Davos Annual Meeting 2005 - Europe's Missing Engine of Growth

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Channel: World Economic Forum · 2007 · News & Politics

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The economic targets set out at the Lisbon summit of European Union leaders in 2000 were meant to help Europe steam past the United States to become the world's leading economy by 2010.
1) Why will this goal not be met?
2) What are the main challenges?
3) Is the European growth model sustainable?
Hervé Gaymard, Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry of France
Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and Minister for Women of the United Kingdom
Angela Merkel, Chairperson, CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group, Bundestag, Germany
Klaus P. Zumwinkel, Chairman of the Board of Management, Deutsche Post World Net, Germany
Challenger
Henry A. McKinnell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pfizer, USA; Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum
Moderated by
Günter Verheugen, Commissioner, Enterprise and Industry, European Commission, Brussels

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