to whom it may concern:

Europe has experienced its worst economic crisis since the 1930s. The only way to replace the jobs lost and to achieve a prosperous, green and fair economy in the future is to improve Europe's performance in innovation: in other words, develop new products and services that create wealth and improve quality of life. In particular, more innovation is necessary to tackle our century's defining challenges: climate change, energy and food security, health and the fact that the average age of Europe's population is increasing.

This is why Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn wants to listen to your ideas on how we can make Europe into an Innovation Union.

10:00-11:00 Central European Time* on 17 June. To take part in this interactive discussion, just go to the Webcast Portal at the right time.

You can send in your questions to rtd-innovation-union@ec.europa.eu, but you can also put them to the Commissioner via the Web Portal during the event. The

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