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PRESIDÊNCIADOCONSELHODEMINISTROSGABINETEDOCOORDENADORNACIONALDAESTRATÉGIADELISBOAEDOPLANOTECNOLÓGICOThisreportframesabroadenedandambitiousvisionoftheapplicationoftheLisbonStrategy in its dual national and European dimensions as an internal and externalstrategy of the positioning and action of Portugal and the European Union in theglobal economy, which is especially important at a time of international crisis andchangeofparadigm.Hence, the structural funds and the cohesion fund in the context of the NationalStrategic Reference Framework (NSRF) will be assumed as fundamental supportinstruments for the implementation of the Lisbon Strategy in Portugal in the2008/2013period.The preparation of this document has been supported by extensive interaction andfeedbackfromtheInterMinisterialNetworkfortheCoordinationandImplementationof the Lisbon Strategy and from the economic and social partners, and fromcoordinated work with the ESC (Economic and Social Council) and with the CNADS(NationalCouncilfortheEnvironmentandSustainableDevelopment).BilaterallinesofworkwerealsodevelopedwiththepermanentmembersoftheESCwhoproducedspecificcontributionsfortheformulationofthedocumentduringthepreparatoryvisitmadebythedelegationfromtheEuropeanCommissiontoPortugalinJulythisyear.ThetimehorizonofthisnewcycleoftheLisbonStrategyis2010.Althoughthisisarelativelyshortperiod,arigiddefinitionoftheNationalReformProgrammes,whichhavestructuralgoalsandplayavitalroletowardsgeneratinganewmomentumforeconomic growth, is both unnecessary and inappropriate given the need to beattentivetothewaythecontextevolves.Hence,thestrategicmeasuresidentifiedwillofcoursebeadaptingsystematically 1 .ThesuccessoftheNewCycleimpliesthattheLisbonAgendawillbeprojectedtoasubstantiallybroaderhorizon.Weareconfidentthatthiswillbetheconclusionofthedebate taking place on the post 2010 Lisbon Agenda and we have included thisconvictioninourassumptionswhendrawingupthisreport.1 ThisdocumenthasbeenapprovedintheextraordinaryCouncilofMinistersof12 th ofOctober.DuetothepreliminarydiscussionoftheGovernmentBudgetfor2009occurredinthatCouncil,theexpectationsaretotheinclusionofspecificmeasuresinordertorespondtotheinternationalcrisesinfinancialmarkets,namelytheonesaimingthestabilizationofthefinancialmarketsand,inparticular,whatconcernstoSMEandfamiliessupport,thedecreaseofIRCtaxestocompaniesandtheincreaseoftheSMEAidFund,aswellastheenlargementofspecificsocialtransfers.Outubro20084