Lisbon Strategy

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The Lisbon Strategy was a European Union development plan launched in 2000 aimed at making the EU the world’s most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy through reforms in innovation, research, employment, and social cohesion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union development strategy
economic and social reform agenda
adoptedBy European Council
European Union
adoptionDate March 2000
adoptionPlace Lisbon
aimedTo achieve sustainable economic growth
create more and better jobs
make the EU the world’s most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy
modernise the European social model
strengthen social cohesion
alsoKnownAs Lisbon Strategy
surface form: Lisbon Agenda

Lisbon Strategy
surface form: Lisbon Process
coordinatedThrough National Reform Programmes
endDate 2010
evaluatedBy European Commission
focusesOn education and training
information society
innovation and research
knowledge-based economy
labour market reform
social inclusion
geographicScope Member States of the European Union
surface form: European Union member states
hasComponent European Employment Strategy
open method of coordination
hasCriticism implementation uneven across member states
targets considered overly ambitious
introducedConcept knowledge-based economy as central EU objective
monitoredBy European Commission
namedAfter Lisbon
policyArea economic policy coordination
employment policy
innovation policy
research and development policy
social policy
relatedTo Europe 2020 strategy
European Employment Strategy
European social model
revisedBy European Council
revisedIn 2005
revisionKnownAs relaunch of the Lisbon Strategy
setsTarget greater social cohesion in the EU
higher employment rates in the EU
improved education and training outcomes
increased investment in research and development
successor Europe 2020 strategy
timePeriod 2000–2010
usesInstrument open method of coordination

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Lisbon Strategy alsoKnownAs Lisbon Strategy
this entity surface form: Lisbon Agenda
Lisbon Strategy alsoKnownAs Lisbon Strategy
this entity surface form: Lisbon Process
Europe 2020 strategy follows Lisbon Strategy
National Reform Programmes followsFrom Lisbon Strategy
this entity surface form: Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs
European Research Area influencedBy Lisbon Strategy
National Reform Programmes partOf Lisbon Strategy
European Employment Strategy relatedTo Lisbon Strategy
Europe 2020 strategy replaced Lisbon Strategy
National Reform Programmes timePeriod Lisbon Strategy
this entity surface form: Lisbon Strategy cycle 2005–2010