European Council : Road Map for a Revised Social Agenda

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The European Council, on 13 and 14 March in Brussels, endorsed the key messages submitted to it by the Councils of employment, education and competitiveness ministers, as well as the new guidelines for employment in 2008-2010.

The main challenge is to seek a "new revised social agenda" from the European Commission for the coming years, an initiative that strengthens the "social dimension of the Lisbon strategy in all its aspects, the realities of the labour market and social affairs, as well as youth, education, migration and demography, as well as intercultural dialogue". Combating poverty and social exclusion and increasing employment opportunities on the labour market are …