Brussels, 18/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - On the initiative of Viviane Reding and Chris Patten, the European Commission approved a communication on Wednesday aimed at stepping-up cooperation with third countries in the field of higher education (see yesterday's EUROPE, p.14). "This European cooperation strategy with third countries will be put in place in detail over the next two years. Meanwhile, we are announcing the first concrete measures", Viviane Reding told the press.
Despite programmes...