Series Title | Collegium |
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Series Details | No.38, Spring 2009 (Special Edition) |
Publication Date | March 2009 |
ISSN | 1371-0346 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
In March 2000, the heads of State and Government launched the Lisbon process, intended to make the EU 'the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-driven economy by 2010'. This is a challenge not only for Europe’s economic performance, but as well for its social cohesion In fact, that challenge is to be understood in a double sense, as a threat to and as an opportunity for social cohesion. The Lisbon Strategy can be a tool for EU member states in the process of adapting to the more competitive environment brought by globalisation. Yet, is this However, the risk of social exclusion remains. A possible answer to these new challenges is to associate closely the creation of more competitive economies and the struggle for social inclusion. The conference held in Bruges on 14 March 2008 tried to explore some of these paths. Three main questions came to the fore: Can social inclusion be effectively incorporated into the European social agenda? how to promote the necessary partnerships in order to ensure that This report summarises the discussions held during the conference in these areas. It considers firstly the place that social inclusion has taken in the EU social agenda. Secondly, it demonstrates how partnerships for social inclusion contribute to tackling some of the new challenges |
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Source Link | https://www.coleurope.eu/content/publications/pdf/Collegium38.pdf |
Subject Categories | Employment and Social Affairs |
Countries / Regions | Europe |
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