The European Union is currently engaged in the fight of its life: a fight for jobs and prosperity during a severe economic and financial crisis. At the heart of the Europe 2020 Strategy adopted last year by the EU Member States is the conviction that we need to innovate to get Europe back on the path to growth. We also need Europe to innovate in order to tackle our major societal challenges such as sustainable mobility, climate change, energy security, health and our ageing population. These ideas are at the core of Innovation Union, presented a year ago today by the European Commission. It is urgent that we all do everything we can to achieve Innovation Union.
There is a commitment to act, and act together. This is clearest in the strong backing of the strategy and its goals by EU Heads of State and Government and by the European Parliament. Even in times of hard choices for governments, there is agreement that investing in research and innovation is essential for Europe’s future. This is why we have worked so hard in the first year since the launch of Innovation Union.
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