18-11-2004: Assumption of office of the new members of the European Commission: CESI expects new impetus to the Lisbon strategy
 
On the occasion of the approval of the new members of the European Commission by the European Parliament the Executive Board of CESI has adopted a resolution. In it the CESI expects that, in view of the stagnation - and to some extent even the regression - observed with regard to the implementation of the Lisbon Strategy, the new Commission will provide new impetus. It considers it a positive signal that the Commission President is to attend to this dossier in person and that President Barroso has already said that the pursuance of the Lisbon Strategy is his Commission’s most important objective.
In this context, the CESI calls for the European Commission to adopt a balanced approach for the second half of the implementation of the Lisbon Strategy, taking adequate account of both economic and social interests. The independent trade unions reject a one-sided focus on economic requirements. Instead, greater emphasis must be placed on the social dimension of the Lisbon Strategy.
The resolution can be downloaded from the "Documents" section.