On Wednesday 18 February, the European Commission adopted its annual policy strategy which opens the way to the establishment of a policy agenda for 2010. It will, of course, be up to the next Commission to examine policy priorities in the light of its strategic objectives and to translate them into an operational programme when it draws up its work programme for 2010. The impact of the current financial and economic crisis is expected to be considerable both in 2009 and in 2010 and will no...