EurActiv RSS http://www.euractiv.com "A common explanation for the EU's tame business R&D performance is its specialisation in medium-tech rather than high-tech sectors. Compared to the United States, the EU has fallen behind particularly in key information and... http://www.euractiv.com/node/497487 497487 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:23:58 +0200 "Biodiversity is essential for the functioning of ecosystems – from forests and fresh waters to coral reefs, soils and even the atmosphere – that sustain all life on Earth. The ongoing and escalating disappearance of that... http://www.euractiv.com/node/497449 497449 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:19:11 +0200 "Public scepticism about global warming may be growing, but the scientific consensus is as solid as ever: man-made climate change is real, and we ignore it at our peril. But if that issue is settled (and it should be), there is an equally... http://www.euractiv.com/node/496471 496471 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:41:54 +0200 This commentary was sent exclusively to EurActiv by Professor Anthony Trewavas.''EU officials say organic farming may be worth a closer look. I agree, but only if the scrutiny is performed by those who can provide a balanced assessment and... http://www.euractiv.com/node/494075 494075 Tue, 11 May 2010 17:15:26 +0200 This contribution was authored by Martin Livermore.''Last year, in a bid to break the long-running deadlock on GM approvals in the EU, [European Commission] President [José Manuel] Barroso made a commitment to continue with the current... http://www.euractiv.com/node/488546 488546 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:55:27 +0200 The McKinsey team claims the genuine arrival of electric cars could be either a matter of mere years or still decades away. Much depends on whether concerns "over energy security, fossil fuel emissions and long-term industrial competitiveness" will... http://www.euractiv.com/node/216313 216313 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:30:00 +0200 According to Schultze, Sweden's position as "innovation leaders in Europe" leaves the Swedish government well placed to advance Europe's research and development (R&D) agenda during its six-month term at the helm of the Council, which begins on... http://www.euractiv.com/node/216183 216183 Thu, 14 May 2009 09:00:00 +0200 The European Union wants to raise the level of research and development (R&D) investment by the business sector as quickly as possible, states Uppenberg, in order to reach the Lisbon Strategy's target of increasing EU R&D spending to 3% of... http://www.euractiv.com/node/216156 216156 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:28:22 +0200 Clusters are groups of firms and institutions that are located close to one another and have grown to a scale sufficient for developing specialised expertise, services, resources, suppliers and skills. The SBIB argues that "clusters should be based... http://www.euractiv.com/node/216054 216054 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0200 Salole says there is evidence to suggest that the EU will miss its Lisbon Strategy target of investing 3% of its GDP in R&D by 2010. Moreover, the EU will be in third place globally behind the US and Japan in annual R&D spending, he adds. ... http://www.euractiv.com/node/215702 215702 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:49:49 +0200