Should the trend continue in terms of innovation in the 25 European Union member states the innovation gap we have been seeing in the last year between Europe and United States for example will not close.
Whatever they do politically, clearly I have full confidence in the fact that they are going to stick to the European Union rules which are governing economic business in the European Union.
We'll spend that one billion euros for mad cow disease, but that's all, because there's no more money left.
This will help the EU to ensure that a crisis situation can be better anticipated and managed,
Americans do see Europe as one destination, even if they come to Europe and then go to different destinations, but it's a very important step to have a coherent branding of 'Europe' as a destination.