Launch conference of the European Year of creativity and innovation on Jan. 7

The European Year 2009 will be launched in Prague on Jan. 7 by an expert conference. Conference will be opened with speeches by European Commissioners Ján Figeľ and Janez Potočnik, as well as Czech Ministers Ondřej Liška and Václav Jedlička. The tradition of declaring the European Year dates back to 1983, and the EU often chooses the themes together with the Council of Europe. The aim of the European Year 2009 is to promote creativity and innovation as the key competence of all individuals.

See more on www.eu2009.cz.