06-02-2005, 03:48 AM
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Socialists criticise EU's 'economy first' Lisbon approach
http://www.eupolitix.com/EN/News/200...bd041b0775.htm
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On the eve of new Brussels proposals to revive the EU’s flagging Lisbon agenda, Europe’s socialists have called for a “more sophisticated understanding of competitiveness.”
In a report aimed specifically at derailing European Commission President, José Manuel Barroso’s plans to focus the Lisbon strategy largely on economic growth, the European Parliament’s socialist group warned that a crude “economy first” approach risks damaging Europe’s social model and alienating and disenfranchising citizens.
In contrast to the Brussels review, being presented to the European Parliament on Wednesday, the socialists' report emphasises the importance of the reciprocal relationship between the economy, society and the environment.
“We all agree that economic performance must be improved. But the socialist group insists that social and environmental progress are part of the solution, not part of the problem,” said group vice president Jan Marinus Wiersma.
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