1 european innovation policy soutenir l et la croissance développement de recherche industrielle en france aux etats unis lundi 24 mars 2003 paris jn durvy chef unité politique d 2 the inadequate performance of union a challenge for coming years scoreboard and other reports indexes converge remains low in comparison with united states insufficient activity is factor behind europe s underperformance productivity growth 3 fig overall country trends by index p i f nl uk b gr e irl dk fin 10 8 6 4 0 102030405060 average percent change 95 97 99 2000 trend indicators summary losing momentum moving ahead falling further catching up tentative typology countries eu spread vs us el 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 s&e g r
