Lisbon Strategy / EU 2020
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The Lisbon reform strategy for growth and jobs agreed in 2000 by European Heads of State and Government expires this year.
The European Commission is currently working on the »EU 2020« strategy that is set to take the place of the Lisbon strategy. The »EU 2020« strategy will be the main agenda item for the EU spring summit on 25 and 26 March in Brussels and the final strategy will be adopted at the June European Council.
The European Commission has carried out a public consultation on the »EU 2020« strategy. BDI and BDA took part with a joint submission.
The goal of the Lisbon strategy – to make the EU the »most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world« – has not been achieved. The jointly decided concrete
objectives in the central areas of economic, labour market and research policy have not been met. This is the fault of implementation deficits at both European and national level. In order for the »EU 2020« strategy to be a success, German business believes that coherent reform initiatives are needed in all policy areas. It is also important that the European Commission takes appropriate account of the competitiveness of industry when it draws up its legislative proposals. Proposals such as the recent anti-discrimination directive or the Commission’s initiatives on collective redress harm the competitiveness of companies and stand in the way of the »EU 2020« strategy’s objectives.
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BDI/BDA The German Business Representation
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European Affairs Division
Phone: +49 30 2028-1491
Fax: +49 30 2028-2491
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BDI - Federation of German Industries
Breite Straße 29
10178 Berlin
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