In a speech on 'Sweden in Europe' given on 18 October, Lars Nyberg of the Sveriges Riksbank said that according to the agreement of the heads of state and government during the Lisbon summit, the reforms should, for instance, aim to increase employment in the European Union to at least 70 per cent of the economically active population, and should lead to a potential growth rate approaching 3 per cent.

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