Press Release: Create. Innovate. Grow: Closing Conference of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation

The European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009 is coming to an end with a closing conference organised on 16 December 2009 in Stockholm by the European Commission and the Swedish Presidency. Launched in December 2008 under the slogan “Imagine. Create. Innovate”, the Year has promoted thousands of activities across Europe and beyond, raising the awareness of the importance of creative and innovative approaches in different sectors of human activity. It was a timely contribution to the debate on how to prepare the European Union for the challenges ahead in the globalised world.