Promoting growth, increasing employment, reducing the divide between regions,
reducing social exclusion: these are the strategic goals
of the so called "Lisbon Strategy" [1] summarized in the
sentence "to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based
economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth
with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion".
The strategy was designed to enable the Union to gain the
conditions for full employment and to strengthen cohesion
by 2010 and it foresees the following key objectives.
Increase and improve investment in Research and Development
Extend and deepen the Internal Market
Ensure open and competitive markets inside and outside
Attract more people into employment and modernise social protection systems
Facilitate innovation, the uptake of ICT and the sustainable use of resources
Expand and improve European infrastructure
Improve the adaptability of workers and enterprises and the flexibility of labour markets
Increase investment in human capital through better education and skills
Contribute to a strong European industrial base
What else can be done?
Five years after the launch of the Lisbon
strategy, the Commission found the results to date somewhat
disappointing and the European economy has failed to deliver
the expected performance in terms of growth, productivity
and employment. Job creation has slowed and there is still
insufficient investment in research and development. The
Commission has therefore decided to focus attention on the
action to be taken rather than targets to be attained. The
communication entitled "Working together for growth
and jobs - A new start for the Lisbon Strategy " proposes,
in particular, a simplified coordination process accompanied
by a concentration of efforts on the National Action Plans
(NAPs).
What about youth?
In recent years, European policy makers started paying greater attention to the possible consequences of the growing vulnerability of young people: youth unemployment is considered as a waste of resources; youth difficulty in social and job integration has negative consequences on the EU capacity to grow and innovate.
Central to the ongoing debates around Europe is the discussion on the concept of “flexicurity”, indicating policies trying to find a balance between labour force flexibility and social security.
Do
you think Lisbon goals can be achieved or, on the contrary,
they are too ambitious?
In
your opinion, which problems require more urgent solutions
at EU level?
What
do you think about "flexicurity"? Do you consider it as
a good answer to the crisis facing the European social
model?
was helfen denn die schönsten lissabonner ziele, wenn es doch nur absichtserklärungen sind, deren durchsetzung und umsetzung in keiner weise verpflichtend ist? wozu eine beschäftigungsstrategie, wenn doch die arbeitsmarkt, - steuer- und sozialpolitik reinste nationalsache ist und bleibt? hurra, willkommen im setuerwettbewerb! unternehmenssteuern runter, vermögenssteuern abschaffen. bleiben nur die massensteuern für die massen, nicht wahr? dafür: flexibilität, sprich runter mit den leistungen für arbeitslose, keine gemeinsamen sozialen standards, keine solidarität, keine chancengleichheit!
ist das nicht einfach neoliberal und sonst gar nix????
herrlich(2007-07-31 14:46)
Die Lissaboner Ziele sind ambitioniert und sollten angestrebt werden, aber nicht um jeden Preis. Ebenso "Flexicurity"; sie wird zu sehr als Möglichkeit für Arbeitgeber und zu wenig als wirkliche Chance für Arbeitnehmer und Arbeitnehmerinnen verstanden. In Österreich zurecht, da ja der Arbeitsminister gleichzeitig der Wirtschaftsminister ist und sich aufgrund der vergangenen Jahre seiner Politk wenig Glaubwürdigkeit besitzt. Wachstum und Beschäftigung vor allem für junge Menschen muss einen Abbau von Bürokratie, Bereitstellen von Risikokapital, Unterstützung bei Jungunternehmer/innen und ein Klima des gewünschten Experimentierens beinhalten.
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Increase and improve investment in Research and Development
Do
you think Lisbon goals can be achieved or, on the contrary,
they are too ambitious?
