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Originally posted by Agamemnon@May 10 2005, 03:15 PM
So... this guy thinks the EU is 'stagnant'? That's a strange comment; the EU is the most dynamic and experimental of the world's transnational organizations.
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Really?
"If we do not act immediately, our valued social and environmental model will become unaffordable. In the face of international competition and an ageing population, growth could soon decrease to 1% per year (more than half of today's growth).
We are now half-way through the process and the results are not very satisfactory."
Europa
"The European Commission adopted on Wednesday morning a package of proposals to revitalise the Lisbon process, which the Commission acknowledges to be still far from reaching its targets as it reaches its mid-way point.
Mr Barroso first stressed the progress that had been made: "The telecommunications and energy markets are more open, the Single European Sky is becoming a reality, the European transport networks are taking shape". But much remains to be done if Europe is become the most competitive economy in the world by 2010. "Let's be honest with ourselves", said Mr Barroso. "We know this progress is not enough…Major proposals are still on the table at Parliament and the Council. And sometimes there are those who drag their feet over implementing the rules adopted. Change has not been fast enough and members of the public do not yet feel the effects of the 'Lisbon factor' in their everyday lives."
Europarl
"By "refocusing" on job creation and growth, Mr Barroso has honestly acknowledged that the much-vaunted "Lisbon strategy", drawn up five years ago, and designed to turn Europe into the "world's most dynamic economy" by 2010, is damagingly over-ambitious.
On a day when German jobless figures reached a record of over 5 million, such realism is the only sensible course. Overall, EU unemployment is now 8.9% compared to 5.4% in the US."
The Guardian
"The recommendations of the European Commission for a new European Partnership for Growth and Employment gives the Lisbon Strategy the chance to get back on track. Putting the efforts on the real problems of Europe's economy, which are the lack of competitiveness and growth, makes the whole strategy more realistic and increase its credibility."
EU business
Eventhough the EU itself admits that it is in deep shat, Mr. Agamemnon keeps on insisting the sky is as rosy as ever. Your comrades must be proud of you.