If implemented, the strategy should bring "at least 2% growth" to Europe, Barroso said, presenting his proposals in Brussels on Wednesday (3 March).
However, he said it would be "too risky" to speculate on a precise figure as the current economic crisis had made the situation difficult to predict.
A fragile recovery from the economic crisis and fiscal problems in Greece and other EU states have sparked tensions in the euro currency area and added to doubts about whether the EU can match the economic strength of the United States and China.
José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, has unveiled a long-awaited 10-year plan for greener growth and jobs in Europe, proposing a limited set of targets on education, R&D and poverty reduction and "policy warnings" for EU countries that fail to meet them.
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