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"If we cast a glance at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) GDP scale (the EU is in first place, Lithuania is 82nd), we can see that GDP does not tell the entire story. GDP does not sufficiently reflect the complex socio-economic reality of national and regional challenges. Although GDP is a strong macro-economic indicator, it does not reflect Lithuania’s greatest social problems, such as unemployment, the quality of education and health care systems and disparities in income distribution. In Lithuania, and at EU level, there is often a lack of clear information, data and indicators, and I therefore support the rapporteur’s proposal to provide a better report on social indicators. I hope that this will provide more comprehensive information for developing policies.
Nowadays, unfortunately, politicians often do not have such information. The development of EU policies should not be purely based on abstract statistics. Above all, EU policy should be measured by the progress made in improving the well-being of Europeans. The ‘Beyond GDP’ method mentioned in this report may prove very useful. However, before implementing it, we should find out more about the possibilities of adapting the new method in everyday life."@en1
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