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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8877

29 January 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/lisbon strategy/social
Lisbon Strategy is “partnership” with Member States and social partners and should focus on growth and employment, says Odile Quintin, stressing importance of new social agenda to be published on 9 February

Brussels, 28/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - The Lisbon Strategy remains valid, it is good but it did not work for two reasons: the lack of ownership at national level; the overlap between “open methods of coordination” and dossiers which have been added over time. Revising it, priorities must be outlined: growth and employment. “I am positive about this strategy. This is a safe bet. It should not be called into question, but it should be acknowledged that it has not worked well up to now....

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