Brussels, 26/11/2004 (Agence Europe) - The 25 November Competitiveness Council held an initial discussion on the Wim Kok Report on the mid-term review of the Lisbon Strategy. Welcoming the Kok Report, the Member States agreed that many of its recommendations directly affected the work of the Competitiveness Council, such as the ones concerning the single market and R+D. The Council unanimous supported the recommendation that Member States develop national action programmes, particularly...