| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Communication |
|---|---|
| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | IP/10/329 (14.7.10) |
| Publication Date | 14/07/2010 |
| Content Type | News |
|
An informal meeting of the EU Competitiveness Council took place in Louvain-La Neuve and Brussels on 14-16 July 2010 under the chairmanship of the Belgian Presidency: Mr Jean-Claude Marcourt, Deputy Prime Minister of the Walloon Government and Minister for the Economy, SMEs, Foreign Trade and New Technologies, and Mr Benoît Cerexhe, Minister for the Brussels-Capital Region Government, in charge of Employment, the Economy, Agricultural Policy, Foreign Trade and Scientific Research. The European Commission was represented by Vice-President Antonio Tajani responsible for Industry and Entrepreneurship, and Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn responsible for Research and Innovation. The discussion focused on how industrial policy, innovation policy and SME policy can help determine the competitiveness of industry: The joint session on 15 July looked specifically at the necessary coherence between research and innovation policies. On 16 July, the Research Ministers discussed simplification of EU funding procedures. |
|
| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/329&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |
| Related Links |
|
| Subject Categories | Business and Industry |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
