föstudagur, 25. febrúar 2011

Lissabon markmið ESB sem upprunalega áttu að tryggja líf evrunnar eru í molum og menn hafa ekkert lært af reynslunni

Europe’s Competitiveness Shell Game; Ann Mettler

BRUSSELS – For seasoned observers of Europe’s economy, the most recent European Union summit delivered a bizarre sense of déjà vu. Little more than a decade ago, European leaders announced to great fanfare the “Lisbon Agenda,” a policy blueprint to make Europe “the most competitive, knowledge-based economy in the world.” The new “Competitiveness Pact,” proposed at the EU summit by France and Germany, did not make the same pretensions to global grandeur, but was instead sold as a step required to ensure the survival of the euro.
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Unfortunately, however, government leaders have apparently learned nothing from the lessons of the failed Lisbon Agenda. Indeed, the current plans seem doomed to fail for two reasons.

Krækja; Europe’s Competitiveness Shell Game by Ann Mettler - Project Syndicate

PS: Svona fóru Lissabon 2000 markmið ESB, sem er síðasta 10 ára áætlun Evrópusambandsins: Lissabon 2000 markmið Evrópusambandsins