EPRC Seminar - The EU budget and future investment in innovation and human capital

http://www.eprc.strath.ac.uk/news/fabian.jpg <img src="http://www.eprc.strath.ac.uk/news/fabian_sm.jpg" width="184" height="103" border="0" align="left EPRC hosted an informal lunchtime seminar on the 12th November given by Fabian Zuleeg of the European Policy Centre, Brussels, examining future investment needs across Europe, with a specific focus on the new Member States. The seminar presentation assessed how far EU Member States, and the EU itself, will need to adjust their strategic focus in light of competition from the rest of the world and the move away from wage competition towards higher value-added, knowledge-based products and services. It concluded by sketching out what these considerations imply for the EU budget, specifically focusing on research, competitiveness and cohesion funding.