EU launches €80bn R&D plan to cut red tape, create jobs and boost competitiveness
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Executive Summary
At a time of deep economic gloom, with governments and investors retrenching and forecasters predicting years of "austerity" to come, the European Commission is bucking the trend and announcing a €80 billion programme of R&D investment aimed at shoring up the EU's long-term competitiveness.
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