It provided an opportunity for members of EAPN Sweden, EAPN President Ludo Horemans and Director Fintan Farrell to exchange views with members of the Swedish Parliament on the role the EU should play to ensure high-level social standards. An exchange took place on the role of the Social OMC and the Lisbon Strategy. EAPN appealed to the Swedish politicians to engage more strongly in EU debates in order to ensure a greater balance between the EU’s economic and social objectives.