The Lisbon Strategy:

The Lisbon Strategy's policy guidelines should be reviewed to recognise: the benefits of simultaneous and coordinated investments in Lisbon objectives across the EU; the fight against climate change; the fight against delocalization and social dumping; the objective of full and high quality employment, particularly for young people and women, notably through the elimination of gender inequalities; the possible use of income policies to reduce income inequalities; the need for territorial cohesion; the need to create a system of lifelong learning accessible to all, including pre-school education; the objective of 3% GDP for R&D.

The Priorities of the Portuguese Presidency in the field of employment and social affairs are flexicurity, with the aim of creating more and better jobs, social inclusion, the fight against poverty, in particular child poverty and reconciling work with private and family life.