Brussels, 12 Jan 2005

Chairman: Dr. Achilleas MITSOS, European Commission, Director General

1. Adoption of the Draft Agenda

2. Approval of the Draft Summary Conclusions of the 298th Meeting of 10 December 2004
- Doc. CREST

3. Information from the Presidency and the Commission
* Presidency
* Commission

4. 3% and Open Method of Co-ordination
* Presentation, discussion and adoption of first topics and work modules for the second OMC cycle
* Presentation by Ireland on the Irish Action Plan to Increase Investment in Research (to be confirmed)
* Presentation by Finland on the report on "Finland and the Global Economy"

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5. Basic Research

* Further presentations by national delegations:
- Portugal, Switzerland
- Poland, Sweden (to be confirmed)
* Appointment of a rapporteur for the summary of the presentations

6. Agenda for next meeting (18 March 2005)

7. Any Other Business

NB: To reduce costs, only documents produced in the week preceding the meeting will be available in the meeting room.

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