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"The main theme of the forthcoming Spring Summit will be to follow up the Lisbon strategy, which aims to make the European Union the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, with the objective of achieving sustainable growth, full employment, a reduction in poverty and greater social cohesion.
At present, factors such as the economic recession, demographic aging, a rising unemployment rate and the lack of new jobs are making it difficult to realise these objectives. It is also worrying that only 40% of Community measures in the context of the Lisbon strategy have been implemented by the Member States.
This makes it essential for the next Spring Summit to emphasise the need to enhance coordination of the economic, employment and social policies of the European Union and of the Member States, and to carry out structural reforms following a clear route map with specific deadlines.
Special attention should be paid to competitiveness, research, education and lifelong learning, not to mention the legal, financial and fiscal reforms needed to allow SMEs to help to achieve the Lisbon objectives.
Lastly, a clear role for Parliament in the run-up to the annual Spring summits needs to be defined."@en1
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