Being fully aware of the challenges confronting the European Union at the beginning of this century, and in particular of the widening gap with respect to its major competitors, the Heads of State and Government placed the research and development (R&D) policy of the Union at the centre of the Lisbon Strategy, as the main tool to promote Europe's growth and competitiveness.
Being fully aware of the challenges confronting the European Union at the beginning of this century, and in particular of the widening gap with respect to its major competitors, the Heads of State and Government placed the research and development (R&D) policy of the Union at the centre of the Lisbon Strategy, as the main tool to promote Europe's growth and competitiveness.