Potocnik Calls on EU States to Boost R&D Spending

Brdo pri Kranju, 8 May - EU Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik called on EU member states on Thursday to bolster their share of R&D spending. Only by becoming a knowledge-based society can Europe maintain its welfare model, Podobnik said at the close of a COSAC meeting at Brdo pri Kranju.

Brdo pri Kranju
EU Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik at a meeting of the Conference of European Affairs Committees and European Parliament (COSAC).
Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
EU Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik at a meeting of the Conference of European Affairs Committees and European Parliament (COSAC).
Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
EU Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik at a meeting of the Conference of European Affairs Committees and European Parliament (COSAC).
Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
EU Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik at a meeting of the Conference of European Affairs Committees and European Parliament (COSAC).
Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA

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