Barcelona European Council: Presidency Conclusions

The European Council met in Barcelona on 15 and 16 March for its second annual Spring meeting on the economic, social and environmental situation in the Union. Heads of State or Government, Foreign and Finance Ministers also came together with their counterparts from the thirteen candidate countries to discuss the Lisbon Strategy and its implementation.

The protest activities organised around the meeting ended on Saturday 16 with a big anti-globalisation demonstration with 300.000 participants.

More information:
- Spanish Presidency of the European Union
- Presidency Conclusions (PDF)

Date of publication: 17/03/2002

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