Brussels, 28/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - As anticipated, on Monday morning, the Competitiveness Council approved its "partial general orientation" on the seventh framework programme for research and development (FPRD) for 2007-2013. This text (see also EUROPE 9076) sets the broad outlines of the Council's position, without prejudice to any amendments the European Parliament may introduce at its first reading of the proposals of the Commission, on the basis of the report by former Polish Prime...