The Walloon Minister for the Economy, Jean-Claude Marcourt today chaired the...
The Industry Ministers’ meeting opened with a speech by Michel Wurth, Arcelor Mittal’s CEO for Europe. His speech focused on the globalisation of the economy and its impact on value chains and the...
View ArticleTowards a common framework for making the diversity of higher education in...
At a meeting in Namur on 13 and 14 September, in the presence of Minister of Higher Education for the French Community, Mr. Jean-Claude Marcourt and of organisations representing the chief actors of...
View Article30% fewer CO2 emissions by 2020, mission …possible
“The goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 30% by 2020 is technically and financially achievable.” This was stressed by several speakers during the second and last day of debate of the conference on energy...
View ArticleClosing speech by Jean-Claude Marcourt on the Energy Challenges (FR)
Mesdames, Messieurs, Un des enjeux de la future politique industrielle sera de garantir l’accès aux ressources énergétiques. Toute stratégie qui n’intègrerait pas cette donnée de manière forte, sera...
View ArticleEurope INNOVA Conference 2010: Delving deeper into issues - Day 2
Day two began with an array of speakers and presentations that addressed major aspects of innovation policy and also the three central themes of the conference: unlocking creative potential, greening...
View ArticleEuropean industry and the challenge of industrial change
Industrial transformation was at the heart of the conference held by Minister Jean-Claude Marcourt on the premises of the Cristallerie du Val Saint-Lambert in Seraing, on November 15th and 16th....
View ArticleJean-Claude Marcourt: "How can we promote European competitiveness?"
The Ministers for Industry of the European Union held a meeting on November 25th in Brussels chaired by Jean-Claude Marcourt, the Walloon Minister for the Economy, SMEs, Foreign Trade and New...
View ArticleThe European Union unanimously adopts a new industrial policy under the...
Jean-Claude Marcourt, Minister for the Economy, was successful in getting his Industry colleagues to pass the conclusions of the new European Union Industrial Policy. The conclusions were passed...
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