A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi

President Juncker's expectations from the Spring Summit in terms of the Lisbon Strategy - Two warnings for the European Commission

Civil society's involvement in the Lisbon Strategy was the subject of the conference held on Wednesday and Thursday in Luxembourg by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). The President of the Ecofin Council, the President of the Eurogroup and the President of the European Council took the floor. You will, I imagine, be aware that these are one and the same person: Jean-Claude Juncker. Before outlining the (significant and constructive) results of the Conference, I would like to...