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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8868

18 January 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/enterprise
Concerned by weak entrepreneurial spirit in Europe, Commission hopes to bring fresh impetus

Brussels, 17/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, the European Commission set out the results of a Eurobarometer poll showing the attitude of Europeans towards starting up businesses. The survey carried out among 21,000 persons to establish a comparison between the EU25, the United States and the EEA and EFTA (Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein) shows that 45% of Europeans (compared to 61% of Americans) are keen to try entrepreneurship. Figures are remarkably similar in the 25...

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