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SMEs hail new EU strategy on industrial property rights

Despite the absence of concrete legislative initiatives on issues such as the Community patent, businesses have praised the Commission's new strategy to better protect patents and trademarks – an area particularly crucial for smaller companies.

'3 F's top French Presidency's economic agenda [FR]

Dealing with the financial crisis and rising fuel and food prices will be the main economic priorities of the French Presidency, France's Economy and Finance Minister Christine Lagarde told MEPs yesterday (15 July).

'Green jobs' on the increase

Interview: Lisbon Strategy musn't fall victim to treaty crisis [FR] [DE]

EU wants regional policy to become 'launch-pad' for SMEs

EU to cut VAT and ease state aid for SMEs [DE]

Interview: EU's Lisbon Agenda needs updating [FR] [DE]

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Personalised healthcare

The European Commission is promoting hi-tech solutions to prevent chronic diseases and meet the health challenges of the 21st century. (read more)

Knowledge and technology transfer [FR] [DE]

EU firms are struggling to better exploit public-funded research and transform findings into patents and innovations that generate growth. (read more)

European Institute of Innovation and Technology [FR] [DE]

The Commission proposes to establish a European Institute of Technology (EIT), on the model of the famous MIT based in the US, to link the three aspects of the 'knowledge triangle' - research, education and innovation. (read more)

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