21/01/2003 (Agence Europe) - When speaking on Tuesday (with Commissioner Liikanen) at the conference "Industrial policy in an enlarged Europe", President Proidi again pleaded in favour of greater effort by Europe into research, and recalled that industry would have to tap "the huge number of scientists, technicians and skilled workers who will soon be joining us as new citizens and who offer a great opportunity for growth and development". The Commission is today publishing its Green Paper on entrepreneurship in Europe, he said. and, stressing the need to overcome certain weaknesses "arising from insufficient integration of some industrial sectors that are vital for technological innovation" (defence industry, aerospace, telecommunications), he said "it is taking us too long to set aside the idea of "national champions", which holds back the growth of "European champions on the global market".