Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs

The Lisbon Strategy (2000 – 2010) was decided by the European Council in Lisbon (June 2000) as the general European policy strategy for growth, employment, social inclusion and sustainability, aiming to become the most competitive economy at the world. The Lisbon Strategy was reviewed in 2005, when economic growth and employment were prioritised.

Position papers

  March 2006: UEAPME position paper on the Commission’s Communication on Implementing the Community Lisbon Programme: Fostering entrepreneurial mindsets through education and learning - COM (2006) 33 final

  December 2004: Give last chance to Lisbon, UEAPME’s position paper for the Luxembourg Presidency of the EU

  March 2000: UEAPME position on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions "Towards a european research area"

Press releases

  15/03/2005: Member States must deliver reforms for jobs and growth

  15/03/2005: Joint Declaration by the Social Partners on the mid-term review of the Lisbon Strategy

  09/03/2005: Rhetoric on Lisbon must be matched by action on SME priorities

  07/03/2005: Finance Ministers told to prioritise SME needs in Lisbon Review

  03/02/2005: Barroso Commision brings Lisbon back to realism

  01/12/2004: Give Lisbon one last chance, SMEs tell Luxembourg Presidency

  01/12/2004: Les PME demandent à la Présidence Luxembourgeoise de donner une dernière chance à la Stratégie de Lisbonne

  23/03/2004: LISBON STRATEGY: "Commit and deliver" Business Leaders tell Heads of State ahead of the Spring Summit

  18/03/2004: Member States should not use current economic upturn as a pretext to ease up on implementation of Lisbon reforms, UEAPME warns

  18/03/2004: UEAPME met en garde les Etats Membres contre la tentation de céder à la facilité et d’utiliser la reprise économique actuelle comme prétexte pour repousser la mise en oeuvre des réformes de l’Agenda de Lisbonne

  26/02/2004: Stronger, more coherent EU competitiveness policy will help Europe meet the Lisbon challenge, says UEAPME

  03/04/2003: Current trend of European Convention endangers Lisbon Targets

  03/04/2003: La tendance actuelle de la Convention Européenne met en danger les Objectifs de Lisbonne

  14/03/2003: Lisbon Targets will not be achieved unless Member States take urgent actions