Mid-Term Review of the Lisbon Strategy: Regional and Local Players Need to Step Up Their Involvement

Heichlinger, Alexander and Määttä, Seppo and Unfried, Martin. (2005) Mid-Term Review of the Lisbon Strategy: Regional and Local Players Need to Step Up Their Involvement . EIPAScope 2005(2):pp. 47-52.

Abstract

[Introduction]. How should regional and local actors in Europe be involved in delivering the revised Lisbon strategy? This is a question of importance not only for the development of good multilevel governance in the European Union but also for the effective implementation of European policies. This report summarises some of the discussion of this question which took place at the International Conference1 on the Lisbon strategy on growth and employment from the regional and local viewpoint. This conference, which brought together around 80 high-level civil servants and practitioners, politicians and academics, was jointly organised by EIPA and the European Centre for the Regions (EIPA-ECR) in April 2005 in Barcelona. The authors have summarised some "Key Messages" which were stated by speakers and participants. These are reproduced at the end of this article.