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48. As indicated above, in the section on the Commission's experience from Article 1(3) cases, one way to measure the Community impact of a given concentration is to see whether the affected market is wider than national (or whether more than one national market is affected).

- outcomes of the consultation concerning research aspects were analysed[4] in the light of two reports dealing with higher education-research relations[5] and addressed at a major conference in Liège in April 2004[6]; the forthcoming Action Plan on University-based Research (a twin document to the present Communication) will deal with the research dimension of universities ...[+++].

22. Stresses the importance of continued political and financial support for independent civil society activists, human rights defenders, bloggers, independent media, outspoken academics and public figures and NGOs, with a view to promoting democratic values, fundamental freedoms and human rights in Russia and in occupied Crimea; calls on the Commission to programme more ambitious financial assistance to Russian civil society from the existing external financial instruments; encourages the EU to reach out to Russian officials and civil society organisations that are inclined to develop a vision of political and diplomatic relations with the EU based o ...[+++]n partnership and cooperation; underlines the need to promote, as much as possible, people-to-people contacts and to maintain, despite the current state of relations, strong dialogue and cooperation between EU and Russian students and researchers, between civil societies and between local authorities, with a view to diffusing tension and improving mutual understanding;

The development and implementation of research and innovation agendas including through public–private partnerships, but also by the building of effective industry-academia links, the leveraging of additional investments, the access to risk finance, standardisation and the support to pre-commercial procurement and the procurement of innovative products and services, are all aspects that are essential in addressing competitiveness.