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European Economic and Social Committee

Lisbon Strategy Observatory


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Why set up aLisbon Strategy Observatory?The Lisbon strategy is a project for European society as a whole, enabling it to meet thechallenges of a globalised world. Considering the present uncertain economic and socialsituation, the implementation of the Lisbon Agenda is of key importance. In July 2008,the EESC created the Lisbon Strategy Observatory to step up stakeholder involvement inthe Lisbon process. Civil society plays a key role in the preparation, implementation andassessment of the Lisbon reforms. The LSO works jointly with the national ESCs andother partner organisations and conducts country missions in order to hold genuinediscussions on the implementation process with all civil society actors. During the newLisbon cycle (2008-2010) the LSO will prepare jointly with national ESCs and otherpartner organisations a comprehensive, substantial and detailed Integrated Report onthe implementation and the future of the Lisbon Strategy in the post-2010 period to bepresented to the 2010 Spring Council.

Statement by the President, Mario Sepi

The president's website work programme priorities

This strategy is fundamental: cooperation with the other institutions to tackle theissues of modernisation, the knowledge-based society, international competition,

research and the rights of Europeans as citizens and as workers is the key to

contributing to the renewal of society.


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Since the Lisbon Strategy was re-launched in

2005 by the European heads of state or

government, the EESC has considered this to

be one of the most important projects for Europe. Civil society has a particularlyimportant role in the implementation process. The objective of the President of the

LSO, Staffan Nilsson (Group III SE) is to make the observatory the main platform

for the exchange of views and experiences on the Lisbon reforms between the EU

Institutions and civil society at large, so that all active players can take ownership

of the balanced reforms necessary to lead Europe into a prosperous and inclusive

21st century.

What is the LSOs work programme?The achievements of recent years (with the EU Council Presidency regularly giving

mandates to the EESC) would suggest that with the creation of the LSO, the EESC has

found a working structure commensurate with the political priority attached to this

subject matter. The LSO is continuing to work together with national ESCs and other

partner organisations. A Lisbon communication strategy is helping to raise the

observatory's profile as required.

The LSO's plan between now and the 2010 spring summit is to prepare an Integrated

Report on the implementation and the future of the Lisbon Strategy in the post-2010

period, an opinion on the external dimension of the renewed Lisbon Strategy, an opinion

on the impact of energy and climate on the Lisbon Strategy, and an opinion entitled

Universities for Europe,jointly with national ESCs and other partner organisations. In

addition, at the request of Commissioner Wallstrm, the EESC has drawn up an

exploratory opinion dealing with issues relating to the governance of the Lisbon

process.

Staffan Nilsson,

President of the Lisbon

Strategy Observatory

The Lisbon Strategy Observatory has 33 members

taken in equal numbers from the three groups:

Group I

Mr CALLEJA (MT)Mr DANEV (BG)Mr KORN (DE)Mr MULEWICZ (PL)Mr MORGAN (UK)

Mr PEZZINI (IT)Mr PLOSCEANU (RO)Ms SCHWENG (AT)Ms SIRKEINEN (FI)Mr RODRIGUEZ GARCIA CARO (ES)

Mr VAN IERSEL (NL)

Group II

Mr ADAMCZYK (PL)Mr ATTLEY (IE)Ms BATUT (FR)Mr DASSIS (EL)Mr DIMITROV (BG)

Mr FORNEA (RO)Mr GREIF (AT)Ms KURKI (FI)Ms ROKSANDIC (SI)Mr VERBOVEN (BE)Mr ZUFIAUR NARVAIZA (ES)

Group III

Ms ANDREI (RO)Mr BARABS (HU)Mr CABRA DE LUNA (ES)Mr CHREN (SK)Mr JAHIER (IT)

Mr JROVEC (CZ)Ms MENDZA-DROZD (PL)Mr NILSSON, Prsident (SE)Mr OSBORN (UK)Ms PICHENOT (FR)Mr WOLF (DE)


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www.eesc.europa.eu/ceslink/

What is the European Economic and SocialCommittee (EESC)?

The European Economic and Social Committee is a consultative body set up by the

Rome Treaties in 1957. Its main task is to advise the three main European

institutions (the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the

European Commission), primarily by adopting opinions.

The Committee is made up of 344 members belonging to representative national

organisations of organised civil society in the European Union and divided into

three groups: the Employers group, the Employees group and the Various

Interests group (which includes farmers, the professions, environmentalists,consumers, and so on).

The EESC enables representatives of economic, social, socio-occupational and civic

organisations to be an integral part of the policy- and decision-making process at

European Union level.

For further information please consult our web site: http://www.eesc.europa.eu.

LSO Secretariat

Gilbert Marchlewitz, Administrator Tel +32 25469358

Juri Soosaar, Administrator Tel +32 25469628

Claudine Denys, Assistant Tel. +32 25469286

Katherine Camilleri, Assistant Tel. +32 25468671

Kaarina Tapola, Assistant Tel. +32 25469099

For further information:

http://www.eesc.europa.eu/lisbon_strategy/eesc_documents/index_en.asp


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In July 2008, the EESC created the Lisbon

Strategy Observatory to step up stakeholder

involvement in the Lisbon process.

Civil society plays a key role in the preparation,implementation and assessment of the Lisbon

reforms.

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