Brussels, 26/07/2011 (Agence Europe) - Simplifying procedures and allocating funds for research linked to structural funds for the promotion of certain regions - these were the promises made by the Polish Presidency at the informal Competitiveness Council on Thursday 21 July, in Sopot (Poland). Discussion focused on the next financial perspectives for 2014-2020, and the role that funding should play for research, science and innovation through the post-2013 financing programme, recently...