Brussels, 07/11/2007 (Agence Europe) - Israel has become the first country involved in the European neighbourhood policy to take part in the competitiveness and innovation framework programme (CIP), through which the European Commission is seeking to promote innovation, the spirit of enterprise and growth in European SMEs. The protocol for an agreement making Israel's accession official was signed on 1 November in Tel Aviv by the European commissioner for industry, Günter Verheugen, and the...