Citizens dont understand what Lisbon means. What are you going to do to tell them and consult them?
We live in democracies and ultimately if the public does not agree, changes will not happen. So communication is key. But to communicate, you need to respond to the interests and concerns of citizens and you need policies and instruments that are easy to understand. We now have those. For example, the revamped Growth and Jobs Strategy sets up simple and transparent procedures showing Member States and their citizens – what other countries are doing and how well it has worked. An effort to simplify language for example complementing or replacing Lisbon with the more self-explanatory Growth and Jobs – is also being made. The Commission will follow its approach on communication, based on three principles: listening to citizens, talking to people in language they understand and going local by communicating close to citizens through its Representations in Member States. Reinforced efforts to communicate on growth and jobs will concentrate on specific target groups such as women and young pe
