Press Release: Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry and Research), Brussels, 19 February 2007

Amongst items discussed: The Council held an orientation debate on the implementation and the state of play of the revised
Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs on the basis of the Commission's annual progress report and adopted a "key issues paper" in order to provide input to the European Council meeting on 8-9 March 2007; The Council held a first exchange of views on a Commission's communication regarding the future conditions for the automotive industry in the EU (CARS 21)