12 March 2001, 15:49 ECOFIN Ministers agree 12 structural indicators list
BRUSSELS (AFX) - EU finance ministers agreed a set of 12 structural
indicators to be used in member states' intensifying efforts to reform
and modernise their economies, officials said.
The set, selected from a list of 35, is intended to serve as a
basis for council of ministers' discussions, to focus public debate and
to provide a concise overview of states' performance, they said.
It is part of the EU's move, started a year ago, to become the
"most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world"
within a decade.
The set highlights five aspects of the economy: the general
economic background, employment, innovation and research, economic
reform and social cohesion.
The 12 indicators are GDP per capita and real GDP growth rate;
employment rate by gender, employment rate of older workers; R&D
expenditure, level of internet access, ICT expenditures; prices in the
network industries telecommunications and electricity, business
investment, capital raised on stock markets; long term unemployment
rate, variation in unemployment rates across regions, and early school
leavers not in further education or training.
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