C o n t e n t s Editorial...................................................................................................... 1 Foreword.................................................................................................... 3 Abbreviations............................................................................................. 5 Višnja Samardžija THE LISBON STRATEGY IN THE WIDER EUROPEAN CONTEXT.. 7 Will Europe win the Lisbon Strategy?.................................................. 9 The Lisbon Strategy as a challenge for the new candidates.................. 17 The Lisbon Strategy and Croatia........................................................... 19 Conclusions........................................................................................... 31 Christa Randzio-Plath THE LISBON STRATEGY: FRAMEWORK FOR SOCIAL REFORM AGENDA IN THE EU............................................................................... 35 The Lisbon Strategy- challenges and expectations.............................. 37 Lisbon Strategy and key policies.......................................................... 45 European economic governance........................................................... 49 Conclusions........................................................................................... 52 Tania Zgajewski THE LISBON STRATEGY: WHAT IS WRONG?.................................... 55 Introduction........................................................................................... 57 The problem: the economic situation of Europe................................... 58 The answer: the Lisbon Strategy........................................................... 63 The results of the Lisbon Strategy........................................................ 66 The alternative paths............................................................................. 67 General conclusion................................................................................ 70 V