Strategic agenda for the Union in times of change

The European Council agreed the strategic agenda of key priorities for the next five years. It invited the EU institutions and the Member States to fully implement these priorities in their work. The European Council defined the strategic guidelines for legislative and operational planning forthe coming years within the area of freedom, security and justice (see below under Chapter I) andalso addressed some related horizontal issues. It concluded the 2014 European Semester and calledfor additional efforts to strengthen Europe's capacity to grow and create more jobs.http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/143478.pdf