Brussels, 13/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Commission ahs pointed out that if the productivity gap (between the EU and other major economic areas like the USA) continues to grow, European prosperity could be in jeopardy. It also declared that if the EU remained behind its main competitors, it will be difficult to offer the advantages demanded in the European social contract. This observation is part of the Commission's communication on innovation policy, which it adopted on Tuesday in...