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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8253
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/industry

Commission decides to set up group to write Communication on industrial policy for end of 2002

Brussels, 11/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - After its seminar on industrial policy (see Europe of 10 July, p.8), the European Commission decided on Wednesday to set up a pilot group to write a Communication on industrial policy for the end of the year. A Commission spokesperson said the group would be made up of the main Commissioners concerned (Lamy (trade), Liikanen (enterprise) and Monti (competition), and possibly others too) and probably their Director Generals. The Communication will paint a broad picture of the EU's industrial policy, taking account of the changes brought about by enlargement and globalisation, above all. The last Commission Communication on industrial policy dates back to the beginning of the 1990s. The group will also determine the best way to use the EU's political instruments to ensure the EU has competitive industry meeting sustainable development challenges and social and environmental demands, as required by the European model of society. Simplifying legislation will also be taken into account.

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