Brussels, 21/02/2005 (Agence Europe) - In Deutschlandfunk's “Interview of the Week” with Theo Gers on 20 February, the European Commissioner for Industry, Günter Verheugen, President Barroso's right hand in the Lisbon process, stressed the importance of reducing the bureaucratic burden on business, especially on SMEs. The rules imposed by the State constitute a burden of around 1% on Siemens and around 5% on a crafts-based company, he said by way of example. He announced that “in a...