Press Release: Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry and Research) Council meeting, Brussels, 22-23 November 2007

Amongst items discussed: Competitiveness: Integrated approach; Simplified business environment for companies in the areas of company law, accounting and auditing; Agenda for a sustainable and competitive European tourism; Intellectual Property: European Patent Litigation System; Revision of the "timeshare directive"; European Institute of Innovation and Technology; Joint Technology Initiatives; Research programme on quality of life for older people; The future of science and technology in Europe; Scientific information in the digital age; Modernising Universities for Europe's competitiveness; Nanosciences and nanotechnologies