The National Lisbon Action Programme Implementation Report is currently being evaluated by the European Commission16 October 2007
The report presenting the implementation of the National Lisbon Action Programme was submitted to the European Commission on 15 October; the country report issued by the Commission, as well as recommendations formulated earlier were equally taken into account when the report was compiled.
Establishing macro-economic balance, representing a precondition for economic growth and increasing the level of employment, was the key objective stipulated in the revised National Action Programme. As regards establishing a balance, the past year proved successful, since the rate of deficit reduction set out in the Convergence Programme was achieved thanks to the measures outlined in the Action Programme.
The consistent implementation of reform measures in the area of the micro- and macro-economy, as well as employment defined within the framework the revised Action Programme and the series of measures set out in the New Hungary Development Plan will jointly contribute to the successful implementation of the convergence programme, and therefore to ensuring employment and economic growth on the long run.
The Government held a series of public consultations with the National Interest Reconciliation Council, as well as 150 sectoral partners. Political parties debated the Implementation Report at the European Affairs Committee of the National Assembly, following which the Government approved the document to be submitted to the European Commission at the Cabinet meeting held on 10 October 2007.