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European Commission to Act on Design Policy for EuropeOn Monday 21 January 2008, BEDA President Michael Thomson (UK) and Vice-President, Jan R. Stavik (Norway) met with Vice-President of the Commission, Gunter Verheugen at his office in the European Commission in Brussels.
At the meeting, Gunter Verheugen stressed the European Commission's full agreement with the positioning of design as a "very crucial element" for European competitiveness.
"Europe must maintain its position as the most competitive region in the world as far as design is concerned", said Vice-President Verheugen.
BEDA President Michael Thomson said, "The measures outlined by Vice-President Verheugen today will permanently raise design's profile in European innovation policy and will help to grow and strengthen design in Europe".
BEDA Vice-President Jan Stavik said, "We welcome the foresight and initiative of the EU Vice-President Verheugen and BEDA looks forward to working closely with the Directorate General for Enterprise."
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