Brussels, 03/02/2005 (Agence Europe) - During a meeting of the European Policy Centre, Commissioner Janez Potocnik again underlined the considerable effort that Europe had to dedicate to research if it really wants to become the most competitive knowledge-based economy in the world. This effort initially has to be made by European businesses, which are clearly lagging behind in research. The Commissioner pointed out that in 2003; the 500 largest European companies reduced investments in R&D by...