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Launch of ‘Ljubljana Process’ to revive the European Research Area
Slovenian Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology, Mojca Kucler Dolinar, chaired the Informal Meeting of the Competitiveness Council, bringing together the EU Ministers competent for Research. The Slovenian minister commented that Europe had as yet not fully exploited its research potential – its human resources, institutions and, in particular, the operational synergy between them.
On 15 April, the 27 European Ministers for Research and the Commission launched a partnership known as the "Ljubljana process". They hope to improve exploitation of research potential in Europe and set up a European Research Area (ERA). The European Research Area (ERA) can be created only in partnership between the Member States and the European Commission. The Slovenian Presidency, therefore, invited the EU Ministers to build partnership and show commitment to developing the ERA. The Ljubljana process should help to increase the competitiveness of European industries, a fundamental pillar of the Lisbon agenda. Ministers also stated that the dynamism and flexibility of small and medium enterprises were essential to the improvement of economic growth and competitiveness and called for greater European action in terms of company creation.
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