Enlargement should also give fresh impetus to policies to tackle deep-seated structural impediments and reverse sagging income prospects. The Lisbon Strategy adopted in March 2000 set an ambitious course for the EU, calling for greater focus on research and development, completion of the internal market, bold education and employment objectives, and promotion of active aging, all supported by appropriate macroeconomic policies.
（欧盟）的扩大应该为出台解决深层次的结构性障碍和扭转收入下降局面的政策提供新的动力。2000年3月通过的《里斯本战略》为欧盟设定了一项雄心勃勃的事业。它呼吁更多地关注研发，完善内部市场，实现更大胆的教育和就业目标，推行积极的老龄化观念，而所有的这一切都有适当的宏观经济政策为支持。