CIAA Benchmarking Report on Competitiveness 2006
1/06/2006

This benchmarking report on the competitiveness of the European food and drink industry is CIAA's input to the annual review of the Lisbon strategy aimed at driving the EU towards becoming the most competitive knowledge-based economy in the world. It reviews the progress being made, or not, in one of the major pillars of the European economy and provides suggestions for necessary actions that will allow the food and drink sector to contribute to the Lisbon agenda. This year's Spring European Council held a first examination of the agenda following the mid-term review of the Lisbon strategy in 2005 and the fundamental re-focus on growth and employment, simplification and national ownership via national action plans. European leaders agreed to pursue action on four priority action areas, namely: research and innovation, SMEs and the business potential, reform of social systems and of energy policies. The EU food and drink industry supports the focus on these overall objectives and the need for strong commitments to be backed by action.



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