The European Commission presented the new Strategy of the Union for growth and employment last week. It should be followed up by the adoption of a new Eu Partnership for growth and employment during the next Summit of the heads of state and of government planned to be held in Brussels on 22-23 March. The objective of the new Strategy necessary to revive the Lisbon Agenda is to increase European GDP to at least 3% by 2010. The programme of the Executive is based on three fundamental points: “making Europe more capable of attracting investments and jobs”; “placing know-how and innovation at the service of growth”; and “creating new and better quality jobs” (at least 6 million by 2010). Outlining the Strategy to the European Parliament, the President of the Commission Josè Barroso appealed to member states to appoint “a Mr or Mrs Lisbon” to manage and monitor the implementation of the proposed measures. Further information on the website http://europa.eu.int/comm
