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The law, aimed at protecting strategic domestic industries from unwanted foreign takeovers, was approved by the cabinet yesterday (20 August), despite insistence by German business associations that the move goes against EU rules on the free movement of capital.
An EU-US dispute over tariffs on high-tech goods, such as flatscreen TVs and multifunctional printers, reached new heights yesterday (18 August) as the US asked the WTO for a formal ruling and admitted that bilateral talks had failed to reach an amicable agreement.
On 22-23 March 2005, the Spring Council discussed the Commission's mid-term review of the Lisbon strategy for economic, social and environmental renewal. (read more)
EU firms are struggling to better exploit public-funded research and transform findings into patents and innovations that generate growth. (read more)
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)