除了公众不了解里斯本战略和成员国在长期改革领域无所作为外，另一个问题是人们缺乏对竞争优势的清醒认识－竞争是确保品质、创新和低价的有效法宝。
Aside from ignorance of the Lisbon Strategy among the public and inaction on long-term reforms among the member states, a second problem concerns the lack of acceptance of the virtues of competition – the most effective way to ensure quality, innovation, and low prices for consumers.