The new strategy placed greater emphasis on the EU’s external economic relations as a catalyst for growth and job creation, and recognised the need for a coordinated approach to both internal and external EU policies.
Nova strategija je bolj poudarila pomembno vlogo zunanjih gospodarskih odnosov EU za spodbujanje rasti in ustvarjanje delovnih mest ter priznala potrebo po usklajenem pristopu k notranji in zunanji politiki EU.