EurActiv RSS http://www.euractiv.com The following extracts were taken from a commentary authored by Reinhilde Veugelers and Michele Cincera for Brussels-based think-tank Bruegel.  "A common explanation for the EU's tame business R&D performance is its... http://www.euractiv.com/node/497453 497453 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:25:48 +0200 The following contribution is authored by Eric Chivian and Aaron Bernstein, lead authors of 'Sustaining life: How human health depends on biodiversity' and Achim Steiner, UN under-secretary general and the UN Environment Programme’s... http://www.euractiv.com/node/497440 497440 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:25:04 +0200 The following contribution is authored by Bjørn Lomborg, author of The Sceptical Environmentalist and adjunct professor at Copenhagen Business School. "Public scepticism about global warming may be growing, but the scientific... http://www.euractiv.com/node/496428 496428 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:07:04 +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/494050 494050 Tue, 11 May 2010 12:01:31 +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... http://www.euractiv.com/node/485842 485842 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:46:05 +0200 A paper from the network’s Nanotechnology Working Group (NWG) evaluating the environmental, economic and health impacts of nanotechnology, recalls that the OECD suggests that nanotechnology offers environmental benefits. But this assertion is "not... http://www.euractiv.com/node/201826 201826 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:00:00 +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/201825 201825 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/201782 201782 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/201765 201765 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/201744 201744 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0200