Brussels, 15/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - At an initiative of Philippe Busquin, the European Commission adopted on Thursday a communication on "Europe and fundamental research" which is in response to the debate opened in 2003 on basic research. It is also preparing a later communication for the second half of 2004. It above all determines the nature of basic research and its impact, and gives an overview of its activities in the EU in comparison with the United States and Japan. The...