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THE LISBON REVIEW 2006
Denmark is the most competitive economy as measured by the European Union’s own Lisbon criteria, followed by Finland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany, according to the World Economic Forum's Lisbon Review 2006. The review is the third in a biennial series that assesses the progress made by the EU member countries in the far-reaching goals of the EU’s Lisbon Strategy of economic and structural reforms, the last of which was published in 2004. In addition to assessing the performance of the 25 existing EU members, it also measures the competitive performance of the countries on the waiting list to join in coming years.
- Read highlights of the Lisbon Review 2006
- Download the entire report
- Download the full Lisbon Review 2006 ranking in Excel format
- Watch an interview with Jennifer Blanke, Senior Economist at the Forum’s Global Competitiveness Network and author of the report.
- Print-quality high resolution photographs of the cover and of Jennifer Blanke, the author of the report, can be downloaded free of charge here: http://www.pbase.com/forumweb/lisbonreview
Broadcasters a Video News Release including an interview with Jennifer Blanke will be available on Reuters TV on Wednesday at 08:00 GMT.
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THE LISBON REVIEW 2004
The results of the Forum's second Lisbon Review were released at the European Economic Summit 2004 in Warsaw, Poland. The Lisbon Review 2004 assessed the progress made by the core 15 EU member states as well as those countries that joined on 1 May 2004, in implementing the far-reaching goals contained in the Lisbon Strategy. The 1 May 2004 accession states reviewed were Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia. The Review analyses how well prepared these countries were to join the EU in the context of the Lisbon Strategy's goals, and indicates where attention should be focused to ensure they contribute effectively to the competitiveness of an expanded EU.
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In March 2000, Europe’s heads of state and government met in Lisbon, Portugal, and declared their intention to make the European Union “the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion.” 
