An agenda for Sustainable Growth in Europe. Final Report, EPC Growth Task Force, March 2005

Ahead of the European Council Summit on 22-23 March, 2005, which will review EU Member State achievements in fulfilling the ambitious Lisbon Agenda goals, the EPC Growth Task Force presented a comprehensive analysis on how to achieve long-term sustainable growth in Europe. The paper argues that economic growth is not an end in itself. Rather, economic growth is there to serve a greater ambition: the creation and maintenance of a vibrant, socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable European society.