Leading the project team "Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness".
Coordinating the mid-term review of the Europe 2020 strategy, Europe's economic growth strategy.
Pursuing structural reforms in EU countries and ensuring, together with the Vice-President for the Euro and Social Dialogue, that the EU's economic policy coordination is successful and takes account of the social impacts of reforms.
Building a Capital Markets Union by 2019, in co-operation with Vice-President for the Euro and Social Dialogue. Maximising the benefits of capital markets and non-bank financial institutions for the rest of the economy, particularly for SMEs, for all EU Member States. Ensuring that financial markets are properly regulated and supervised so that they are stable, competitive and transparent, at the service of jobs and growth.
Jyrki Katainen's team supports him in his daily work.
Vice-President Katainen receives Mr Luca Visentini, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).
Vice-President Katainen participates in the EU-Japan Summit.