Preparations for the Spring Council and the Lisbon Strategy

The European Parliament adopted a resolution, march 2006, concerning the input to the Spring 2006 European Council of 23-24 March 2006 in relation to the Lisbon Strategy. The resolution, put forward by the three main political groups of the Parliament - the EPP-ED, PES and ALDE - was adopted by 431 votes to 118, with 55 abstentions. MEPs outline the priorities and strategies that the Spring Council should concern itself with regarding the realisation of the revised Lisbon Strategy.