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Research, Innovation and Science

Joint Statement by Máire Geoghegan-Quinn and Vince Cable, UK Secretary of State for Business

Handshake between Vince Cable and Máire Geoghegan-Quinn - © European Union, 2010
The UK Business Secretary, Vince Cable, and Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn met today during Mr. Cable's first visit to Brussels since taking up his new post.

 

Brussels, 25 May 2010

Mr. Cable and the Commissioner agreed that research and innovation are central to boosting growth and jobs in Europe, to ensuring a sustainable recovery and to establishing a green social market economy, as set out in the Europe 2020 Strategy.

Looking ahead to the special informal European Council in October, devoted to research and innovation, Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn underlined the EU's role in adding value to national research and innovation policies and in helping ensure overall European research and innovation investment is coordinated and coherent, especially to tackle the "grand challenges" – such as climate change - facing European and global society.

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