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Spanish minister calls for post Lisbon strategy and more social Europe
The Spanish secretary of state for European affairs Diego López Garrido has presented the priorities of the forthcoming Spanish presidency of the EU to the secretaries general of CEMR's member associations, on 1 October 2009 in Madrid.
Diego López Garrido stated that the Spanish presidency (1st semester of 2010) will focus on "filling the gaps of the Lisbon Strategy", mainly by strengthening its social and environmental dimension. We will need the support of our towns and regions to make a more social Europe, he added.
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