Lisbon Strategy
© Commission européenneThe Lisbon strategy is the European Union's plan of action to promote the regions' economic competitiveness in the world economy in par with its social cohesion. Deep structural changes are needed and this should, is and will have a strong impact on all the EU's member states. This section intends to provide the necessary information and space for analysis and debate on the implementation process of the Lisbon Strategy by each european country and the region as one, as well as its national, regional and global impact.

 

Genesis

Europe is constantly building and discovering its own way for development, modernisation and social fairness. The need of a pragmatic and systemic approach allowing the EU to develop economic competitiveness together with increased social cohesion characterises the European momentum and its strategic approach to development. Nevertheless, this has proved to be a difficult path.

In March 2000, European leaders committed the EU to become by 2010 "the most dynamic and competitive knowledge-based economy in the world capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion, and respect for the environment". This came to be known as the Lisbon Strategy, encompassing a comprehensive and interdependent series of reforms, where maximum effectiveness would be achieved if all EU member-states acted in concert.

The Lisbon Strategy is based on long-term action, nevertheless, increased commitment is needed at all levels to achieve improved economic growth and increased employment, social cohesion and environmental sustainability. Even though the 2010 deadline intends to provide only an aim to policy-makers, entrepreneurs, social partners and civil society in general, we have gone through half a decade achieving only a disappointing overall performance. The reasons for this could be split into two: on the one hand, a negative external environment since 2000, on the other hand the main problem is the structural weakness of the European economy, an overloaded national and European agenda, poor co-ordination and conflicting priorities.

According to the Report from the High Level Group chaired by Wim Kok, published in November 2004, even though much needs to be done in order to prevent Lisbon to become a synonym for missed objectives and failed promises, Lisbon is not a picture of unrelieved gloom. The report highlights positive structural changes in: labour market policies, permitting the growth of temporary employment; the overall female employment rate rose to 56% in 2003; the employment rates of older workers in some of the countries. Beyond employment, progress was mainly in the spread of ICT and the use of Internet in schools, universities, administration and trade. The worst results were signalled on net job creation, which largely slowed down, on research and development spending, on transposing EU internal market directives and, last but not least, environment-related targets.

Key documents


The European Commission's annual Spring Report examines the Strategy in detail. The Spring Report is the only document on the agenda of the Spring European Council, where EU Heads of State and Government assess the progress of the strategy and decide future priorities in order to realize the Lisbon targets. Here you can find direct links to these key documents in the process of implementation of the Lisbon Strategy.


Spring European Council conclusions and reports:




EU Council conlusions, Barcelona, March 2002: http://ue.eu.int/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/ec/71025.pdf


EU Council conlusions, Brussels, March 2003:
http://ue.eu.int/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/ec/75136.pdf


EU Council conlusions, Brussels, March 2004:
http://ue.eu.int/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/ec/79696.pdf


Facing the challenge Report from the high level group chaired by Wim Kok, November 2004
http://europa.eu.int/comm/lisbon_strategy/pdf/2004-1866-EN-complet.pdf

Structural indicators Set of indicators used to underpin the Commission's analysis to the 2004 Spring report
http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/portal/page?_
pageid=1133,1400891,1133_1402816&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL



 

 

 
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