When EU leaders adopted the Lisbon strategy in 2000, they were confident of making a decisive impact on poverty by 2010.
However, things did not turn out as expected. The results are, to say the least, disappointing. Poverty rates are generally at a standstill and even showed an upward trend in some member states, despite favorable economic conditions in the pre-crisis period.
To replace the failed Lisbon Agenda, the European Council agreed on 17 June to adopt the so-called Europ...
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