Tánaiste outlines priorities for EU Competitiveness Council

The Tánaiste Mary Harney has said her department will focus on promoting enterprise, competitiveness, research and development during Ireland’s presidency of the EU.

Ms Harney said she hoped to use the six-month presidency to establish a European research area and to make progress on the enforcement of intellectual property rights.

The targets are set out in a priorities paper for the EU Competitiveness Council published by the Tánaiste today.