Brussels, 07/12/2001 (Agence Europe) - Along the lines of the Lisbon strategy aimed at making the economy of the European Union the most dynamic and competitive in the world, the research ministers have on several occasions given their support to the development of the European Research Area proposed by Commissioner Philippe Busquin in order to increase the scientific and technical innovation capacity of the EU. During the last Research Council (see EUROPE of 31 October, p.8), they managed...