per firm than larger companies. These sectors are thus less R&D intensive than their equivalents in other countries (20% less R&D intensive than in the US)41 and make lower contributions to overall R&D [...] on a knowledge intensive future for Europe This expert group, chaired by Dr. Björn von Sydow, made recommendations on future targets and policies to foster a more knowledge-intensive economy, based [...] this ratio increases as an economy becomes more research intensive (see Chart 1). There are two main reasons for this: 1) Research intensive activities often involve higher paid researchers and better
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origin of the G20 process launched at the Washington Summit in November 2008 and is contributing to the political orientations agreed at that summit. However, beyond managing the current crisis, attention [...] addressing the weaknesses of the existing international financial architecture has been made at the G20 Summit in Washington on 15 November 2008. By agreeing on an action plan based on the need to strengthen [...] right balance between efficiency and adequate representations and information. As agreed by the G20 summit, major global banks should meet regularly and at least once per year with their supervisory college
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emissions, save money and boost economic growth. All sectors of the economy, not just emission-intensive, are concerned. We must also strengthen our economies' resilience to climate risks, and our capacity [...] recycling; – To incentivise energy saving instruments that could raise efficiency in energy-intensive sectors, such as based on the use of ICTs. Flagship Initiative: "An industrial policy for [...] National Reform Programmes 2011 European Commission Annual Report to the European Spring Summit, Opinions on Stability and Convergence programmes and proposals for Recommendations Council of
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR EUROPE Europe has enjoyed many decades of growth in wealth and wellbeing, based on intensive use of resources. But today it faces the dual challenge of stimulating the growth needed to provide [...] The Commission, with Member States will (continuous): • Promote a successful outcome of the RIO+20 summit in 2012 and concrete progress towards the green economy and a more efficient use of natural resources; [...] . 7. CONCLUSION Previous patterns of growth have brought increased prosperity, but through intensive and often inefficient use of resources. The role of biodiversity, ecosystems and their services
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create more jobs must be put in place, including in companies operating with high skills and R&D intensive business models. Selective reductions of non-wage labour costs, or well-targeted employment subsidies [...] implementation of the Agenda and flexicurity policies in particular, ahead of the Tripartite Social Summit that precedes the Spring Council within the European Semester. Accompanying and preparatory measures: [...] grow into larger companies employing a bigger number of people; there are also fewer young, R&D-intensive innovative firms in the EU than in the US. Important shortages in innovation and e-skills prevent
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interaction with the competent authority of the home Member State – normally this is the most intensive relationship, as the home competent authority is the one entitled to formally take the registration [...] unacceptable conflicts of interest. Cf. the official communiqué issued at the close of the G20 London Summit, available at: http://www.londonsummit.gov.uk/resources/en/news/15766232/communique-020409.
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the Single European Sky reform. As recognised in the Declaration adopted at the Bruges Aviation Summit in October 201016, there is a need to reform EU rules to foster the competitiveness of European [...] aviation in order to discuss challenges facing the sector. http://www.eutrio.be/european-aviation-summit 17 COM (2011)144 final. 18 Check-in of passengers and luggage, baggage claim desks: see Annex [...] relation to training and transfer of personnel 44. Groundhandling services are highly labour-intensive: personnel costs amount to 65- 80% of groundhandling providers' total costs (see figure below).
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performance of their groundhandling services. Compulsory minimum training for staff In a labour-intensive sector such as groundhandling, continuous staff development and training have a strong impact on [...] carried out for individual airlines at airports. (3) The Declaration adopted at the Bruges Aviation Summit in October 2010 recognised the need to reform Union rules to foster the competitiveness of each [...] self-handling airport users should report to the Commission about their performance. (28) In a labour-intensive sector such as groundhandling, continuous staff development and training have a strong impact on
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objectives of 2050. Parties affected: Overall economy, in particular power producers and energy-intensive sectors. Pros: An overview of the various possible scenarios for reducing CO2 in the EU by 2050 [...] 2050, emissions in the entire industrial sector should be reduced by 83-87%. - By 2050 energy-intensive industries could reduce their emissions by at least 50% through the application of “more advanced [...] concerning climate protection, the EU will need to consider how to avoid the exodus of energy-intensive industries and their emissions outside the EU (“carbon leakage“; see CEP Dossier, p. 14 et sqq
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especially if the EU is to attain the goal agreed at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002, and reaffirmed at the Rio+20 Summit, to have ensured ‘the minimisation of significant adverse effects’ [...] As part of the follow-up to the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20 Summit), the new general action programme should support international and regional processes aiming to [...] from excess nitrogen deposition and ozone pollution associated with emissions from transport, intensive agriculture and power generation. 33 Directive
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