The "conclusions" of last week's Summit on rekindling the Lisbon Strategy certainly do not represent a galvanising text that could raise the enthusiasm of the public. The faults are many. They are long, much too long (30 pages in the official presentation), they are drab and soporific and, at times, not all that clear. I urge those who want an overview of the economic results of the Summit to read the résumé published in our bulletin of 22 March (pp.9 and following) before broaching the...