (Cumulative difference since 2008 in thousands) : 6173 5009 4382 -20000
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