Editing Lisbon Strategy (section)

==Closing review==
In 2009 [[Sweden|Swedish]] prime minister [[Fredrik Reinfeldt]] admitted:

{{Quote|Even if progress has been made it must be said that the Lisbon Agenda, with only a year remaining before it is to be evaluated, has been a failure.|<ref>EurActiv, [http://www.euractiv.com/en/priorities/sweden-admits-lisbon-agenda-failure/article-182797 Sweden admits Lisbon Agenda 'failure'], 2009</ref>}}

The alleged failure of the Lisbon Strategy was widely commented on in the news and by member states leaders.<ref name="w1"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/charlemagne/2010/01/08/do-europeans-want-a-dynamic-economy|title=Do Europeans want a dynamic economy?|date=8 January 2010|newspaper=The Economist}}</ref>

Spain's prime minister [[José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero]] pointed out that the non-binding character of the Lisbon Strategy contributed to the failure, and this lesson needed to be taken into account by the new Europe 2020 strategy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/spain-calls-for-binding-eu-economic-goals-and-penalties/a-5098907|title=Spain calls for binding EU economic goals - and penalties - DW - 08.01.2010|website=DW.COM}}</ref>

Official appraisal of the Lisbon Strategy took place in March 2010 at a European Summit, where the new Europe 2020 strategy was also launched.