On January 25th, the European Commission published its annual report on growth and jobs. By this means, which is part of the re-launching of the Lisbon Strategy, it expects Member States to drive their reforms better . This new processus aims at getting the governments to commit themselves to implementing concrete measures. It gives us the opportunity to have an overview on what the trends and directions of the reforms are in the 25 Member States. (Ref. 0688)
Commission President José Manuel Barroso said with enthusiasm : “There has been a wind of change moving though the corridors of Brussels and national capitals since we launched the Lisbon Strategy last year. (…) Now Member States must get in the driving seat and speed up reforms. (…) They must find the political will to match words with deeds – it’s time to move up a gear.”
With no surprise, the title of the report is “Time to move up a gear”. It provides an analysis of the 25 national...
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