council decis june implement commun action programm strengthen competit european industri ec council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe regard opinion committe region head state govern meet european council decemb brussel endors white paper growth competit employ term refer action european union member state support approach industri develop base global competit factor gener growth employ april council adopt conclus improv competit european industri base white paper basi commiss commun septemb council adopt resolut novemb strengthen competit commun industri stress competit innovatori industri commun prerequisit last econom growth creation job framework condit competit competit improv european union remain attract locat busi lead creation firm job octob council adopt resolut support commiss integr programm favour small medium size enterpris craft sector cann european council june welcom great interest report advisori group competit ciampi group june european parliament adopt resolut commiss commun industri competit polici european union industri product servic increasingli complement competit industri sector indispens order fulli exploit possibl job creation servic sector intern market energi telecommun complet view rapid strengthen competit sector industri gener econom social cohes competit european industri link competit european industri contribut cohes cohes provid industri benefit wider commerci geograph base mainten improv industri competit primarili task busi commun member state ensur condit prevail urgent commun member state framework respect power adopt measur effect acceler technic progress increas global market intensif intern competit increas import enviroment protect requir greater effort respons econom polit social field order facilit structur adjust inter alia ensur sustain develop creat job greater attent market term research polici establish inform societi determin influenc european union industri activ avoid distort competit promot open market commun develop human resourc vocat train constitut essenti aspect structur adjust order increas industri competit clarifi legal base measur industri sphere implement action announc commun industri competit polici european union invest plai strateg role strengthen industri cooper view multipli effect constitut prioriti instrument social econom develop bring nation closer decid articl guidelin action programm set annex adopt strengthen competit european industri prerequisit last econom growth creation job contribut econom social cohes programm object modern industri role public author order elimin unnecessari legal administr constraint enterpris small medium size enterpris ensur undisturb competit intern extern commun strengthen industri cooper promot intang competit factor articl year commiss send european parliament council econom social committe committe region report evalu result obtain propos luxembourg june council presid pinto oj oj oj oj annex action programm strengthen industri competit european union princip guidelin implement initi announc commun industri competit polici european union area intang invest industri cooper industri aspect competit modern role public author facilit emerg learn societi promot continu train develop industri cooper light situat countri central eastern europ baltic state ci countri mediterranean latin america asia acp southern africa strengthen deepen relationship european union unit state support tran atlant busi dialogu establish collabor compet commerci polici committe nation administr industri databas obstacl face european compani countri market market examin issu reloc industri servic report result director gener industri improv function intern market view speed standard process strengthen effort coordin nation initi assist compani face barrier trade european union examin enhanc complementar industri activ relat servic annual report develop competit european industri base inform obtain panorama european industri regular progress report director gener industri progress action programm adjust programm subsequ year