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            <title><![CDATA[Commissioner delivers keynote ad]]><![CDATA[dress at the Conference "Destina]]><![CDATA[tion Europe: Your Research and I]]><![CDATA[nnovation Opportunities!", Bosto]]><![CDATA[n, 20 January 2012]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/geoghegan-quinn/headlines/speeches/2012/20120120_keynote_address_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA["Europe is serious in its ambi]]><![CDATA[tion to compete for the best sci]]><![CDATA[entific talent worldwide"]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Horizon ]]><![CDATA[2020: Commission proposes €80 bi]]><![CDATA[llion investment in research and]]><![CDATA[ innovation, to boost growth and]]><![CDATA[ jobs]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/geoghegan-quinn/headlines/press-releases/2011/20111130_horizon_2020_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA["The Eur]]><![CDATA[opean Commission has today prese]]><![CDATA[nted a package of measures to bo]]><![CDATA[ost research, innovation and com]]><![CDATA[petitiveness in Europe. Commissi]]><![CDATA[oner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn has a]]><![CDATA[nnounced Horizon 2020, an €80 bi]]><![CDATA[llion1 programme for investment ]]><![CDATA[in research and innovation. Comm]]><![CDATA[issioner Androulla Vassiliou has]]><![CDATA[ put forward a Strategic Innovat]]><![CDATA[ion Agenda for the European Inst]]><![CDATA[itute of Innovation and Technolo]]><![CDATA[gy (EIT), which will receive €2.]]><![CDATA[8 billion of funding under Horiz]]><![CDATA[on 2020. In parallel, Vice-Presi]]><![CDATA[dent Antonio Tajani has announce]]><![CDATA[d a complementary new programme ]]><![CDATA[to boost competitiveness and inn]]><![CDATA[ovation in SMEs, with an additio]]><![CDATA[nal budget of €2.5 billion. The ]]><![CDATA[funding programmes run from 2014]]><![CDATA[ to 2020."]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Commissioner delivers s]]><![CDATA[peech at the British Academy on ]]><![CDATA[the future of Social Sciences an]]><![CDATA[d Humanities Research, London, 1]]><![CDATA[0 November 2011]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/geoghegan-quinn/headlines/speeches/2011/20111110-british-academy-speech_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA["Let me assure you that th]]><![CDATA[e European Commission shares the]]><![CDATA[ goals of the British Academy to]]><![CDATA[ inspire, recognise and support ]]><![CDATA[excellence in the social science]]><![CDATA[s and humanities and to champion]]><![CDATA[ their role and value."]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Commission]]><![CDATA[er delivers keynote address at t]]><![CDATA[he launch of 'Science Europe', B]]><![CDATA[erlin, 21 October 2011]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/geoghegan-quinn/headlines/speeches/2011/20111021_science_europe_speech_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA["The creation of Sci]]><![CDATA[ence Europe represents a big ste]]><![CDATA[p in the right direction. Scienc]]><![CDATA[e Europe consolidates the voices]]><![CDATA[ of researchers at European leve]]><![CDATA[l, facilitating cooperation with]]><![CDATA[ the whole scientific community ]]><![CDATA[and funding bodies"]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Commissioner s]]><![CDATA[igns Memorandum of Understanding]]><![CDATA[ with Moldova, Brussels, 11 Octo]]><![CDATA[ber 2011]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/geoghegan-quinn/headlines/news/2011/20111012_moldova_mou_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA["Following the s]]><![CDATA[ignature today, Moldova will bec]]><![CDATA[ome the 14th country associated ]]><![CDATA[to FP7, with effect from 1 Janua]]><![CDATA[ry 2012. Moldova is to be warmly]]><![CDATA[ congratulated as the first coun]]><![CDATA[try from the Eastern Partnership]]><![CDATA[ countries to associate to the F]]><![CDATA[ramework Programme and only the ]]><![CDATA[second country from the European]]><![CDATA[ Neighbourhood Policy Countries"]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[C]]><![CDATA[ommissioner launches public cons]]><![CDATA[ultation on the European Researc]]><![CDATA[h Area (ERA), Brussels, 13 Septe]]><![CDATA[mber 2011.]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/geoghegan-quinn/headlines/speeches/2011/20110913_era_public_consultation_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA["On a practical level, we need]]><![CDATA[ a European Research Area that i]]><![CDATA[s interconnected, structured, mo]]><![CDATA[bile and efficient; a unified re]]><![CDATA[search area that brings together]]><![CDATA[ people and ideas in a way that ]]><![CDATA[catalyses excellent science and ]]><![CDATA[world-leading innovation"]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[€7 billi]]><![CDATA[on boost for research and innova]]><![CDATA[tion will create jobs and growth]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/geoghegan-quinn/headlines/press-releases/2011/20110719_boost_innovation_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA["Today, E]]><![CDATA[urope is again showing its commi]]><![CDATA[tment to putting research and in]]><![CDATA[novation at the top of the polit]]><![CDATA[ical agenda for growth and jobs.]]><![CDATA[ EU-wide competition for these f]]><![CDATA[unds will bring Europe's best re]]><![CDATA[searchers and innovators togethe]]><![CDATA[r to tackle the biggest issues o]]><![CDATA[f our time, such as energy, food]]><![CDATA[ security, climate change and ou]]><![CDATA[r ageing population."]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Commissioner]]><![CDATA[ delivers keynote address at the]]><![CDATA[ 15th World Lithuanian Symposium]]><![CDATA[ on Arts and Sciences", Vilnius ]]><![CDATA[4 July]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/geoghegan-quinn/headlines/speeches/2011/20110704_lithuania_speech_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA["Together]]><![CDATA[, science, entrepreneurship and ]]><![CDATA[creativity can help build a succ]]><![CDATA[essful and competitive Lithuania]]><![CDATA[ that will improve the lives of ]]><![CDATA[everyone who lives here. [..] Ge]]><![CDATA[tting business and science know-]]><![CDATA[how together to boost Europe's i]]><![CDATA[nnovation is an issue that is cl]]><![CDATA[ose to my heart. It is an issue ]]><![CDATA[that I am convinced is vital to ]]><![CDATA[Europe's long term growth and th]]><![CDATA[e health of our society. And tha]]><![CDATA[t is why we are here today"]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Commis]]><![CDATA[sioner's keynote opening address]]><![CDATA[ on the conference on the Europe]]><![CDATA[an Commission's Common Strategic]]><![CDATA[ Framework for EU Research and I]]><![CDATA[nnovation funding", Brussels, 10]]><![CDATA[ June 2011]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/geoghegan-quinn/headlines/speeches/2011/20110610_conference_opening_speech_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA["Since we launched the 7th F]]><![CDATA[ramework Programme in 2007, the ]]><![CDATA[game has changed. [..] It has al]]><![CDATA[so become clear that Europe is f]]><![CDATA[acing an innovation emergency – ]]><![CDATA[we must prioritise innovation to]]><![CDATA[ ensure that we don't fall behin]]><![CDATA[d our competitors and to ensure ]]><![CDATA[a better quality of life for peo]]><![CDATA[ple in Europe"]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Commissioner delive]]><![CDATA[rs keynote address at graduation]]><![CDATA[ ceremony at the China-Europe In]]><![CDATA[ternational Business School (CEI]]><![CDATA[BS), Shanghai, 22 May 2011]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/geoghegan-quinn/headlines/speeches/2011/20110522_ceibs_shangai_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA["The CEIBS is probably o]]><![CDATA[ne of the best examples of EU-Ch]]><![CDATA[ina cooperation: a tangible exam]]><![CDATA[ple of cooperation that not only]]><![CDATA[ boosts our relations in a very ]]><![CDATA[practical way, but also improves]]><![CDATA[ the lives and careers of hundre]]><![CDATA[ds of current and former student]]><![CDATA[s."]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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