economic growth in the region were not appropriate for a long run growth. Innovation is a key source of competitiveness and a … convergence in terms of GDP and the convergence in terms of innovation for the CEEC. Based on yearly Eurostat data for the period … 1998-2008, we quantify the progress of each of the 10 CEEC both in closing the income gap and the innovation gap. We then …

the achievement of an Innovation Union, in which are to be involved all the European countries, while to stimulate and … finance research and innovation the Horizon 2020 program was proposed. The results of the Program, an "Innovation Union" have … may become attractive for research-development and innovation investments even for businesses outside the UE, and this can …