The Kok report tries to do away with a belief that jobs need to be sacrificed at the altar of economic growth.

BBC: Analysis

But some analysts believe that the Kok report doesn't come up with the sort of innovative policies and thinking needed to make the Lisbon targets a reality.

BBC: Analysis

Mr Kok's report recommends, among other things, that an annual list should be published showing which countries are failing to do enough to rejuvenate their economies.

BBC: EU leaders in Rome, 29 Oct 04

"We have to focus very much on growth and employment and make that the top priority of the EU in the years to come, " Mr Kok told the BBC's World Business Report.

BBC: EU leaders in Rome, 29 Oct 04