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Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science

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Commissioner Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN at the 'Innovating for Sustainable Growh: A Bioeconomy for Europe' press conference, Brussels, 13 February 2012

Press Conference on Innovating for Sustainable Growh: A Bioeconomy for Europe.

Brussels, 13 February 2012

 

"Shifting to the bioeconomy will help Europe to live within its limits: the sustainable production and exploitation of biological resources will allow Europe to produce more from less, while limiting negative impacts on the environment."

 

 

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