The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) welcomed the social agenda but said it hoped the agenda will not remain "a list of pious aspirations".
Harsh criticism came from the Platform of European Social NGOs (Social Platform). Their press release stated that the social agenda has fallen victim to the growth-first approach of the Lisbon agenda. "The Commission has abandoned the social pillar of Lisbon," the Platform stated. In particular, it attacked the lack of any reference to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and questioned the idea of a European Year to combat poverty and social exclusion in 2010. "... what happens to the EU's commitment to achieve a decisive impact on the eradication of poverty before that date?" asked the NGOs Asociatia/The Association"Proeducatia Rromilor Europeni in Contextul Integrarii Euro-Atlantice si Mondiale"Vizitati pagina http://www.geocities.com/survivor1977roVisit the web page http://www.geocities.com/survivor1977ro __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/VpgUKB/pzNLAA/cUmLAA/RR.olB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *** sustineti [romania_eu_list] prin 1% din impozitul pe 2005 - detalii la http://www.europe.org.ro/euroatlantic_club/unulasuta.php *** Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/romania_eu_list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
