What is the Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs?
Europe needs economic reforms to benefit from the opportunities and meet the challenges of globalisation and to create the growth and jobs necessary to maintain and improve its prosperity as its population ages. So when they met at the Lisbon summit in March 2000, European Union leaders set out a new strategy, based on a consensus among Member States, to make Europe more dynamic and competitive, in a sustainable way and while enhancing social inclusion.
