Desuden forelagde Kommissionen den 1. og 2. december Det europæiske Råd i Luxembourg en meddelelse om industriel udvikling og innovation, hvor den optimale udnyttelse af fælles markedet indgår som en forudsætning for at bevare en levedygtig industri.
In addition, when the European Council met in Luxembourg on 1 and 2 December, the Commission presented a communication on the types of industrial development and innovation that would ensure a durable and vigorous industrial fabric through maximum exploitation of the potential offered by the common market.